The following master theses were published by students in war colleges and military academy’s. They are archived here for reference. Master Theses CBRN Terrorism Obsession Prior to 9/11 [103 Pages, 620kb]- 9/11 highlighted failures by both the intelligence and policymaking communities, and these failures were identified by the 9/11 Commission. These failures only related to the inability of the intelligence community to imagine how terrorists might use aircraft as a suicide vehicle, and how politicians failed to eliminate the al-Qaeda threat and Osama bin Laden. Completely unnoticed by the 9/11 Commission, but acknowledged by many within the academic community, was…
Author: John Greenewald
The following reports and documents pertain to the post 9/11 world and how all of our lives and our governments have changed. Declassified Documents Dragon on Terrorism: Assessing China’s Tactical Gains and Strategic Losses Post-September 11 [70 Pages] The Impact of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. – China Relations [75 Pages] The National Missile Defense Debate in the Post 9-11 Context [40 Pages] Strange Bedfellows: The American Public and Its Military in the Aftermath of September 11th [50 Pages]
While writing his book Known and Unknown, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got the Department of Defense to declassify records that supported factual statements in his book. The below, are the records that Rumsfeld requested, and received, under FOIA and MDR. Documents Released to Secretary Rumsfeld Under FOIA [95 Pages, 2.8mb] Documents Released to Secretary Rumsfeld Under Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) [1,362 Pages, 47.2mb] Index of documents Released to Secretary Rumsfeld Under Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) [7 Pages, 0.2mb]
The following documents were declassified by various agencies, pertaining to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 1998 Terrorist Warning on Men Training at Oklahoma Airports [1 Pages] 9/11 Ten Years After: Command, Control, Communications Remain an Issue [36 Pages, 421 KB] – This research paper reviews current emergency management capability to respond to significant incidents, both natural and manmade. In such incidents, multiple agencies must respond, manage forces, and provide critical support as a cohesive team. These organizations span the gamut of local, tribal, state, and federal levels of government and the private sector. They include the broad range of first responders,…
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002 “to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks”, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The 9/11 Commission Report – Executive Summary – June 2005 The 9/11 Commission Report Aviation Security-Related Findings and Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, March 30, 2005 [21 Pages, 162 KB] – The 9/11 Commission found that al Qaeda operatives exploited known weaknesses in U.S. aviation security to carry out the terrorist attacks of…