Background The following document was published in the Cryptologic Quarterly, Summer 1994, Volume 13, Issue No. 2. When it was first released, it was heavily redacted, and has remained released in that form since 2010. So, in October of 2016, ...
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The NRO Strategic Plan, 1993
Background According to the document, the purpose of the report is to: “To provide strategic direction for the NRO in a changing world environment. The plan also provides a basis for focused dialogue among NRO managers regarding critical ...
A summary of the National Reconnaissance Problem, 13 May 1965
Background Excerpt from document: “Intelligence vital to the national security of the US now depends to a very large extent on photography acquired by overhead reconnaissance. This important intelligence source has been developed quite ...
Legal Status of NRO – Briefing to Joint DOD-CIA IG Team, 11 September 1995
Background The following document was a “Top Secret” briefing by the Office of General Counsel at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) regarding the “Legal Status of the NRO,” given to a Joint DOD/CIA Inspector ...
NRO GEOINT Capabilities, February 2012
Background This document was fought hard for, as it was finally released in a heavily redacted form, after a FOIA appeal. After receiving the declassified page on the NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE (NRO) from the Intellipedia system, I found a ...
