Wartime

Combat Operations in the Global War on Terrorism during Ramadan, 2001

Background This was an information paper that was found during a 2014 FOIA request to CENTCOM. At the time, I…

September 17, 2017

The Soviet Land-Based Ballistic Missile Program, 1945-1972: An Historical Overview, 1973

Background Although this document has been released prior to my Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request, there has been quite a…

June 29, 2017

Former Soviet Union Advanced Weaponry

The following documents are about the research and intelligence about the former Soviet Union's weapon capability during the post WWII…

June 23, 2017

Soviet Television Programming: Context and Content, January 1989

Background According to the document: This project analyzed Soviet national television by investigating the following topics. All programming was taped…

June 22, 2017

Operation Morning Light

Background Kosmos 954 (Russian: Космос 954) was a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1977. A malfunction prevented…

May 8, 2017

Aerial Footage of MOAB Bomb Striking Cave, Tunnel System, April 13, 2017

A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb strikes an ISIS-K cave and tunnel systems in the Achin district of the…

April 14, 2017

Report of the Coast Artillery Board on Project No. 1153, Heavy Antiaircraft Gun, March 9, 1939

Background This document had been classified since 1939, and has never seen the light of day. In fact, at the…

February 20, 2017

A Proposal to the War Department for a Radio Control System for Aircraft Type Bomb (Barrage), January 1940

Background Abstract: The proposal herein outlined sets forth the exact method for control of an aircraft bomb, classified as Barrage…

December 28, 2016

Operation Northwoods

Background Operation Northwoods was a series of false flag proposals that originated within the United States government in 1962, but…

September 10, 2016

Pearl Harbor

Background Aircraft and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began a surprise attack on the U.S. under the command…

September 6, 2016