Cold War Era

CIA Documents Outline Cold War Era Communist Dissensions and Propaganda Wars

In a recent release under Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case EOM-2020-00275, the CIA has provided new insights into the propaganda…

March 1, 2024

FBI File: Glossary of Marxist/ Communist Words and Phrases (Date Unknown/Cold War Era)

This glossary, prepared by the FBI from a wide range of Communist literature, offers a glimpse into the specific language…

December 15, 2023

Collision Between USS Baton Rouge and Russian K-276 Crab (later B-276 Kostroma), 2/11/1992

Background The collision between the USS Baton Rouge and a Russian Sierra Class submarine K-276 Crab (later named the B-276…

September 3, 2023

Operation Mount Hope III

Operation Mount Hope III was a secret operation conducted by the United States in 1988 with the goal of retrieving…

July 19, 2023

Soviet Forces for Intercontinental Attack, 26 October 1972

This National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), dated 26 October 1972, assesses the strengths and capabilities of Soviet forces for intercontinental attack,…

October 7, 2022

Review of the Soviet Ground Forces, August 1983 – DDB-1100-418-83

The Review is published by the Soviet Warsaw Pact Division, Directorate for Research, Defense Intelligence Agency, to provide the widest…

September 23, 2022

National Intelligence Estimate – Soviet Space Programs – 20 December 1973

In the early years, Soviet space programs used hardware already available and relied entirely on boosters developed as ballistic missiles.…

July 18, 2022

The FBI Stay-Behind Special Agent Program in Alaska

Background Between 1950 and 1951, the FBI was involved in planning for and beginning to implement a program to identify…

December 14, 2021

FBI Files – Cold War Era

Background The following list of documents pertain to FBI files and the Cold War era. They were obtained from the…

February 24, 2021

Communist Control Techniques, April 2, 1956

Background An Analysis of the Methods Used by Communist State Police in the Arrest, Interrogation, and Indoctrination of Persons Regarded…

November 30, 2020