Cold War

Project HOMERUN

Background HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR conducted between March and May 1956. During that…

September 18, 2018

Project Azorian / Project Jennifer

Background "AZORIAN" (erroneously called JENNIFER after its Top Secret Security Compartment by the press) was the code name for a…

May 4, 2018

The Process of Soviet Weapons Design, March 1978

Background Explanation and prediction of military R&D in the USSR requires consideration of the system as a whole. Only in…

February 2, 2018

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

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