Cold War

UVB-76 – “The Buzzer”

Introduction UVB-76, also known as "The Buzzer", is the nickname given by radio listeners to a shortwave radio station that…

May 18, 2015

The CAESAR, POLO, and ESAU Papers

This collection of declassified analytic monographs and reference aids, designated within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate of Intelligence (DI)…

February 23, 2015

C-130 Shootdown (09/02/1958)

On the 2nd of September 1958, Soviet MiG-17 pilots shot down a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance-configured C-130 aircraft over Soviet…

February 23, 2015

RAND: Have We Reached the End of History?

Document excerpt: "In watching the flow of events over the past decade or so, it is hard to avoid the…

February 23, 2015

Operation SOLO, Communist Party Infiltration

Operation SOLO was a long-running FBI program to infiltrate the Communist Party of the United States and gather intelligence about…

February 23, 2015