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DoD Releases Previously Unseen Document Detailing “NIGHT TRAIN 84” Nuclear War Exercise Scenario

The Department of Defense (DoD) has released, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault,…

June 18, 2025

Operation Ajax – 1953 Iranian coup d’état

Background The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état was the overthrow of the…

June 18, 2021

Chemical Warfare Capability of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya – July 1985

Background This is part of the document's introduction, one of the few pieces actually released: Document Archive Chemical Warfare Capability…

June 15, 2021

Iran’s Tactical Ballistic Missile Strike on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq – January 8, 2020

Official DOD description: "Unclassified footage of tactical ballistic missile (TBM) strikes on Al Asad airbase 08 Jan. 2020." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUbz0oDBesA  …

March 2, 2021

Impact and Implications of Chemical Weapons Use in the Iran-Iraq War, April 1988

Background This Memorandum examines the degree to which chemical warfare (CW) in the Iran-Iraq conflict has been effective and discusses…

October 29, 2020