Background Here is, according to Wikipedia, what is believed to have happened to the Kursk: The Kursk submarine disaster occurred during a major Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea on Saturday, 12 August 2000. The Kursk, an Oscar-class ...
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Summary of the Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion (aka “The Mueller Report”) by Attorney General William Barr, March 24, 2019
Background This is the summary of the Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion by Attorney General William Barr. It was released on March 24, 2019, and contains only a brief overview of the full report. As ...
CIA Scientific Intelligence Reports on Artificial Intelligence Research in the USSR, September 1964
Background The following documents were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They were requested in November of 2016, and finally released in April of 2018. They profile the research ...
Soviet Plans for a Manned Flight to Mars, May 1985
Background Excerpt from the document: “Soviet statements indicate that the Soviets are planning a manned Mars mission from which they hope to derive world acclaim and prestige. Because all the technologies needed for such a flight have ...
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 broadcasts on the frequency 4625 kHz. It broadcasts a short, monotonous About this sound buzz tone, ...
