Dubious secrets update the national security archive. Scott armstrong, formerly of the washington post, who had the vision for what the national security archive could become, served as its founding director, and put the organization on the map. Today the national security archive publishes for the first time 30 recently declassified u. Redgage is the best way to earn real money from your photos, videos, blogs, and links. The us national security agency nsa surveillance programmes prism and foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa activities and their impact on eu citizens fundamental rights note abstract in light of the recent prismrelated revelations, this briefing note analyzes the impact of us surveillance programmes on european citizens rights. Edited by svetlana savranskaya, anna melyakova and amanda conrad. The digital national security archive dnsa is an invaluable online collection of more than 100,000 declassified records. Electronic briefing books national security archive.
The national security archive is a nonprofit research institute and library, located at the george washington university in washington, d. Newly available documents trace evolution of spy units through obama administration national security archive electronic briefing book no. Us nsf opp briefing book materials, may 1011, 2004. National security archive electronic briefing book no. Founded in 1985 to check rising government secrecy, the national security archive is an investigative journalism center, open government advocate, international affairs research institute, and is the largest. The next wave tnw is a quarterly research publication of the national security agency to disseminate technical advancements and research activities in telecommunications and information technologies. Opp office advisory committee members updated may 2004 meeting minutes, october 2003 draft 2. Declassified documents released to nara national security agency.
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The united states must identify china as a real enemy. Edited by jeffrey richelson, william burr and thomas blanton with contributions from michael evans and robert wampler posted. But according to a tape of a briefing murphy gave two weeks ago about his meeting with zelensky, murphy. Foreign relations, 19641968, volume xix, arabisraeli. The national security internet archive focuses on files collected from that 1 archive, muckrock, nara, the national security archive at gwu, hood college, the black vault, the government attic, paperless archives, ernie lazar, the international center for 911 studies as well as various other historians, collectors and activists.
Memorandum to the national science board on icecube microsoft word 2000 document. The national archives and records administration last week issued instructions to agencies for cataloging their email and word processing files. In fulfilling this mission, this site contains hundreds of digitized primarysource documents as exhibits, archive projects, and electronic briefing books. National security archive posts nsa declassified electronic briefing book by sally chapman published december 20, 2005 updated april 1, 2016. The 2016 foia amendments made it slightly harder for agencies to use exemption five. National security archive staff and fellows have authored over 70 books, including the. William burr, a senior analyst at the national security archive, directs the archives nuclear history documentation project. The digital national security archive dnsa is an invaluable online collection of more than 100,000 declassified records documenting historic u.
Security guards answer these questions with color and context with the knowledge one expects from a historian or docent. On the electronic archive for security interests in. The previous ebb covered the development of president bushs thinking during the first year of his presidency. They fall into a number of distinct categories, which can be found in the national archives catalogue under five kv headings kv being the catalogue reference for the security service in general. Nsaebb national security archive electronic briefing books. National security archive electronic briefing book no 162. Posted september 28, 2014 in recognition of international right to know day. Virtually everyone in the field, from academics to the justice departments senior national security prosecutor to. Evans national security archive electronic briefing book no. Strategic air command declassifies nuclear target list. The first major legislative challenge to the national security agencys bulk collection of phone records from millions of americans was defeated. The national security archive is a 501c3 nongovernmental, nonprofit research and. This enclosure enclosure 1 provides introductory information, plus 18 individual sections, each describing a setr or. National security archive electronic briefing books.
Israel crosses the threshold national security archive. The program decrypted messages sent by soviet union intelligence agencies, including its foreign intelligence service and military intelligence services. Clauzewitz, sun tzu, thucyidides, machievelli all have lessons not just on the battlefield, but in life too. Draft briefing by director of central intelligence helms for the presidents foreign intelligence advisory board1. Thirtysix years after the cuban missile crisis, these declassified documents stand as testament to just how dangerously close the world came to nuclear destruction in 1962, and challenge the official history of the event as a model of crisis management. Our main duties are to preserve government records and to set standards in information management and reuse. Good information management underpins good information security. He cofounded the virtual network, and serves on the steering committees of the u. Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told mark levin that the blue and white party wont actually back president donald trumps peace. The cias family jewels the national security archive. One of the main factors cited for the rise in violence which has killed nearly a quarter of a million people over the last decade and nearly 30,000 last year alone is. The national security archives mexico project codirector, kate doyle, was quoted in a recent guardian article on the increasing militarization of mexicos drug war.
Declassified documents and key participants show the importance of phony intelligence in the origins of the iraq war. Captures view captures captured from october 14, 2001 to june 6, 2018. Tiananmen massacre 30th anniversary national security archive. National security archive, george washington university this archive is dedicated to increasing the availability of u. It is national security archive electronic briefing books. The national archives is the uk governments official archive. A national security letter nsl is an administrative subpoena issued by the united states government to gather information for national security purposes. The submarines of october national security archive. Founded in 1985 by journalists and scholars to check rising government secrecy, the national security archive combines a unique range of functions. There are currently over 500 briefing books available.
Cia confirms role in 1953 iran coup documents provide new details on mosaddeq overthrow and its aftermath national security archive calls for release of remaining classified record national security archive electronic briefing book no. What are some advantages of a degree in national security. Strategy if youre not studying strategy in security studies, you are doing it wrong. National security archives page 28 of 30 washington.
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