CIA Allocates $81,000 for Secret Dolphin Training Base in Key West
A declassified 1965 memorandum titled "Transfer of Funds to the Office of Naval Research for Project OXYGAS/A (Delphine)" reveals CIA efforts to construct a dedicated dolphin training facility at the U.S. Naval Base in Key West, Florida. The document details the...
How the Soviet Navy Prioritized Antisubmarine Warfare in the Cold War
A declassified CIA assessment titled "Soviet Antisubmarine Warfare: Current Capabilities and Priorities" reveals that by the early 1980s, the Soviet Union had significantly ramped up efforts to counter U.S. and NATO submarine forces. Contrary to assumptions of a...
How the Soviet Union Built a Global Nuclear Submarine Force to Challenge the U.S.
A newly declassified CIA briefing titled "New Book on Nuclear Submarines" provides a detailed, candid evaluation of Soviet nuclear submarine development through the Cold War, offering rare insight into how U.S. intelligence assessed the ambitions, weaknesses, and...
Stuxnet Leak Probe Puts Retired US General in the Crosshairs
A once-secret U.S. intelligence cable reveals how a leak about one of the world’s most consequential cyberattacks turned into a major criminal investigation-one that reached the highest ranks of the American military. In 2013, media reports broke the story that...
How the Soviet Navy Shifted to Nuclear Power & Missiles During the Cold War
A declassified U.S. intelligence document titled "Conversion of Soviet Naval Vessels to Nuclear Propulsion and Rocket Weapons" reveals how, by the late 1950s, the Soviet Union had begun an aggressive transformation of its navy into a nuclear-powered and...
