Oct 28, 2025 | CIA/FBI/NSA Files, Russia, War
In a stark 1951 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE-18), the U.S. intelligence community laid out in meticulous detail the possibility that the Soviet Union could use biological and chemical weapons if war broke out with the United States. This wasn’t science fiction....
Jul 31, 2025 | CIA/FBI/NSA Files
A declassified document dated September 1, 1948, from the Near East Broadcasting Station in Cyprus provides a rare snapshot of early CIA monitoring efforts in the Middle East-focused on radio transmissions, propaganda narratives, and regional public sentiment. The...
Jul 11, 2025 | CIA/FBI/NSA Files, Military Tech
A 1975 CIA memo titled "AVIANS Project Evaluation" offers a clear snapshot of a bold Cold War concept: training birds to fly covert aerial photography missions inside the USSR. The memo-written after a demonstration by CIA contractors and evaluated by the Directorate...