Military / Defense

Project Outgrowth – 1970 Study on Major Propulsion Developments

Background According to the (final?) report for Project Outgrowth: A study was conducted by an ad hoc group within the…

September 26, 2019

Remote Control of War Dogs (Remotely Controlled Scout Dog), June 1974

Background A major objective of the study was to develop procedures by which a dog handler can control the direction…

June 20, 2019

Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal

Background During the war in Iraq that began in March 2003, personnel of the United States Army and the Central Intelligence Agency committed a series of human…

May 16, 2019

Assassination Attempt: George H. W. Bush – 4/13/1993

Background April 13, 1993: Fourteen men believed to be in the employ of Saddam Hussein smuggled bombs into Kuwait with…

May 8, 2019

False Nuclear Attack Warning: June 3, 1980

Background On June 3, 1980, U.S. Command posts received a warning that the Soviet Union had launched a nuclear strike.…

April 26, 2019

Area 51 – Declassified Documents

Background Area 51 is a nickname for a military base located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western…

April 9, 2019

Summary and Reflection of Chief of Medical Services on the OMS Participation in the Detention and Interrogation Program

Background Originally, this record was released on the CIA FOIA Reading Room, wherein each and every page read, "PAGE DENIED".…

March 26, 2019

Challenges to Security in Space, February 2019

Background In February of 2019, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released “Challenges to Security in Space,” a report that examines…

March 7, 2019

Collateral Damage to Satellites from an EMP Attack, August 2010

Background In support of The Commissions to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, this paper…

March 7, 2019

Journal of Defense Research

Background Beginning in 1969, the Journal of Defense Research (JDR) has published defense related classified research, development and experimentation. The…

February 22, 2019