Military / Defense

Discreet Oculus / US Prompt Diagnostics System

Discreet Oculus is an R&D effort to create a ground-based diagnostics system capable of providing accurate technical nuclear forensics conclusions…

January 2, 2023

Foreign Technology and Analysis Reports on Parachutes and Aerodynamic Decelerators, NASIC

The following is a list of documents requested and received after a FOIA appeal. Document Archive Foreign Technology and Analysis…

December 23, 2022

The Big Picture: The Sharper Sword And Stronger Shield

The Big Picture is an American documentary television program which aired from 1951 to 1964. The series consisted of documentary…

November 27, 2022

DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Background The DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (or DOD Dictionary) sets forth standard US military and associated terminology…

November 22, 2022

9/11 Commission Interview with President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney Released

The following document remained secret for more than 18 years. It was a memorandum about the 9/11 Commission meeting with…

November 9, 2022

Evaluation of DoD Nuclear Enterprise Governance (DODIG-2016-25)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether responsibilities and authorities for nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon systems and DoD…

October 28, 2022

Nuclear Weapons Effects 101 Presentation by LTC James Gifford, Ph.D. – August 2022

According to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA): "There are many misconceptions about nuclear weapons effects and a potential post…

August 5, 2022

Reflectance Properties of Fabrics in Relation to Detection by a Night Vision Device, October 1971

Document Archive Reflectance Properties of Fabrics in Relation to Detection by a Night Vision Device, October 1971 [140 Pages, 3.6MB]

June 17, 2022

Suspicious Drone Flight over Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona, CA – 17 May 2016 – NCIS Investigation

On 15 May 2016 from between 2130-2230 an unidentified flying object later identified as a privately owned drone was seen…

June 17, 2022

The Sentencing Process at Courts-Martial by Col. Richard L. Vogel, June 1987

This research project is an analysis of the current sentencing process at United States courts-martial, with emphasis upon theories of…

April 30, 2022