From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., October 16, 2020 - Over the years, aerial and naval encounters have threatened to destabilize U.S-China relations as the two powers contest each other's rights in international airspace and waters. A major incident occurred on 31 March 2001 (Washington time) when a U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency … [Read more...] about Reconnaissance Flights and U.S.-China Relations
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From National Security ArchiveWashington D.C., October 22, 2020 - On October 23, 1970, one day after armed thugs intercepted and mortally wounded the Chilean army commander-in-chief, General Rene Schneider, as he drove to work in Santiago, CIA Director Richard Helms convened his top aides to review the covert coup operations that had led to the attack. “[I]t was … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/schneider-official-portrait.jpg?itok=Cw_dDyBI" width="100" height="100" alt="Schneider official portrait" title="Schneider official portrait"></div></div>
Che Guevara and the CIA in the Mountains of Bolivia
From National Security ArchiveWashington, DC, October 9, 2020 – Fifty-three years ago, at 1:15 p.m. on October 9, 1967, Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara was executed in the hills of Bolivia after being captured by a U.S.-trained Bolivian military battalion. A CIA operative, Felix Rodriguez, was present. U.S. officials had been tracking Guevara’s … [Read more...] about Che Guevara and the CIA in the Mountains of Bolivia
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From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., October 22, 2020 - The Department of Homeland Security describes critical infrastructure as “the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety.” While … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/1600-lacquerpentwo-2.jpg?itok=CWLlgIxK" width="100" height="100" alt=""></div></div>
The Bridge:
From National Security ArchiveArchive News Alerts Briefing Books Sourcebooks Special Exhibits Unredacted (Blog) The Bridge: Connecting Past and Present through Archival Research on Russia … [Read more...] about The Bridge: