National Security Archive

 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 <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/forbes_photo_of_sk5.jpg?itok=I6lWJH6h" width="100" height="100" alt="An SK-5 reconnaissance drone shown launching from the U.S.S. Ranger, circa 1969-1970. (U.S. Navy photo published in David Axe, “The U.S. Navy Flew Drones from Flattops … In 1969,” Forbes, 13 May 2020." title="SK 5"></div></div>

 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 <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/che_guevara_after_his_execution.jpg?itok=8CbBVT1B" width="100" height="100" alt=" Che Guevara after his execution on October 9, 1967" title=" Che Guevara after his execution on October 9, 1967"></div></div>

 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 <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/bridge2.jpg?itok=ZLphOUd2" width="100" height="100" alt="Bridge project" title="Bridge project"></div></div>

 From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., September 28, 2020 – The National Security Archive mourns the death of our friend and inspiration, the human rights legend and distinguished physicist Yuri Orlov.  Founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group in 1976, Yuri Fedorovich passed away on September 27 at the age of 96.  The Archive’s tribute to Yuri Orlov, … [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/photo01_0.jpg?itok=fTnvMSlC" width="100" height="100" alt="Yuri Orlov, professor of physics" title="Yuri Orlov, professor of physics"></div></div>

 From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., September 24, 2020 - When White House lawyers tried to block publication of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book, The Room Where it Happened, a National Security Council classification specialist confronted them, suggesting they were only intervening "because the most powerful man in the world said … [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/collage_3.jpg?itok=C4AIhxyN" width="100" height="100" alt="The Bolton Book Saga" title="The Bolton Book Saga"></div></div>