A History of Satellite Reconnaissance
Title | A History of Satellite Reconnaissance PDF eBook |
Author | James D. Outzen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 602 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Artificial satellites, American |
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Eye in the Sky
Title | Eye in the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Dwayne Day |
Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1588345181 |
Presenting the full story of the CORONA spy satellites' origins, Eye in the Sky explores the Cold War technology and far-reaching effects of the satellites on foreign policy and national security. Arguing that satellite reconnaissance was key to shaping the course of the Cold War, the book documents breakthroughs in intelligence gathering and achievements in space technology that rival the landing on the moon.
A History of Satellite Reconnaissance
Title | A History of Satellite Reconnaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. Perry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Artificial satellites, American |
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Birth of Air Force Satellite Reconnaissance: Facts, Recollections and Reflections
Title | Birth of Air Force Satellite Reconnaissance: Facts, Recollections and Reflections PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Swan |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2015-05-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1329164784 |
This history of SAFSP is dedicated to all those men and women who fought the Cold War, in silence - from above. No organization is better at gathering overhead intelligence than the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Today's NRO grew out of 3 organizations: AF, CIA, and Navy. The AF office for satellite reconnaissance was called the Secretary of Air Force's Office of Special Projects [SAFSP]. This monograph describes the birth of Air Force satellite reconnaissance. When SAFSP was created in response to Presidential recognition of a national imperative, 4 tenets captured the sense of urgency: direct access to national leadership, covert management/operations, highest national priority, and rapid procurement. In addition, 3 management principles led to SAFSP's success over 30+ years of providing reconnaissance intelligence: strong dedication to mission, empowerment at all levels, and reporting by exception.
Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies That Changed History
Title | Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies That Changed History PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Graham |
Publisher | Donald R. Ellegood Internation |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-07-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780295997216 |
Much has been said and written about the failure of U.S. intelligence to prevent the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and its overestimation of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction under Saddam Hussein. This book focuses instead on the central role that intelligence-collection systems play in promoting arms control and disarmament. Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and Keith Hansen bring more than fifty combined years of experience to this discussion of the capabilities of technical systems, which are primarily based in space. Their history of the rapid advancement of surveillance technology is a window into a dramatic reconceptualization of Cold War strategies and policy planning. Graham and Hansen focus on the intelligence successes against Soviet strategic nuclear forces and the quality of the intelligence that has made possible accurate assessments of WMD programs in North Korea, Iran, and Libya. Their important insights shed a much-needed light on the process of verifying how the world harnesses the proliferation of nuclear arms and the continual drive for advancements in technology.
A History of Satellite Reconnaissance
Title | A History of Satellite Reconnaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. Perry |
Publisher | Military Bookshop |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2012-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781780398891 |
The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon imagery satellite systems in the 1960's to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from East European and Asian communist countries. The programs were declassified in September of 2011, after which redacted documents and histories were released to the public, including the two contained in this volume. --Summarized from Preface.
The National Reconnaissance Office at 50 Years
Title | The National Reconnaissance Office at 50 Years PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Berkowitz |
Publisher | National Reconnaissance Office |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
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