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Henry Kissinger

Jupiter, Deactivation, Missile Site

70 Years Ago: Rosenbergs Executed as Spies

On Anniversary of Historic Execution, Read Our Previous
Postings of Grand Jury transcripts from the case

Pentagon Papers: Anniversary Dates Remembered

NYT Publication in 1971 & Full Declassification in 2011
Are Reminders of Impact of Daniel Ellsberg

Henry Kissinger’s Documented Legacy

A Declassified Dossier on HAK’s Controversial Historical Legacy, on His 100th Birthday

The Jupiter Missiles and the Cuban Missile Crisis Endgame

Part II: Sealing the Deal with Italy and Turkey

Filming Armageddon: 1960s
Air Force Movies Depict U.S. Preparations for Nuclear War

Latest Postings

1. Opening Session of Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 February 1974

Nuclear Weapons and the Law of War

Jun 6, 2023 | Briefing Book

Yeltsin and Clinton. Vancouver summit.

The First Six Months of Clinton-Russian Relations:
Summits with Yeltsin at Vancouver and Tokyo, 1993

Jun 5, 2023 | Briefing Book

A.S. Chernyaev's Central Committee's pass to the Central Stadium, 1983

Anatoly S. Chernyaev Diary, 1983

May 25, 2023 | Briefing Book

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger’s Documented Legacy

May 25, 2023 | Briefing Book

Jupiter, Deactivation, Missile Site

The Jupiter Missiles and the Cuban Missile Crisis Endgame

Apr 20, 2023 | Briefing Book

Chiquita’s Bagman: Key Intermediary Sentenced in Paramilitary Payments Case

Apr 18, 2023 | Briefing Book

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Ayotzinapa Case Fugitive Interviewed by Israeli Magazine

Apr 14, 2023 | News

After Ayotzinapa podcasts autors

After Ayotzinapa Podcast Wins Prestigious Journalism Award

Apr 3, 2023 | News

the movement and the madman

The Movement and the “Madman”

Mar 24, 2023 | Briefing Book

counteract over-classification

Archive Director Testifies to U.S. Senate on Over-classification

Mar 23, 2023 | News

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Special Exhibits

special exhibits

The National Security Archive timeline: 1985-2021

Nixon meets Presley

CIA IG torture report – what were they hiding?

The Cuban missile crisis 50th anniversary

Art before power: Jenny Holzer showcase

Dubious Secrets

The Carter-Brezhnev Project

Blog

Questions for the State Dept. After News it Launched a Pilot Program for Declassification Work, Anniversary of Rosenberg Execution for Espionage, and More: FRINFORMSUM 6/23/2023

Jun 23, 2023

Declassification Provisions of the 2024 Intelligence Authorization Act, Treasury Dept.’s Egregious “Still Interested” Letters, and More: FRINFORMSUM 6/16/2023

Jun 16, 2023

National Security Archive Publishes New Digital Document Collection: Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011

May 24, 2023

Declassified Documents Describe China-Taliban Relations and Fears About Uighur Guerillas

May 8, 2023

NSArchive Activity Round-up: FRINFORMSUM 3/30/2023

Mar 30, 2023

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From the Vault

The Kissinger Telcons

May 26, 2004

The Nixon Administration and the Indian Nuclear Program, 1972-1974

Dec 5, 2011

Declassifying the “Fact of” Satellite Reconnaissance

Oct 1, 2007

Saddam Hussein Talks to the FBI:

Jul 1, 2009

Cyber Brief: Cyber Security in the US Legal Code

Oct 29, 2018

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Archive in the News

Trump definitely had no authority to declassify Document 19

Daily Kos

Jun 21, 2023

The United States' concerns over China's activities in Cuba

NPR Consider This

Jun 21, 2023

Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say

Reuters

Jun 19, 2023

Crypto: empresa de espionaje ilegal de la CIA sigue como proveedora de la FACH y el Ejército

El Mostrador

Jun 16, 2023

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