by Michael Fredholm, Association of Former Intelligence Officers
In 1946, Sweden had not yet chosen sides in the emerging Cold War. Leading members of the Swedish Social Democrat government, primarily the powerful Foreign Minister Östen Undén, distrusted the Western democracies and regarded the Soviet Union as a viable protector.
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LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Earlier this month, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Doug Wickert summoned nearby civic leaders to Edwards Air Force Base in California to warn them that if China attacks Taiwan in the coming years, they should be prepared for their immediate region to suffer potentially massive disruption from the very start.
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Master Sgt. Henry Erwin lived through after a midair accident over Japan during World War II. The 23-year-old suffered horrific burns down to his bones after a smoke bomb burst in his airplane. The efforts he put forth to save the rest of his crew from death earned him the Medal of Honor in an unprecedentedly quick fashion.
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BREAKING: Retired four-star Navy Admiral Robert P. Burke, aged 63, has been found guilty on federal charges including bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, acts affecting a personal financial interest, and concealment of material facts.
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The 1960s and 1970s were periods of significant change at the National Security Agency. A rapid increase in personnel in the 1960s was followed by a decade of downsizing in both budget and personnel numbers. At the same time, there was a worldwide revolution in computers and communication technology which challenged the Agency and forced it to adapt to the changing world. One of the people leading the NSA responses to such change was Walter G. Deeley.
Continue reading “Remembering Walter Deeley, Father of Bull Mouse (KLEIGLIGHT) Reporting!”
On May 18, 1992, NSGA Subic Bay, Zambales, Luzon, Republic of the Philippines closed. The details leading up to the closing follows.
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