-----Original Message----- From: NSARCHIVE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:49 PM Subject: Update: Science, Technology and the CIA National Security Archive Update, September 10, 2001 *FROM SATELLITES TO PSYCHICS: NEW CIA DOCUMENTS REVEAL AGENCY'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EXPLOITS* http://www.nsarchive.org/NSAEBB/NSAEBB54/press.html Washington, D.C., September 10 – The National Security Archive today published over 40 declassified CIA and Intelligence Community documents tracing the CIA’s involvement in the exploitation of science and technology for intelligence purposes. The documents illuminate some of the CIA’s most significant achievements, from breakthroughs in overhead reconnaissance, to some of its more dubious efforts including an attempt to employ alleged psychics for “remote viewing” of Soviet installations and the wiring of cats for use in audio surveillance operations. The documents were obtained by Archive Senior Fellow Jeffrey Richelson for his latest book, The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology, and include material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the National Archives, and the CIA public affairs office. The documents show how the agency, in its first fifteen to twenty years became involved in the development of satellite and aerial reconnaissance systems, the technical analysis of foreign space and missile systems, the analysis of foreign nuclear programs, the collection of electronic intelligence to aid analysts of Soviet missile systems as well as those charged with determining the vulnerability of CIA reconnaissance aircraft. (One CIA program, PALLADIUM, involved manipulating Soviet radars to place “ghost aircraft” on the screens of Soviet operators – and determine how well the Soviets could detect aircraft of different sizes.) The documents also trace the evolution of CIA’s science and technology activities and organization during the Cold War and beyond – as well as conflicts with the National Reconnaissance Office and Air Force with regard to satellite development and technical intelligence analysis. In addition, to employing “psychics” to attempt to peer into Soviet and other foreign military activities, other questionable scientific activities, illustrated by the documents, included behavior modification research and the attempt to use cats as mobile bugging devices (a project dubbed “Acoustic Kitty”). A never before published document contains a rather negative evaluation of a “remote viewing” exercise directed at a facility the CIA designated URDF-3 (Unidentified Research and Development Facility-3). The documents are available at the following URL: http://www.nsarchive.org/NSAEBB/NSAEBB54/press.html _______________________________________________ THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A tax-exempt public charity, the Archive receives no U.S. government funding; its budget is supported by publication royalties and donations from foundations and individuals. ___________________________________________________________________ PRIVACY NOTICE The National Security Archive does not and will never share the names or e-mail addresses of its subscribers with any other organization. Once a year, we will write you and ask for your financial support. We may also ask you for your ideas for Freedom of Information requests, documentation projects, or other issues that the Archive should take on. We would welcome your input, and any information you care to share with us about your special interests. But we do not sell or rent any information about subscribers to any other party. ___________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THE LIST You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF NSARCHIVE" command to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. You can also unsubscribe from the list anytime by using the following link: <http://hermes.circ.gwu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=nsarchive&A=1>
