National Archives and Records Administration -- ARC Home Page National Archives and Records Administration -- ARC Home Page
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html
NARA Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is a searchable database. Users can search on key word or topic and, then, retrieve digital copies of textual documents, photos, maps, and sound recordings. It is described as "a pilot database of selected holdings."
National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX)
4 vols. by chapter requiring Adobe Reader for viewing.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) [previously National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)]
The Journal of Electronic Defense, Nov. 1998, says that this "graphically pleasing site offers an array of products, standards, and software."
National Intelligence Council (NIC)
Subject areas include: About the NIC; Recent NIC Publications; Declassified NIC Publications.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
See especially the Corona subsite, which includes an imagery library of materials from the Corona missions (August 1960-May 1972). There are also downloadable video clips that trace the evolution of the Corona program. As the Journal of Electronic Defense, Nov. 1998, notes, "[s]ome shots of fiery booster-rocket explosions make spectacular viewing even years after the events."
National Security Agency
Robert L. Benson, "The Venona Story," is an excellent monograph on the subject.
Web site of the National Cryptologic Museum. Be sure to take the "tour" of the museum. Among the exhibits is an excellent picture of a German Enigma machine.
Naval-NRO Coordination Group
From "Overview": "The Naval-NRO Coordination Group (NNCG) was chartered in December 1999 by the Director of the NRO ... and the[] Under Secretary of the Navy ... to serve as the prime interface between NRO and Naval staffs, and Naval operational, warfare development and systems commands.
"The purpose of the NNCG is to ensure that Naval planning decisions are made with full awareness of reconnaissance capabilities under development by the NRO, and conversely, to ensure that the NRO is kept informed of evolving Naval warfighting capabilities and tactical support needs."
Naval War College
"The U.S. Government on the Internet." Schmitt, NSLR 20.1, calls this the "premier host site for government material.... [I]ts compilation of military sites is unexcelled."
Includes index of articles from Naval War College Review, beginning in 1992.
Parameters, U.S. Army War College
Quarterly
Occasionally has intelligence-related articles and book reviews. Site includes materials from current and past issue, with a cumulative index of articles and review essays. Also offers a book review index and links to on-line resources.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Excellent site for news on Russia, Central Asia, and East Europe.
Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence
Provides statutes and executive orders governing the intelligence community
Signal Home Page
Journal published by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association (AFCEA). Offers selections from current issue, archives of selected articles from past issues, and a subject index.
State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Strategic Insights
Monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. It has occasional articles dealing with intelligence matters.
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Military History Institute (USAMHI)
Includes reference bibliographies in subject categories across a wide range of military and military-related activities and periods.
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