(October 17, 2019)

The Cold War and the emerging space race were in full swing in the late 1950s. CIA
kept President Eisenhower regularly apprised on the progress of the Soviet space
program, which became a subject of worldwide attention following the successful
1957 launch of Sputnik—the first artificial satellite and the first manmade object
to be placed into earth's orbit. The Soviets' achievement, which indicated that
they had intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States,
stunned the American public and set off a debate in the United States about the
"Missile Gap," and America's competence in science and technology.

Animal PartnersArgentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)

(April 12, 2019)This compilation from the 1950s is combined with documents from a
FOIA case on the Sputnik program - never before on the CIA.gov webpage - that
contains additional memoranda and information reports through the early 1960s. This
collection comprises 59 documents and 440 pages with insight on CIA intelligence
and analysis of Sputnik-1, -2, and -3, as well as the Soviet ballistic missile
program from 1955 to the early 1960s. Over half of this release provides new
information on the early Soviet space and missile programs.

CIA Analysis of Soviet Navy

(June 19, 2017)

This collection of documents, spanning three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s,
focus on CIA's collection and analysis of the Soviet Navy. In addition, this
collection is a continuation of previous releases on the Warsaw Pact forces
[available at CIA Analysis of Warsaw Pact Forces and Soviet and Warsaw Pact
Military Journals] and adds 82 newly released documents ranging from translation of
the clandestinely-obtained articles from the Soviet military journal, Military
Thought, to the high-level National Intelligence Estimates. Many of the documents
in this collection reflect the tensions in the bipolar Cold War and specifically
focused on the Soviet Navy's development of its naval forces during that timeframe.
After World War II, the U.S. leaders faced a nuclear armed rival and in no time,
Soviet tanks were in the streets of Budapest, and the first Sputnik satellite was
launched. Understanding how the Soviet Union envisioned the next combat situation
required in-depth knowledge of both their high-level theory of warfare and probable
tactical behavior. The collection will provide new insight into the Agency's
analysis of the evolving Soviet Navy and its military posture during ther named
Muammar Qadhafi emerged as a leader of the group, and he would rule Libya for the
next 40 years. These documents cover major developments related to the coup,
including US reaction. The Nixon administration believed that Washington need not
be overly distressed by the coup and felt the US could have a working relationship
with the new regime. Also discussed in the documents is Libya's intention to honor
treaty obligations regarding Wheelus Air Base, a major US Air Force installation in
Libya that supported Mediterranean operations.