Hacker News
- Was there a U.S. nuclear weapons accident at a Dutch air base? https://fas.org/blogs/security/2023/04/volkel-nuclear-weapon-accident/ 91 comments
- Miranda Warning Equivalents Abroad [pdf] https://www.fas.org/sgp/eprint/miranda.pdf 3 comments
- Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (2003) [pdf] https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-05-301.pdf 6 comments
- Patents Awarded to Formerly Secret Inventions http://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2015/11/patents-awarded/ 7 comments
- Court Order told Yahoo that Prism does not require a warrant [pdf] http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/fiscr082208.pdf 61 comments
- Wikileaks Fails “Due Diligence” Review http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2010/06/wikileaks_review.html 15 comments
- China Is Building A Second Nuclear Missile Silo Field https://fas.org/blogs/security/2021/07/china-is-building-a-second-nuclear-missile-silo-field/ 74 comments worldnews
- Newly disclosed 2020 Pentagon report warns the world is moving closer to a nuclear war and there is an "increased potential" for nuclear conflict with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2021/07/increased-potential/ 25 comments worldnews
- Sorry for my ignorance here. But if a presidential pardon was on basis of innocence, could a future case with damning evidence overturn it? https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/pardons.pdf 10 comments law
- Statement by FAS on Warriors FC participation in SPL 2020 season – Football Association of Singapore http://www.fas.org.sg/statement-by-fas-on-warriors-fc-participation-in-spl-2020-season/ 7 comments soccer
- Widespread blurring of satellite images reveals secret facilities https://fas.org/blogs/security/2018/12/widespread-blurring-of-satellite-images-reveals-secret-facilities/ 7 comments worldnews
- Congress’s Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/rl34097.pdf 3 comments politics
- In Reuters Interview President Trump Flunks Nuclear 101 https://fas.org/blogs/security/2017/02/trump-flunks-nuclear-101/ 10 comments politics
- It's a bit dated, but here's some Eastern Range info for the curious.... https://www.fas.org/spp/military/facility/99mar_ccas_1.pdf 3 comments spacex
- Court Order told Yahoo that Prism does NOT require a warrant [PDF] http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/fiscr082208.pdf 16 comments technology
- With all of the NSA stuff coming out into the public, I present to you ECHELON. http://www.fas.org/irp/program/process/echelon.htm 219 comments technology
- North Korea: Chronology of Provocations, 1950-2003. http://www.fas.org/man/crs/rl30004.pdf 6 comments worldnews
- 2001 Affidavit in Support of the Arrest of Robert Philip Hanssen, FBI agent and Russian spy. http://www.fas.org/irp/ops/ci/hanssen_affidavit.html 3 comments history
- Want to stop gun violence and related violent deaths worldwide? Disarm the US federal government. http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/asmp/factsandfigures/government_data_index.html 47 comments politics
- Purpose of 1969 Nuclear Alert Remains a Mystery: For two weeks in October 1969, the Nixon Administration secretly placed U.S. nuclear forces on alert. http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/10/1969_nuclear_alert.html 25 comments history
- "NSA 'Declassified' Publicly Available Text on Cryptology http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/07/nsa_krypto.html 6 comments crypto
- AIPAC released classified info but - unlike Wikileaks - Obama's not going after it http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/leaks_aipac.html 3 comments politics
- Introduction to Outer Space (1958) http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/usa/intro1958.html 5 comments space
- "al-Qaeda training manual" (PDF). US Southern District Court, US New York City Attorney's Office entered as evidence in Africa embassy bombings http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/aqmanual.pdf 12 comments worldnews
- Estimated Nuclear Weapons Locations 2009 http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/locations.php 13 comments worldnews
- China's newest ballistic missile submarines are noisier than those made 30 years ago http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/subnoise.php 3 comments reddit.com
- Why was author, Bob Woodward, author of Bush at War permitted access to confidential PDBs while the Joint Inquiry, and subsequently, the Commission, was not? http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2003/03/030403.html 5 comments politics
- If on 911, America was attacked by Saudi Arabians, why did they launch a war against Iraq? http://www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/saudi_arabia.htm 48 comments reddit.com
- Pakistan is a fucked-up little country with up to 50 NUCLEAR BOMBS. Can the U.S. please stop viewing them as some kind of pawn in the "War on Terror"? http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/nuke/index.html 19 comments worldnews
- Conservative Republican Congressman: Administration Blocking Congress from Investigating Oklahoma City, 1993 World Trade Center and 9/11 Attacks http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2008/rohr022608.html 3 comments politics
- Submarine cable & internet interception (USS Parche refitted to accommodate larger cable tapping equipment) http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/ic2000/ic2000.htm#_toc448565526 2 comments reddit.com
- If anyone cares, Cheney's Justice Department just issued a legal opinion that the Office of the Vice President is still a magical fourth branch of government where laws don't apply. http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/12/vice_presidents_office_is_not.html 32 comments politics
- How many Nukes does the new rouge arab state of Pakistan have anyway? http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/nuke/index.html 9 comments reddit.com
- Space Based Laser [SBL] http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/sbl.htm 5 comments reddit.com
- That soldier, the other day, who refused to carry out orders because he objects to the Iraq war, could have gotten off as a conscientious objector... that is, if they hadn't *just* changed the rules. http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/06/dod_updates_policy_on_conscien.html 8 comments reddit.com
- Cost of post-9/11 military operations reaches $510 billion http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/the_financial_cost_of_war_crs.html 6 comments reddit.com
- NSA to actively watch the press and blogs for "leaks" http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/08/nsa_mobilizes_against_leaks.html 2 comments reddit.com
- The White House cobbled together 74 pages of propaganda, er talking points, for Congress' debates on the Iraq war resolution. Oh yeah, they used taxpayer money to produce the report. You guessed it, that’s illegal. (with a link to the talking points) http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2006/06/pentagonwhite_house_provide_ta.php 5 comments reddit.com
- House Republicans limit debate on Warrantless Domestic Surveillance bill, approve it 327-96 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/04/house_limits_debate_on_largest.html 8 comments reddit.com
- House intelligence bill to grant CIA and NSA authority to make arrests for "any felony" http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/04/house_poised_to_grant_arrest_p.html 3 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- House orders Pentagon to disclose domestic drone use - CNET http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57573183-38/house-orders-pentagon-to-disclose-domestic-drone-use/ 635 comments
- North Dakota Hits Highest COVID-19 Mortality Rate In The World | HuffPost Health https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dakotas-covid-19-global-mortality-rate_n_5fb30a6ac5b6a46646702d74 256 comments
- Administration Hardens Stance Against Leaks to Press - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/politics/12leak.html 64 comments
- Has the Government Legalized Secret Defense Spending? – Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/secret-government-spending-779959/ 52 comments
- Pentagon Researcher Conjures Warcraft Terror Plot | WIRED http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/09/world-of-warcra.html 26 comments
- Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/world/asia/02contractors.html?_r=2 23 comments
- Further Military Assistance to Israel May Be Illegal Under US Law - Antiwar.com Original http://original.antiwar.com/yousaf-butt/2014/07/18/further-military-assistance-to-israel-may-be-illegal-under-us-law/ 18 comments
- What we know about North Korea's missile programme - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17399847 8 comments
- The Republicans Failed to Protect Us From Covid. But Help Is Now on the Way | Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-help-is-on-the-way-joe-biden 7 comments
- Obama Admits U.S. Is Fighting Al Qaeda in Somalia and Yemen - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/world/obama-admits-us-fight-of-al-qaeda-has-extended-to-somalia-and-yemen.html 7 comments
- Mascheroni, Scientist in Secrets Case, Driven by Zeal - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28scientist.html?_r=1&%3Bhp= 6 comments
- Obama Unlikely to Vow No First Use of Nuclear Weapons - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/science/obama-unlikely-to-vow-no-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons.html 4 comments
- Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists | WIRED http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/terrorist-cell.html 2 comments
- Nuclear Experts On Chances Of Russia Using Atomic Weapons In Ukraine https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/nuclear-experts-on-chances-of-russia-using-atomic-weapons-in-ukraine 0 comments
- Covid's Cassandra: The Swift, Complicated Rise of Eric Feigl-Ding https://undark.org/2020/11/25/complicated-rise-of-eric-feigl-ding/ 0 comments
- Roundup: 20 New or Recently Updated Reports From the Congressional Research Service (CRS) http://www.infodocket.com/2017/02/03/roundup-20-new-or-recently-updated-reports-from-the-congressional-research-service-crs/ 0 comments
- NASA Shuts Down Database During Security Inquiry - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/us/nasa-shuts-down-database-during-security-inquiry.html?ref=us 0 comments
- The Declassification Engine: Your One-Stop Shop for Government Secrets | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/the-declassification-engine/ 0 comments
- Curated Collection of New or Recently Updated Reports from the Congressional Research Service http://www.infodocket.com/2017/03/04/curated-collection-of-new-or-recently-updated-reports-from-the-congressional-research-service/ 0 comments
- Pentagon Revives Memory Project | WIRED http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2004/09/64911 0 comments