Electronic Resources

Digital National Security Archive

Full text of twelve collections of primary U.S. government documents which detail its foreign relations and chronicle policy decisions. Most documents were originally classified. The collections are:
Afghanistan, the Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990
Berlin Crisis 1958-1962
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
El Salvador, the Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1984
Iran: the Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980
Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988,
Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978-1990,
Philippines: U.S. Policy During the Marcos Years, 1965-1986,
South Africa: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1962-1989
U.S.Intelligence Community: Organization, Operations and Management, 1947-1989
U.S. Military Uses of Space, 1945-1991
U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy, 1945-1991

New collections will be added yearly.

All collections are searchable by keyword, person, and date. Each collection may be searched separately or in combination with other collections.

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