The oil under Libya is the champagne of oil, drop for drop the world's most valuable. Annie Jacobsen champagnedroplibya Change image and share on social
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government agency. Annie Jacobsen agencyapprovaleye Change image and share on social
With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught. Annie Jacobsen adversarycatchcold Change image and share on social
Back in the 1950s, there was a top-secret program code-named SUNTAN being conducted at a top-secret facility called Skunk Works. Its objective? To develop a liquid-hydrogen-powered spy plane. Because liquid hydrogen is incredibly volatile, early experiments were conducted inside a bomb shelter with eight-foot-thick walls. Annie Jacobsen bombcallcode share on social
Since 9/11, the Justice Department has been widely criticized for one particular tactic it uses in fighting the War on Terror: it detains suspicious persons for long periods of time and puts them under heavy questioning before they are ever even charged with a crime. Annie Jacobsen chargecrimecriticize share on social
As far as I know, all the presidents know about Area 51. It would almost be impossible for them not to. Annie Jacobsen areaimpossiblepresident Change image and share on social
On the morning of January 17, 1966, a real-life dirty bomb crisis occurred over Palomares, Spain. A Strategic Air Command bomber flying with four armed hydrogen Bombs - with yields between 70 kilotons and 1.45 megatons - collided midair with a refueling tanker over the Spanish countryside. Annie Jacobsen airarmbomb share on social
The area out at Area 51 that was part of the Operation Plumbbob test continues to be contaminated. It was not cleaned up until the '80s. Annie Jacobsen 80sareaclean Change image and share on social
The problem is the myths of Area 51 are hard to dispute if no one can speak on the record about what actually happened there. Annie Jacobsen areadisputehappen Change image and share on social
To understand how black projects began, and how they continue to function today, one must start with the creation of the atomic bomb. The men who ran the Manhattan Project wrote the rules about black operations. The atomic bomb was the mother of all black projects, and it is the parent from which all black operations have sprung. Annie Jacobsen atomicbeginblack share on social