Former high-level CIA official Tyler S. Drumheller died on August 2, 2015 of pancreatic cancer in Virginia. Heller was 63 and renown for his assertions that George W. Bush had knowingly hyped inaccurate evidence of Iraqi biological weapons to justify …
Right before George W. Bush became president in 2000, the CIA published a 70-page report on what the world would be like in 2015, and they were correct about a number of things. Business Insider analyzed how many of these …
A secret conversation between the CIA station chief in Berlin and one of the most powerful intelligence officials in Germany in 2011 just became public. Der Spiegel detailed the contents of this conversation in early July 2015 following a German …
CIA Director John Brennan issued a statement on June 30, 2015 to describe his efforts to improve diversity in the senior leadership of the agency. Brennan pointed out that “excellence in foreign intelligence demands broad perspectives” and that diversity of …
Surprising our adversaries is a major goal of US intelligence efforts, and key technological advances help to assure we continue to be capable of maintaining the element of surprise. The CIA has long been known for its revolutionary technology that …
A number of defense experts view climate change as a “threat multiplier” that can exacerbate such crises as terrorism and infectious disease, and a number of US intelligence agencies collect classified data on factors that affect climate. Such data is …
Despite fierce criticism of the CIA led drone program after the recent killing of two innocent hostages, the success rate of drones in killing Al Qaeda terrorists has led to strong White House and Capitol Hill backing for the program. …
Despite fierce criticism of the CIA’s drone program in the wake of revelations that a US drone killed two Western hostages in early 2015, experts say that other strikes have been highly successful in decimating Al Qaeda’s leadership in Pakistan. …
It isn’t often that we get a glimpse into the plans of the CIA. Director John O. Brennan gave a window into the CIA’s activities in his March 13, 2015 speech to the Council on Foreign Relations—a highly influential New …
Nerve gas is one of the most horrifying developments of warfare in the 20th century and has devastating and frequently fatal effects on its victims. One of the most feared chemical weapons was a favorite of former Iraqi dictator, Saddam …