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Brief history[edit]
Shortly before leaving office in January 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the creation of the National Photographic Interpretation Center, a joint project of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and DOD. NPIC was a component of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology (DDS&T) and its primary function was imagery analysis.[1][2] The agency was staffed by CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analysts, and designed to be as apolitical as possible.[3]
Led by Arthur C. Lundahl, NPIC played a critical role in the U.S. response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. NPIC became part of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (now NGA) in 1996.[3][4]
Cuban Missile Crisis[edit]
In 1962, NPIC observed the Soviet Union's installation of missiles in Cuba, which directly led to Cuban Missile Crisis.[3] Through the analysis of images obtained by U-2 overflights, and film from canisters ejected by Corona satellites,[5][dead link][6] NPIC analysts developed the information necessary to inform U.S. government officials; and develop operations during the Cuban Missile Crisis. On October 22, 1962; in a televised speech U.S. president John F. Kennedy declassified and made public a portion of the images depicting the Soviet missiles in Cuban territory. As a result of this speech, among many others, NPIC and their analysis accumulated worldwide attention. On October 25, 1962; the images analyzed by NPIC were presented to the United Nations Security Council by Adlai Stevenson.
List of directors[edit]
- Arthur C. Lundahl: first director of NPIC; May 1953 – July 1973
- John J. Hicks; July 1973 – May 1978
- Brigadier Gen. Rutledge P. Hazzard; June 1978 – February 1984
- Robert M. Huffstutler; Feb 1984 – Jan 1988
- Frank J. Ruocco; February 1988 – February 1991
- Leo Hazlewood; February 1991 – September 1993
- Nancy E. Bone; October 1993 – September 1996
refs to be used[edit]
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secondary/tertiary[edit]
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dino-brugionis-birds-eye-view-of-cuban-missile-crisis-8218026.html
- This is an independent source. (See what i did here?)
- http://breakingdefense.com/2017/06/us-must-boost-war-games-data-sharing-with-allies-dia/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/lifestyle/washington-dc-spy-map/
- http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-cuban-missile-crisis
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References[edit]
Citations
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78B05167A001800080005-3.pdf
- ^ "Thirty ... and thriving". Central Intelligence Agency. December 1, 1991. p. 1ff. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c Curtis 2005, p. 103.
- ^ https://www.nga.mil/About/History/NGAinHistory/Pages/NPIC.aspx
- ^ NGA History, nga.mil
- ^ http://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//nsa/cuba_mis_cri/photos.htm
Sources
- Curtis, Alan (2005). Patriotism, Democracy, and Common Sense: Restoring America's Promise at Home and Abroad. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-742-54217-4.
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