| Portion of title |
Resolving the missile gap with technology |
| Abstract |
"In the mid-1950s the US faced the first real challenge since World War II to its strategic superiority over any nation on earth. The attempt to collect intelligence on the Soviets began with an initial period of poor collection capabilities and consequent limited analysis. With few well-placed human sources inside the Soviet Union, it was only with the CIA's development of, what can only be called, timely technological wizardry--the U-2 aircraft and Corona Satellite reconnaissance program--that breakthroughs occurred in gaining valuable, game-changing intelligence. Coupled with the innovative use of aerial and satellite photography and other technical collection programs, the efforts began to produce solid, national intelligence."--https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/historical-collection-publications/index.html |
| General note | Symposium held Sept. 26, 2011 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. |
| General note | Cover title. |
| General note | DVD-ROM contains 189 declassified documents totaling more than 4,200 pages, newsreel footage, photographs, and PDF of the booklet. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2012-0109-P |
| General note | "Historical collections." |
| General note | "100-105679-10." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other forms | All documents also available on the CIA website at www.cia.gov. |
| Technical details | System requirements for accompanying disc: computer with DVD-ROM drive, Adobe reader and Flash Player 9 or above. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Penetrating the Iron Curtain |
| GPO item number | 0856-A-36 |
| Govt. docs number |
PREX 3.22:M 69 |
