Attention!
You have reached the National Security Archives legacy site, last updated in August 2017.
All postings and publications prior to that date will be permanently available here.
To reach the Archives new site,click here.
TheNational Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located atThe George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through theFreedom of Information Act (FOIA). A tax-exempt public charity, the Archive receives no U.S. government funding; its budget is supported by publication royalties and donations fromfoundations and individuals. On March 17, 2000, Long Island University named the National Security Archive as winner of aSpecial George Polk Award for 1999 for "piercing self-serving veils of government secrecy" and "serving as an essential journalistic resource."
National Security Archive, Suite 701, Gelman Library, The George Washington University, 2130 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20037, Phone: 202/994-7000, Fax: 202/994-7005,nsarchiv@gwu.edu
Follow Us
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Click here to Register for NSArchive Email Updates |
The Latest From The UNREDACTED Blog
![]() | "Carnegie Results: The National Security Archive" Explore declassified U.S. government documents, photographs, and more relating to Area 51, the Cuban Missile Crisis and more in this publication of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. |
CIA Covert Operations: From Carter to Obama, 1977-2010
Explore our newest collection at the Digital National Security Archive.
News about freedom of information around the world.
The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture Finally Released
Read the Top Ten Torture Documents.
The September 11th Sourcebooks
Primary sources on the War on Terrorism
русская страница
The National Security Archive's Russian Language Portal
Art Before Power
Jenny Holzer Exhibition Showcases Archive's Documents
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
The 40th Anniversary
Nixon Meets Elvis
Documents and photos from the extraordinary meeting
The Parallel History Project on Cooperative Security (PHP)