The U-2 Program: The DCI's Perspective

Abstract

In the first two articles of this edition of Studies in Intelligence, we present American and Soviet/Russian perspectives on the U-2 program from two participants in the symposium. The first article consists of introductory remarks made by the Director of Central Intelligence, George J. Tenet, at the gathering. The second article discusses the U-2 as seen through the eyes ofthe sole Russian panelist, retired Colonel Alexander Orlov, who was a senior participant in the former USSR's efforts to counter this formidable intelligence collection program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA525931

Entities

People

  • George J. Tenet

Organizations

  • Central Intelligence Agency

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cold War
  • Covert Operations
  • Engineers
  • Flight Testing
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Collection
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Revolutions
  • Security
  • Threats
  • United States
  • Ussr

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