The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0140067485
Category
327.1273 International Relation: Intelligence
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Publication Year
1983
Publisher
Pages
656
Subject
United States. National Security Agency;
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Abstract
In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded public scrutiny, but The Puzzle Palace penetrates its vast network of power and unmasks the people who control it, often with shocking disregard for the law. With detailed information on the NSA's secret role in the Korean Airlines disaster, Iran-Contra, the first Gulf War, and other major world events of the 80s and 90s, this is a brilliant account of the use and abuse of technological espionage.
Description
"There have been glimpses inside the NSA before, but until now no one has published a comprehensive and detailed report on the agency...Mr. Bamford has emerged with everything except the combination to the director's safe."
Biblio Notes
CONTENTS
1. Birth ……………………………………..........…..p. 15
2. Prelude ………………………………….......…….p. 20
3. Anatomy …………………………………......……p. 82
4. Penetration ………………………………....…….p. 158
5. Platforms ………………………………....……….p. 203
6. Targets …………………………………....……….p. 302
7. Fissures …………………………………....………p. 356
8. Partners ……………………………………..……..p. 391
9. Competition …………………………….…………p. 426
10. Abyss …………………………………...……………p. 458
Afterwords ………………………………........………...p. 479
Appendix …………………………………..........…….…p. 533
Notes ………………………………………...........………p. 537
1. Birth ……………………………………..........…..p. 15
2. Prelude ………………………………….......…….p. 20
3. Anatomy …………………………………......……p. 82
4. Penetration ………………………………....…….p. 158
5. Platforms ………………………………....……….p. 203
6. Targets …………………………………....……….p. 302
7. Fissures …………………………………....………p. 356
8. Partners ……………………………………..……..p. 391
9. Competition …………………………….…………p. 426
10. Abyss …………………………………...……………p. 458
Afterwords ………………………………........………...p. 479
Appendix …………………………………..........…….…p. 533
Notes ………………………………………...........………p. 537
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