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Seal of the NPIC

Brief history

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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

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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

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References

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Citations

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78B05167A001800080005-3.pdf
  2. ^ "Thirty ... and thriving". Central Intelligence Agency. December 1, 1991. p. 1ff. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Curtis 2005, p. 103.
  4. ^ https://www.nga.mil/About/History/NGAinHistory/Pages/NPIC.aspx
  5. ^ NGA History, nga.mil
  6. ^ 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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