State actors
State actors include governments, intelligence agencies, and political elites whose coordinated actions often shape world events behind closed doors. This section examines surveillance programs, psychological operations, propaganda networks, and covert interventions throughout history.
Operations
Operations are military actions designed to give a nation an advantage. This is comparable to combat and related field actions. The operation to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was codenamed Operation Centerboard I. Operation Centerboard II was the codename for the second atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Typically operations happen after related projects make them possible.
- Operation Popeye: Weather modification operation during the Vietnam War
- Operation Stormfury: Joint U.S. government experiment from 1962 to 1983 that aimed to modify hurricanes
Projects
Projects are military research and development actions to acquire weapons and technology. This is comparable to developing weapons and tactics before deploying them in field operations. Typically projects are before operations. The broader development of the atomic bombs was part of the Manhattan Project.
Case Studies
Key investigations include COINTELPRO, Operation Mockingbird, MK-Ultra, and the global influence of Cold War intelligence alliances.