Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies That Changed History

Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. is chairman of the Cypress Fund for Peace and Security in Washington, D.C. He served as general counsel of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for fifteen years and was President Clinton's special assistant for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Keith Hansen is consulting professor in international relations at Stanford University and has spent thirty-five years in US national security deliberations and strategic nuclear arms control negotiations.

• Foreword by Robert M. HuffstutlerPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. To Verity or Not to Verify2. Soviet Secrecy Fuels the Arms Race and Inhibits Verification3. U.S. Efforts to Understand Soviet Military Forces and Capabilities4. Strategic Arms Control Legitimizes Space-Based Reconnaissance5. Intelligence Support to Arms Control Activities6. National Technical Means of Verification Takes Center Stage7. "National Technical Means" Goes Multilateral8. Monitoring the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction9. ConclusionPostscriptAppendixesA. Glossary of Acronyms and TermsB. Texts of NTM Provisions in Arms Control AgreementsC. Chronology of Key U.S. Reconnaissance CapabilitiesD. U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System (USAEDS)E. CTBT International Monitoring SystemF. U.S. Intelligence CommunityNotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorsIndex

"This very readable and comprehensive primer..will appeal to the general reader while offering important insights for students of the larger history of the Cold War as well..Graham and Hansen have made a contribution that every reader should consider."(The Historian) "The adage that 'good things come in small packages' certainly holds true for this book. At first glance, some readers might question whether so slender a volume has substantial value. Within the first dozen pages, however, most will recognize they are holding a real nugget."(Air Power History) "The big topic of this little book naturally raises a host of questions."(Seattle Times) "For those wishing to know how National Technical Means contributed to the end of the Cold War and to learn about the demands placed on them by the war against terror, Spy Satellites is an excellent place to start."(Studies in Intelligence)