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President Lyndon B. Johnson consults with advisors on events in the Arab-Israeli Six Day War. Photo courtesy of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library.

June 27, 2019

This Week in DIA History: DIA assessment on the Six-Day War “A Triumph”

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling — In early 1967, tension escalated as the possibility of war between Israel and the Arab world grew. By late May, as Israel sought U.S. support, President Lyndon Johnson requested an intelligence assessment on the balance of forces and likely outcome of such a conflict.

LTG William Quinn, DIA's first deputy director

June 13, 2019

This week in DIA history: Lt. Gen. William Quinn, DIA's first deputy director

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling — Lt. Gen. William Quinn was assigned to DIA as deputy director on October 1, 1961. As the deputy, Quinn played an important role in standing up the Agency as well as supporting intelligence efforts during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

MAJ Robert Perry is remembered on DIA's Patriots Memorial at DIA Headquarters

June 6, 2019

This Week in DIA History: Remembering the first DIA employee killed in the line of duty

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling — On June 10, 1970, Palestinian gunmen murdered Assistant Army Attaché MAJ Robert Perry in Amman, Jordan.

An excerpt from former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill’s draft of the Atlantic Charter. This charter was the first step in establishing the FVEY community.

May 30, 2019

This Week in DIA History: Formation of the FVEY Partnership

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. — With war looming for the United States in 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a proposal for U.S. intelligence activities to exchange secret technical information with the United Kingdom. The initial formal agreement, known as the Atlantic Charter, established strategic aims and set the state for closer, formal intelligence cooperation.

Graphic of Gordon Negus. In 1977, the Carter Administration reaffirmed these fundamental targeting goals, but demanded answers to the questions it raised. To formulate a solution, Carter ordered a Nuclear Targeting Policy Review. DIA’s Gordon Negus was an important contributor to the NTPR and spent much of the previous decade examining Soviet efforts to survive a nuclear war.

April 18, 2019

This Week in DIA History: DIA Analysis Decisive in Driving U.S. Nuclear Policy

Washington, D.C. — In July 1983, the Department of Defense called upon DIA to support operational planning for nuclear war, resulting in the release of a new nuclear policy.

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