![]() ![]() One of the greatest pleasures of Jacobsen’s thoroughly crafted narrative is the anachronisms of obsolete high-tech. ![]() ![]() Jacobsen ( Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America, 2014, etc.) is no stranger to secretive government projects, and she weaves a dramatic history of the agency that exposes, through newly declassified documents and firsthand interviews with former DARPA scientists, the astounding and often terrifying developments that emerged from the program. The department quickly evolved to encompass all manners of defense, including cutting-edge psychological and biological warfare. Officially created in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower, DARPA was tasked with leading the military’s efforts to develop the means to prevent a Soviet nuclear strike or invasion. This constant tension created a unique environment in which the American military needed to invest heavily in new arms and technology to stay one step ahead of their Soviet foes. If one nation were to strike with nuclear weapons, it would precipitate its own downfall. The history of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the military’s top-secret research and development agency.ĭuring the Cold War, the arms race between the United States and Soviet Union was a result of the belief in mutually assured destruction. ![]()
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