Top Secret NSC Net Evaluation Subcommittee reports describe “Nuclear Stalemate” and terrible costs of nuclear war
Here’s the National Security Archive’s latest, Electronic Briefing Book No. 480 “Studies by Once Top Secret Government Entity Portrayed Terrible Costs of Nuclear War”, part of their insane but fascinating Nuclear Vault which includes briefing books and declassified documents on the history of US nuclear policy. This one brings to light parts of several annual […]
The TSA’s Instagram Feed Is Terrifying and Totally Awesome
Wow, just … wow. Check out TSA’s instagram feed to see what people try to carry on airplanes these days! The feed is essentially a gallery of some of the craziest items people try to get past security checkpoints. There’s no shortage of material—the TSA claims an average of 40 firearms often loaded are seized […]
How NASA reinvented the tortilla, and other tales of food in space
“Houston, we have a tortilla problem.” CNET’s Daniel Terdiman visited the food lab at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, and wrote a fascinating piece with a related photo gallery. In the old days, NASA fed its astronauts plenty of military-grade MREs, or meals ready to eat. But over time, the agency determined that the […]
Contact your representatives to save NTIS
Federal technical reports are a critical piece of the nation’s scientific literature. But technical reports are in danger. We’ve been tracking on S.2206 the “Let me google that for you” Act which seeks to shut down the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (here’s the Bill text sponsored by Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn with 5 cosponsors […]
The value in being a depository library
July 17, 2014 / 3 Comments on The value in being a depository library
[UPDATE 6:45PM 7/17/2014: I’ve had 2 other examples of document loss or potential loss emailed to me this afternoon. I’ve added ERIC and USGS in the comments. Readers are encouraged to leave other examples in the comments. Thanks! JRJ] In the govt information library community, the question of the value of being — or remaining […]
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