Flashes in the Dark Volume 1 : Nuclear Espionage in Argentina, 1946-1957 LA 50

Conducted under the highest security classifications, these flights left virtually no official trace, even within the Argentine Air Force. The study traces these activities to the birth of the USAF in 1947 and the creation of its Air Force Office of Atomic Energy (AFOAT-1), responsible for detecting foreign nuclear tests through the Atomic Energy Detection System (AEDS).

Flashes in the Dark Volume 1 : Nuclear Espionage in Argentina, 1946-1957 LA 50

Conducted under the highest security classifications, these flights left virtually no official trace, even within the Argentine Air Force. The study traces these activities to the birth of the USAF in 1947 and the creation of its Air Force Office of Atomic Energy (AFOAT-1), responsible for detecting foreign nuclear tests through the Atomic Energy Detection System (AEDS).