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Arthur Charles Lundahl KBE (1 April 1915 – June 22, 1992) was a forerunner of American Cold War imagery intelligence (IMINT) and aerial reconnaissance known for his discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was responsible for establishing the Central Intelligence Agency's National Photographic Interpretation Center, a forerunner of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and led the photointerpretation section of the U-2 reconnaissance program. Analyzing reconnaissance films, he briefed presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy as well as the nation's top military and diplomatic officials. Lundahl provided critical intelligence on the arms race and many other international crises, including the Suez Crisis; Quemoy and Matsu, islands c

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  • Arthur Charles „Art“ Lundahl (* 1. April 1915 in Chicago, Illinois; † 22. Juni 1992 in Bethesda (Maryland)) war ein US-amerikanischer Nachrichtendienstler. Lundahl war nach dem 2. Weltkrieg Wegweiser der Bildaufklärungsorganisation National Photographic Interpretation Center des US-amerikanischen Auslandsgeheimdienstes Central Intelligence Agency und von Mai 1953 bis Juli 1973 deren erster Direktor. Als Experte der Luftbildfotografie entdeckte er 1962 Raketenabschussanlagen in Kuba, was zur Kubakrise führte. Lundahl war während der Kubakrise Teil des ExComm. (de)
  • Arthur Charles Lundahl KBE (1 April 1915 – June 22, 1992) was a forerunner of American Cold War imagery intelligence (IMINT) and aerial reconnaissance known for his discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was responsible for establishing the Central Intelligence Agency's National Photographic Interpretation Center, a forerunner of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and led the photointerpretation section of the U-2 reconnaissance program. Analyzing reconnaissance films, he briefed presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy as well as the nation's top military and diplomatic officials. Lundahl provided critical intelligence on the arms race and many other international crises, including the Suez Crisis; Quemoy and Matsu, islands controlled by Taiwan; Tibet; Lebanon, and Laos. (en)
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  • Arthur Charles Lundahl (en)
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  • University of Chicago (en)
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  • Arthur Lundahl smoking a pipe (en)
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  • 1915-04-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Arthur Charles Lundahl (en)
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  • Chicago, Illinois, United States (en)
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  • 1992-06-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, United States (en)
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  • Discovering Soviet Missiles in Cuba leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis; forerunner of American IMINT (en)
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  • Arthur Lundahl (en)
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  • Director of the National Photographic Interpretation Center (en)
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  • Position established (en)
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  • 1944 (xsd:integer)
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  • Mary Hvid (en)
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  • July 1973 (en)
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  • May 1953 (en)
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  • Director of the National Photographic Interpretation Center (en)
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  • May 1953 – July 1973 (en)
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  • Arthur Charles „Art“ Lundahl (* 1. April 1915 in Chicago, Illinois; † 22. Juni 1992 in Bethesda (Maryland)) war ein US-amerikanischer Nachrichtendienstler. Lundahl war nach dem 2. Weltkrieg Wegweiser der Bildaufklärungsorganisation National Photographic Interpretation Center des US-amerikanischen Auslandsgeheimdienstes Central Intelligence Agency und von Mai 1953 bis Juli 1973 deren erster Direktor. Als Experte der Luftbildfotografie entdeckte er 1962 Raketenabschussanlagen in Kuba, was zur Kubakrise führte. Lundahl war während der Kubakrise Teil des ExComm. (de)
  • Arthur Charles Lundahl KBE (1 April 1915 – June 22, 1992) was a forerunner of American Cold War imagery intelligence (IMINT) and aerial reconnaissance known for his discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was responsible for establishing the Central Intelligence Agency's National Photographic Interpretation Center, a forerunner of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and led the photointerpretation section of the U-2 reconnaissance program. Analyzing reconnaissance films, he briefed presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy as well as the nation's top military and diplomatic officials. Lundahl provided critical intelligence on the arms race and many other international crises, including the Suez Crisis; Quemoy and Matsu, islands c (en)
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