Newsletter The secret war over Pentagon aid in fighting wildfires The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.
Opinion www.nytimes.com Why spy agencies say the future Is bleak Climate change, technology, disease and financial crises will pose big challenges for the world, an intelligence report concludes.
Politics www.nytimes.com U.S. intelligence report warns of global consequences of social fragmentation The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted weaknesses of the international order, said the report, which is issued every four years.
www.nytimes.com It spied on Soviet atomic bombs. Now it's solving ecological mysteries Imagery from the Cold War’s Corona satellites is helping scientists fill in how we have changed our planet in the past half century.
Politics www.nytimes.com Inside the C.I.A., she became a spy for planet Earth Linda Zall is disclosing how she toiled anonymously within the intelligence agency to help scientists intensify their studies of a changing planet.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com US sanctions turn Iran’s oil industry into spy vs. spy Accused C.I.A. spies are said to have been gathering intelligence on oil sales, data that the Americans want and that Iran wants to keep secret.
Politics www.nytimes.com Rod Schoonover: The White House blocked my report on climate change and national security Politics intruded on science and intelligence. That’s why I quit my job as an analyst for the State Department.
