From The National Security Archive, George Washington University.
"During the early morning hours (Baghdad time) of January 17, 1991, the United States and its allies initiated Operation Desert Storm in accord with United Nations resolutions and U.S. government policy directives that authorized the use of force to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The National Security Archive ihas placed a collection of declassified and unclassified documents concerning Desert Storm on its web site. The documents primarily focus on the intelligence, space support, Scud-hunting, and stealth (F-117A) elements of the conflict.
These documents provide information on:
possible Iraqi actions, including the attempted destruction of Kuwaiti oil fields, which a secret Presidential directive stipulated would lead the U.S. to seek and replace Saddam Hussein
lessons learned from the attempts to find and destroy Iraqi Scud missiles
the role of a variety of space systems, including the Defense Support Program launch detection satellites, in support of the ground and air wars
the debriefing of Iraqi emigres and defectors in support of targeting
how China's People's Liberation Army has responded to the lessons of Desert Storm."
Link to electronic briefing book (outside THF network).
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