“Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base”

Democracy Now! interview with Annie Jacobsen, author of a new book “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base,” Part 1:

Democracy Now! interview with Annie Jacobsen, author of a new book “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base,” Part 2:

Democracy Now! interview with Annie Jacobsen, author of a new book “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base”:

Located some 80 miles north of Las Vegas, the secret U.S. military base Area 51 in Nevada was established in the 1950s to build and test hi-tech spy and war planes including the U-2, the stealth bomber and surveillance drones. Located inside the Nevada Test and Training Range, Area 51 also played a key role in nuclear weapon tests. For decades, the government denied Area 51 even existed, but in recent years many CIA and military documents have been declassified. We speak with Annie Jacobsen, author of the new book “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base.”

The book raises questions about government and military secrecy:

And at the end of the day, one of the major threads of my book touches upon this issue of, like, what exactly is a good thing about these “need to know” projects? What is keeping America safe and secure and really enhances our national security? And what goes over into the area of what I would call a rogue program? And because of the nature of black operations, hidden from Congress, hidden from the people, I find these are really important issues that should be discussed by Americans.