’Team B’
Profile: ’Team B’
Events (17)
- June 4-5, 1974: Neoconservatives, Cold Warriors Begin Attacking Government Policies, Findings towards Soviet Union 1974-06-04
- December 26, 1976: CIA Director Bush Discusses Team B Findings with Press 1976-12-26
- June 18, 1979-Winter 1979: US, USSR Sign SALT II Agreement; Senate Refuses to Ratify 1979-06-18
- December 23, 1996: NIE Findings that Rogue States Pose No Nuclear Threat Supported by Independent Panel 1996-12-23
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: Pentagon Officials Wolfowitz and Feith Set Up Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group 2001-09-11
- November 26, 2001: Defense Official Asks for ‘Team B’-Like Assessment of Terrorist Intelligence 2001-11-26
- January 2001: Neoconservative Institute Advocates Wide Use of Nuclear Weapons against Non-Nuclear Opponents
- July 1998: Rumsfeld Commission Wildly Inflates Threat from Iran, North Korea
- November 1976: Team B Chief Says Facts Don’t Matter, Understanding Soviet ‘Mindset’ Does Matter
- November 1976: Team B Browbeats CIA Analysts, ‘Proves’ Soviets Far Ahead of US in Military, Nuclear Capabilities
- Early 1977: Arms Control Proponent’s Nomination Sparks Conservative Opposition
- 1990: Defense Analyst Calls for New Team B Exercise
- 1994: Conservative Columnist Calls for New Team B Exercise
- 1996: Wolfowitz Argues for New Team B Exercise
- Early 1976: Neoconservative ‘Team B’ of Outside Intelligence Analysts Created
- Late November 1976: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Embraces ‘Team B’ Findings
- Late November, 1976: Team B Breaches Security to Successfully Whip up Fears of Soviet Threat