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The application of declassified KH-7 GAMBIT satellite photographs to studies of Cold War material culture: a case study from the former Soviet Union

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Martin J.F. Fowler
Martin J.F. Fowler*
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*Les Rocquettes, Orchard Road, South Wonston, Winchester SO21 3EX, UK (Email: satarchuk@btinternet.com)
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Forty years after they were originally acquired for intelligence purposes, declassified US photographs from the KH-7 GAMBIT photo reconnaissance satellite programme, together with contemporary declassified intelligence reports, are being used to shed light on Cold War sites in the former Soviet Union. The method should have a great future for understanding the changes to the landscape in Europe over the last 60 years. The material impact of the Cold War was no less fundamental than other wars hotter in nature.

Keywords

Cold Warmaterial cultureKH-7 GAMBITsatellite photographsMoscow missile defences
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Research Article
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Antiquity , Volume 82 , Issue 317 , September 2008 , pp. 714 - 731
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2008

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