NSA Releases Cold War-Era Style “Technology Forecasts” on Brain-Network Interfaces, Terahertz Systems, Energy Harvesting and More
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- Author
- John Greenewald
- Published
- September 21, 2026
HistoryNational Security Agency (NSA) Collection
Original excerpt
A collection of eight National Security Agency technology forecasting studies, spanning topics from privacy and anonymity to brain-network interfaces, advanced antennas and terahertz electronics, has been released through the Freedom of Information Act after a request that dated back to May 25, 2011. The original FOIA request sought ten documents described as “Point Forecasts issued [...] The pos…
Key claims
- →NSA released eight technology forecasting documents via FOIA
- →Topics include brain-network interfaces, terahertz electronics, advanced antennas, and energy harvesting
- →FOIA request dated May 25, 2011
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
The NSA released eight declassified technology forecasting studies covering topics including brain-network interfaces, terahertz systems, and energy harvesting through a FOIA request originally filed in 2011.
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