Communication problems and successes played an important role during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and their aftermath. Systems were variously destroyed or overwhelmed by loads greater than they we
U.S. President George W. Bush talks on a STU-III secure telephone while in the Emma E. Booker Elementary School.
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The complete 9/11 Commission Report available from the archived version of the 9/11 Commission website
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STU-III is a family of secure telephones introduced in 1987 by the NSA for use by the United States government, its contractors, and its allies. STU-III desk units look much like typical office teleph
Communication during the September 11 attacks
…overwhelmed by loads greater than they were designed to carry, or failed to operate as intended or desired. U.S. President George W. Bush talks on a STU-III secure telephone while in the Emma E. Booker Elementary School. Attackers The organizers of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks apparently planned…
A STU-III secure telephone (Motorola model). Crypto Ignition Key upper right.
George W. Bush using a Motorola STU-III immediately after the September 11 attacks
STU-III secure telephones on display at the National Cryptologic Museum in 2005.
KSD-64A Crypto Ignition Key