How UFOs Became a Cold War National Security Issue

What is the hidden geopolitics behind the so-called “Age of Cover-Up”? In this episode of Emergent, host Reed Summers speaks with former intelligence officer and researcher Geoff Cruickshank to examine how Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) became embedded within Cold War national security frameworks.

For over 80 years, a parallel history has existed alongside the official record. Moving beyond sightings and speculation, this conversation analyzes why information related to UAPs has been tightly controlled by military and intelligence institutions—and how nuclear weapons, space policy, and geopolitical power shaped that secrecy.

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Topics explored include:

• 01:18 Setting the frame: JFK, UAPs, and Cold War power dynamics
• 10:41 The JFK Connection — JFK’s WWII exposure and early knowledge of UFOs
• 15:08 JFK, Forrestal, and the post-war race for non-human technology
• 24:20 JFK vs the CIA — secrecy, “need to know,” and institutional resistance
• 27:46 Nuclear Base Encounters — Operation Dominic and Bluegill Triple Prime
• 33:22 Nuclear tests, UAP shoot-downs, and recovery operations
• 42:08 Undersea Anomalies — Navy diver testimony and submerged objects
• 59:46 Declassification & Power — altered records, buried evidence, and cover-ups
• 01:17:46 What meaningful disclosure would actually require