OPERATION NORTHWOODS · 030

It’s 1962. The Cold War is boiling. Top U.S. generals propose staging terrorist attacks on American soil — bombing cities, sinking ships, hijacking airliners, and killing U.S. citizens — all to blame Fidel Castro and justify invading Cuba.This isn’t a conspiracy theory. This is Operation Northwoods: a real, declassified plan signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.In this chilling episode of Archive Vault Podcast, we open the actual Pentagon memorandum and examine:• The shocking false flag proposals (including the drone airliner plot)• The Bay of Pigs fallout and Operation Mongoose• Why President Kennedy rejected the plan• The dangerous legacy that still echoes todayDeclassified. Documented. Disturbing.📜 Full memo available via National Security Archive.If you like dark history, government secrets, and declassified files — this is essential listening.→ Subscribe and never miss an episode from the Vault.