The CIA issued an alert informing that a plane loaded with explosives could be used against the United States, an alert that reached the White House on September 10, 1998. This document is part of a set of sensitive information that was recently declassified.
More than 100 pages of daily confidential intelligence reports were released, revealing the types of information that were regularly provided to the presidents of the United States. These reports document threats and alerts that were being monitored by the American intelligence community.
The alert about the plane with explosives demonstrates how the CIA and other intelligence agencies maintained constant surveillance over potential attacks on American territory. The declassification of these documents now allows for a more detailed view of the type of information that was reaching the highest level of the United States government during that period.
