Alexander H. Flax
Politician
1921 –
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Who is Alexander H. Flax?
Alexander Henry Flax was the third Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Flax was Director NRO as the second generation of imaging systems became operational and began to play a major role in United States intelligence during the Cold War. He advocated major growth in NRO funding and personnel. Flax oversaw the production of signals intelligence collectors from space and promoted the development of an electro-optical imaging system for U.S. reconnaissance satellites.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1921
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Alexander Flax
- Education
- New York University
- Lived in
- Potomac
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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