Nick Cook

Aviation Editor, Jane's Defence Weekly (1987-2001), 1987-2001 (Jane's Defence Weekly); 2002-present (independent research and consulting)

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BornSeptember 2, 1959 - United Kingdom
AliasesNicholas Cook
Service1987-2001 (Jane's Defence Weekly); 2002-present (independent research and consulting)

Summary

British aviation journalist who served as Aviation Editor at Jane's Defence Weekly for approximately 14 years, winning four Royal Aeronautical Society Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards. His 2002 book 'The Hunt for Zero Point' documented a decade-long investigation into declassified 1950s electrogravitics research, Operation Paperclip-connected Nazi advanced weapons programs, and the alleged absorption of antigravity technology into classified US black programs. The book reached number one on Amazon's non-fiction chart and became a foundational text in UAP technology research circles. Cook's mainstream defense journalism credentials distinguish him from most writers in this field, though critics note his conclusions exceed the evidence he presents.

Roles

  • -Aviation Editor, Jane's Defence Weekly (1987-2001)
  • -Author - The Hunt for Zero Point (2002)
  • -Documentary writer and presenter
  • -Director, Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies

Organizations

Jane's Defence WeeklyBigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS)Royal Aeronautical Society

Education

  • -BA (Hons), Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter (1982)

Early Career

  • -Technology reporter for Interavia and International Defense Review, mid-1980s
  • -Covered global aerospace and defense technology; gained access to top-secret US and former Soviet facilities during Jane's tenure
  • -Wrote for the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal as a correspondent during the Jane's years
  • -Expert analyst called upon by major media during the 1991 and 2003 Iraq conflicts