NEWS RELEASE BY SENATOR JOHN STENNIS CHAIRMAN, PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1964

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00403R000100240044-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: February 27, 1964
• Content Type: PREL

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Senator ,7ahn St~nni5 (D, Tv.[i~ s~) j Chair~i~~.r1 of the Freparedn~bs In-
v.s~ti~;ating Su~hcox-z~rnittee of the Senate romrnittee an Arx:7ed Services, anrxount:,.~:
tor.'~ay ?:.tzs.t ?r..is grflup would hc~icl hearings to review the survivability, relia-
hil~~y, ara~.i dependability of the nations strategic weapons and weapon delivery
uy~s::e.-r~.s at an early date. 'l'he continuing surveillance o1 the ability of our
rna;;~,: weapon systerxts to perform their assigned missions and their state:
et: s f~.z~ -:~.:~r.~e ,s is ane of the Subcomrzittee's more important functions, tree
,~en~,,a ~~ st;s.ted.
.~v~:aior hearings devoted to these sabject5 were held by the investiga?:izxg
~Y~?c a.~~ in both I qf~ 1 and 1 qf~2, and. in l ;63 r~aany irrapaxtant aspects of the
-~~pl_i~~.~i.tity and survivability of our nuclear weapon systems were inquired
.x~:.~ d~u.rin the 5ubcon~xxnittee~s study of the military irnp].ieatians af. the
nzic3~sar +..er~t k~axz treaty. `I'lae heaxirt;s planned fc~r this year vrill enal:le tlt::
Sul,conan~,.i.ttee to l.~rilzg its infoxrnation in tYiis inaportaxet field up to date.
:senator Stenxiis said that the revie~~v ~~vould cover the r~pe:r.ational
c:~.13a:,:>i.liti.es of both strategic missiles and long raxxge bombers and that, i