POWER CALLS PLANS FOR SAC NOT ADEQUATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600380004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: NSPR

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possible future aeterrenr Ra w resent plans for CnL b &LL..
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Gen. Power said, "the Stra id uestions that Gen. Power -' arc surprised then it will be a
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the controversy over new Senators had to ask him se
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hearings by the Senate vigorous critic sm ning of '1961 through the UM
paredness and Space Comm t- tration defense policies, b tlwhen a missile radar ,n uc1
tees. The group is eaplori en. Power refused to folio system is completed. perhaps
public witness -in a series eared to be designed -I
from the begin
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d SAC chief. told tbenftOra wu . s~emwtawv, ??-_? -_- on airborne, alert ?auranis ww..-
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Gen. Power oral the en. loaves questions whichd of the greatest, miaaile,
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powerful military' force to pnElelrborne alert than the aam ~- J ~??>?? ??- ___~_
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have left alter au ab6R ing use of ,uv wviu ..??~?~?? -- -
whgt counts in deterrence,' 1 and that he would like fa the President had to take
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Johnson, RW16Y
that present plans for s
ture strengthof AC are in
adequate and that this county
of SAC would survive a futur
missile attack to permit it be a good deterrent force.
sty his recent New York speec
missiles could knock out SA
gwiets would have this for
heioe this country was pr
pared to meet t.
Committee Counsel Edw . Weisl pointedeut that Defe~p~
Power's calculation Was
realistic" -
Key to Deterrence
'That speech was submit
for clearance for correctn
pertinent of Defense, the St
Joint Chiefs Of Starf ana
.Ar Staff." Get:. Power
1'he sneech was cleared, he
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heas opposed "to the Unuuaa,
He agreed wih ? r '