ASAT TREATY VERIFICATION IMPROVEMENT REVIEW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00171R000200020010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 14, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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~ MAR 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Brigadier General Shields
Director of the Staff
National Reconnaissance Office
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DCI Representative to
SCC ASAT Treaty Working Group
SUBJECT: :ASAT Treaty Verification Improvement Review
1. The Intelligence Community has been tasked by the SCC to examiie
new systems and procedures for improved monitoring of an ASAT arms cont-o' NRO
treaty (see attached terms of reference). I would appreciate it if you
would support the subject activity (as indicated in the attachment) by
reviewing potential capabilities for the collection of 25X1
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with the interagency working group in evaluating the resulting improvem-:~n-
in treaty monitoring capability.
2. Your review may include but need not be limited to:
(1) A summary of the status, results, and conclusions from NRO
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ongoing study and research activities for
(2) A review of plans and prospects for follow-on studies
and research activity and an estimate of when an
implementation decision might be made.
(3) An assessment of the nominal performance that can be
expected from a collection system. NRO 25X1
(4) A preliminary assessment of the cost of acquiring this
capability, the technical risks, and date of first
operational capability.
Attachments:
As Stated
NRO review(s) completed.
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