INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE MX DEPLOYMENT STUDIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000802060020-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 2007
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: November 16, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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16 November 1982
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE MX DEPLOYMENT STUDIES
For the latest studies of MX deployment options, the Air Force and DoD
elements drew heavily on departmental intelligence, but also called for
interagency and CIA assessments.
--In response to a request from the ACS, Intelligence, USAF, the
WSSIC prepared an assessment, "Some Technical Issues Bearing on MX
Survivability in the Closely Spaced Basing Mode," August 1982.
--OSWR prepared asessments on potential Soviet developments related
to MX. Among them a TRW report "Considerations in Formulating
Attacks Against MX Dense Pack," 1 July 1982 was prepared in
response to OSWR tasking; and a memorandum for Dr. Marvin C.
Atkins, Office of Under Secretary of Defense Research and
Engineering, subject "Lead Times for Detection of Soviet Response
to US CSB," 14 September 1982. In this memorandum OSWR attributed
to the Soviets less capability for development of "soft landers"
than in their latest assessments.
--The NIO/SP, supported by OSWR analysts, has worked closely with
NSC Staff personnel in developing the threat portion of the issue
paper for the NSC meeting on 18 November.
Finally, the material in national intelligence issuances, including
NIE 11-3/8-81, NIE 11-13-82, various WSSIC reports and CIA assessments have
contributed to the studies on MX deployments.
Since the President's decision, the NIO/SP has coordinated his Congressional
testimony with DIA and Air Force. In addition, he has attended meetings with
the NSC Staff (Stebazand DoD in attendance) in an effort to coordinate the
Administration's presentation of its case, especially regarding the need to
settle Dense Pack characteristics (i.e. silo hardness, crater radii, etc).
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