WEAPON AND SPACE SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING 10 APRIL 1984 ROOM 2A266, THE PENTAGON

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• Document Release Date: November 4, 2009
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• Publication Date: April 10, 1984
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WEAPON AND SPACE SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
WSSIC M-009/84
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$pK MINUTES ur MEETING
'o OK April 1984
$10 Room 2A266, The Pentagon
Members In Attendance:
Lt. Col. Thomas R. Comi
Dr. David F. Gates
Lt. Col. John A. Leonardo
Mr. David Nickels
Mr. James W. Rawers
Lt. Col. Randall V. Gressang
Others:
Mr. Bill Deary
Chairman
Army
Navy
Air Force
CIA
NSA
State/INR
DOE
OSAF
Executive Secretary
C/SSS
C/BMSS
ICS
Member/SSS
State/INR
1. Critical Technologies Required by the IC, 1985-1995
of the IC Staff presented the draft results of
the Critical Technologies Panel to determine critical technol-
ogies required by the Intelligence Community through 1995.
2. Collection Against Foreign Satellites*
briefed the Committee on trends
in Soviet use of high altitude satellites and implications for
US Intelligence efforts to analyze them. A set of collection
requirements were proposed for review by the WSSIC and
forwarded to the DCI. The Committee asked the SSS to provide
additional background and justification to these requirements.
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3. MNS Alternatives Study
BMSS formed to consider alternatives to the MNS collection
program. The panel responded to four specific questions posed
by the Director INR to the DDCI. The panel's draft included
several NSA reserves. The NSA member of the WSSIC presented a
new draft at the meeting to take into consideration their
concerns. This draft was reviewed and, with further changes,
approved by the WSSIC. The approved saner will he sent to the
presented the results of a special panel of the
C/SIGINT for their review.
ecutive Secretary
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