INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT - STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE

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CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5
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December 22, 2016
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January 11, 2010
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43
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July 23, 1984
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MEMO
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/11: CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5 3637 (1041) D/!CS Chm/NJC AO/DCI C/IPD/OIS ACTION Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/11: CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/11: CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/11: CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/11: CIA-RDP88B00443R001604200043-5 23 July 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR: National Intelligence Officer for USSR/EE FROM: Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT: Intelligence Assessment - Strategic Defense Initiative 1. The first two pages of this excellent roundup by OSWR suggests to me why the Soviets are pushing so hard on space talks. The range and intensity of the propaganda campaign against SDI laid out in pages 12 to 18 may be worth a sentence or two in your SNIE. William J. Casey Sanitized Copy Approved fo