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• Publication Date: January 10, 1982
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13iU.S. Officials Fear Unclassified
Scientific information May.-
Help Russian Military
By PHILIP M. BOFFEY =N?
High Pentagon and intelligence:`*
dais are urging that action be taker to
stem the flow of unclassified scientil c
communication that might be of'r4-
tary value to the Soviet Union.
Their Increasingly strong exhotm;
tions are causing concern among lead_.
i.ig scientists who consider an, unfelt=
tered exchange of ideas and informatli h
essential to the further progress of , ~dl-
ence and to American technological and
militarypower. ' ?~.,,:.
Frank C. Carlucci, Deputy Secretary
of Defense, recently warned the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement'of
Science that "the Soviets exploit scien-
tific exchanges as well as a variety, of
other means in a highly orchestrated.
centrally directed effort aimed at gat -
ering the technical information required
to enhance their military posture.
In a letter published in last weeks
issue of the association's journal, -Scl-
ence, he voiced concern over the disclo-
sure of sensitive information through
exchanges of scholars and students;
joint conferences, publication of articles
in the open scientific journals and the
Government's own depositories of`teela.
ica1 data.
Failure to Provide Data . ? `' ~"
Mr. Carlucci said the exchange of 4:
formation under bilateral agreement
was often "one-sided, " with the Sc i
Union acquiring information from..the.
United States but falling to provide do4
requested in return. - -?
He also said the Russians were,"=i9,
using" an exchange program for young
scholars. He said the United States was,
sending young students, mostly in-the
humanities, while the Soviet Union was
sending senior technical people, sofa
from military Institutions.... ...,.
NEW YORK TIMES
10 JAI'ILTARY 1982
Mr. Carlucci said Soviet exchange
scientists were often involved in applied{
military research. As an exampie,,he.
cited the case of a Soviet scientist.whoi
studied "the technology of reel-air.asl
plosives" at a leading American univee 1
sity in 1976-77, under the tutelage oi.a;
professor who consulted on such devices
fortheNavy.
He said the Russian also ordered j
numerous documents pertaining to fuel
air explosives from the National Teecnni-
cal Information Service, an unclassified
technical depository operated by they
Commerce Department. Then, Mr. Car-
lucci said, "he returned to his work f
the U.S.S.R. developing fuel air'ekplo.
. siveweapons."- y." x"
Pentagon Is 'Alarmed'
Mr. Carlucci offered no su gestl
on what should be done, and his offise
said he did not wish to amplify his letter
In the letter, he said that the De
Department "views with alarm". sueb
"blatant and persistent attempts" to '
phon away militarily useful information
and believes it is "possible to inhibit this
flow without infringing upon legitima ,
scientific discourse."
Adm. Bobby R. Inman, Deputy Direc.
tor of Central Intelligence, went a'steo
further in a speech to the science associ-
ation's annual meeting In Washinigton
lastweek. ? ?~
He suggested that a voluntary system
V ii nouTet me matter I WE.
He said that Mr. Carlucci's "Iet;er'fa
Bused mainly on half a dozen bad casatf 1
including some exchanges that were Tu.
continued because they were so one=
sided" and that "he barely touched
the problems of-the open literature and
international conferences." ; -.
Frank Press, president of the Na-'
tional Academy of Sciences and former!
science adviser to President Carter,
said that official exchange prog:srns'f
were of mutual benefit, not one-sided,
and that individual scholarly exchargesj
few scientists. "The big leakage Is itrti*.
trade journals and the open literature
and" we're -not going to stop that, '? heea
said. "It's the price we pay for a free
~,
s Marvin L. Goldberger, .
president 61'1
the California Institute of Technolog l
said he would "go slowly" on restricting
the exchange of knowledge or ideair.V-J
He said such restrictions simply drive;
the best scientists away from.doing im- }
portant research.
might be needed in which rational ser
curity agencies could have some voice,
in reviewing research proposals bef
funds were provided and in examining
research results before they were pub&
lished. He expressed particular concern
over "computer hardware and soft-
ware, other electronic gear and tech-4
niques, lasers, crop projections, :gt-d~
manufacturing procedures."
Admiral Inman later said in atel -
phone interview he was expressing al
personal opinion, and not the agency's'
views. He said he was not concerned,
about any areas of basic research, the
kind of research that academic scie~
tists are most Involved in, but be vas,
concerned about some fields of applied
research and technology.
Pressure for Curbs ? t ., l
Government officials have Iotig
sought to curb the export of devic
technical plans that can quickly be ail-
plied to military or industrial purposes.
In recent years, the Government
also sought to stem the flow of sensit
scientific information and ideas. Under)
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