NSSD 2/82

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• Publication Date: March 9, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
WuhingtonLQC20505
March 1982
HE.10RANDUM FOR: Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
SUBJECT: NSSD 2/82
I.- The DCI and I have reviewed NSSD 2/82 with the assistance of our
staff and elements of the Intelligence Community in order to structure a pro-
cedure and outline for the conduct of the study. The study outline you re-
quested is submitted as. an attachment to this memorandum.
2. We have concluded that we. cannot produce a quality study addressing
all the items contained in NSSD 2/82. on the desired schedule. Accordingly, we
have structured our response to deal with the problems sequentially, taking on
the most critical needs first. The critical need at this juncture is for a
review and identification of capabilities to detect and counter the foreign
intelligence threat to the United States, to translate those required capa-
bilities into meaningful resource levels, and to introduce the needed resources
into an orderly program for successive budget actions. Inasmuch as a pattern
already exists for this type of study and presentation, as in the "1985 Intel-
ligence Capabilities Study," we will undertake this effort as a first phase of
NSSD 2/82. This phase is planned for completion by 15 June 1982.
3. Other subjects identified for study in your Directive will be deferred
until completion of the capabilities examination. We will then undertake
additional studies as required to dispose of other valid issues which remain.
4. We will utilize the SIG-I as the principal steering group for the
studies. Under the SIG-I, the IG/CI will function as the working group for
study accomplishment. Individual departments and agencies participating in the
IG/CI will utilize their staffs to provide inputs to the studies as appropriate.
There probably will need to be some ad hoc membership augmentation of the IG/CI
to accomplish the full range of study requirements..
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B. R. 'IN1~tAN "~
Admiral., U.S. Navy
Attachments:
1. Study Outline for NSSD 2/82
2. Terms of'Reference
TS-820505
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STUDY OUTLINE
I. Scope the Threat
A. By Country
B. By Discipline
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II. Requirements for Response to the Threat
A. Overall U.S. Objectives
B. Detection, Collection, Investigation
C. Analysis and Assessment
D. . Countermeasure Implementation
III. Review of Resource Capabilities
A. Currently Existing
B. Programmed
C. Deficiencies
IV. Needed Improvements in Capabilities
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V_ Non-Resource Issues Which Impact on Needed Capabilities
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Attachment 2 to
TS-820505
TERMS OF REFERENCE
In a 16 February 1982 National Security Study Directive, the President
called for a comprehensive review of U.S. capabilities to detect, analyze, and
counter the foreign intelligence threat to the United States and U.S. interests.'
As a companion study to the "1985 Intelligence Capabilities Study" submitted in
October 1981, this effort also will focus on the 1935-1990 period. The study
will serve as a blueprint for incremental augmenting of currently programmed
intelligence and security capabilities as a guide for outyear funding. The
study will be prepared under the leadership of the DCI with interagency support
and participation for submission to the President. Issues requiring Presidential
decision will be formulated as a draft NSDD.
.The-study will scope the anticipated foreign intelligence threat to the
United States, make judgments over what portions of the threat must be dealt
with, and will include a statement of. objectives, identification of required
capabilities, and prioritization of resource needs over the period. Capa-
bilities to be identified and resources to be developed will include those in
the National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP) as well as. non-N FIP resources
which contribute to detecting and countering the totality of the foreign In-
telligence threat.
Given. the agreed scoping of the threat and judgments on portions to which
the U.S. must respond, the study will examine detection, collection and in-
vestigative capabilities, analysis and assessment capabilities, and the capa-
bilities to develop and implement a full range of countermeasures to the threat.
The study will examine the foregoing capabilities in at least ten areas of
threat-countermeasure endeavor. These areas are: the HUMINT threat, the
SIGINT threat, the Imagery threat, 'other technical threats, open source ac-
quisitions, operational security, computer security, industrial security,
personnel security, and physical security. Some of these examination areas may
be combined, and others may be added as' the study progresses.
Against these threat-countermeasure areas, we will identify and array all
applicable capabilities and attendant resource levels now existing, programmed
over the near-term, and those identified as deficiencies for which improvement
action is required over the 1985-1990 period.
The organization to conduct this study will be the SIG-I as the executive
steering committee and the IG/CI as the working group. Some augmentation*of
IG/CI membership will be required in order to involve all departments and agencies,
particularly those outside the Intelligence Community, who have responsibilities-
in these areas. It is intended that each participating department or agency
will draw from its own staff for development of inputs and position papers
needed as. contributions to the study. If additional or special staff require-
ments are needed, the SIG-I will provide guidance to the IG/CI.
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Distribution of TS-820509:
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1 - Asst.
to the President for National Security Affairs
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2 - Secre
tary of State (w/att)
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3 - Secre
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4 - Attor
ney General (w/att.)
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5 - Chair
man,. Joint Chiefs of Staff (w/att)
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6 - Direc
tor, FBI Cw/att)
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7 - Direc
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8 - Direc
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9 - Execu
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