CIA DENIES USE OF SMALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT PEARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000300020001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 28, 1972
• Content Type: NSPR

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WiLLIAMSBURG (UPI)- Much of the newspaper's The . CIA Spokesman -
A Central Intel (i~~em e Agency story swas based on an in- "unequivocally" denied that
spokesman denied Wednesday terview with Joe Maggio, who the agency trained for or
allegations that mini-nuclear said he was a former CIA engaged in an assassination
weapons were used in CIA -operative with the -Agency's operations.
training programs at Camp Covert Special Operations "The allegation about inini-
Peary near here or in any Division. Maggio has written a nuclear weapons in any CI;
other agency, training novel about the C'1.;, entitled training pro ,ram or use by the
program. , - "Company Man." In the book Agency is utterly untrue," the
The . CIA spokesman's he mentioned activities at a spokesman added.
comment came after a story "Camp Perry." He told the . The spokesman also said
published by the- Virginia newspaper the section on Maggio had been "fired for
Gazette, a weekly newspaper, "Carnp Perry" actually cause from a Central
here, about operations at referred to the "Camp Peary"' Intelligence Training
Camp Peary, a secrecy- in York County. . Program."
clouded Department of The Gazette - said its in- Maggio. 34, told the Gazette
Defense installation. The form-iian from Maggio he was fired from the CIA in
G;izette said the ha ;e is ae "indicates that the training 19b7 because: he was doing
ttially a . MA . tra nin:; camp me:aods and - fechnit;ues some free lance writing while
and has been for years. covered by the CIA at Camp employed by the agency. He
't ne Gazette said its report Peary include aaeass`rta`.lOn said his dismissal had nothing
,oi, based on about four N%ee'.Cs training4, df'molitnifi training?, to do with performance of his
of invr-;;17;at on by two staff parachute trainins;, courses in CIA duties.
members. The base was wiretapping and intelligence Maggio also told the Gazette
acrluired 21 ' ears ago by rte,' 9,0,her ir`, and e pc:rimi-ntS he was "never in a position of
Defense Department and with special weeny ns for use responsibility" with the CIA,
la"""led "an Armed Fnrce:s in the tiOtrl, including % hat but spent a total of six months
I:xlierin;i`ntal Training -.Mo,g7in labeled as 'mini- in training with the Agency at
t'tiaity" ha y;. nuclear bonus..'. Camp Peary.
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