https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/e6a8d6cbf1fb6c62a57032c2c8745807.pdf dcdebca3c775dbc908ead9ec78fc9751 PDF Text Text CSC / J S ^ JUL "6 l2o9PH'j^ REFERRED TO ....jP/^/7... FM NATOPARIS JUL4/62 SECRET FiLE_... «?./.<?_£:./ TO EXTERNAL 1577 PRIORITY ' " """" ' INFO LDN EMBPARIS ROME BRU BONN WASHDC BAG LISBON OSLO COPEN ANKARA FM LDN BAG ATHENS FM PARIS CONTROL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS PERMISSIVE LINKS USA PERMREP IN COUNCIL THIS MORNING MADE A STATEMENT ON QUOTE PERMISSIVE LINKS UNQUOTE*WE HAVE OBTAINED A COPY OF THIS STATEMENT WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS:BEGINS: 1,1 WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OCCASION TO INFORM COUNCIL OF PROGRESS IN A TECHNICAL EFFORT WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL BE A USEFUL AID IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF NATO COMMAND AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. AFTER TECHNICAL STUDIES WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS,PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF QUOTE PERMISSIVE LINKS UNQUOTE HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED,ON A SUFFICIENT BASIS TO PERMIT THEIR INSTALLATION IN USA NUCLEAR WARHEADS DISPERSED TO NATO COMMANDS FOR BOTH USA AND NON USA NATO FORCES,WE ARE INFORMED THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE SUBMIT A REQUEST TO CONGRESS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THIS PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT PROGRAM. 2,AS YOU MAY KNOW,PERMISSIVE LINKS ARE DEVICES,MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC,WHICH WHEN INCORPORATED IN A NUCLEAR WEAPON REQUIRE ACTIVATION BY USE OF A PRESET CODE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE NUCLEAR WEAPON TO BE ARMED,IF A PERMISSIVE LINK IS INSTALLED IN A WEAPON,PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF THE WEAPON DOES NOT RPT NOT NECESSARILY MEAN RAPID ABILITY TO USE IT,UNLESS THE POSSESSOR ALSO HAS THE CODE.CODE MAY BE HELD AT WHATEVER HQ LEVEL IS DESIRED,TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STATE OF AVAILABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TO THE STATE OF TENSION AND THE STATE OF ALERT ALLIANCE WISHES. 3.TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED IS,OF COURSE,HIGHLY COMPLEX AND I WILL NOT RPT NOT VENTURE BEYOND MY DEPTH IN TRYING TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE DEVICES WOULD OPERATE.IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING,HOWEVER,THAT OUR PREMISE HAS BEEN THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE READINESS AND OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY 000368 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW04453 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04453 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO Cooperation Regarding Nuclear Weapons And Missile Bases (IRBM)," RG24-B-1, vol 21469, file CSC 2108:1, part 5, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en