https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c13630392ee96552330ddf46b125e1ca.pdf 0f95323511428caf63b1becae01660be PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Infdrihation Act Document divulgue en vertuxle-fa Lpisliif I'acces a I'information FM WSHDC MAR 1 4 / 6 9 TO EXTER 932 PRIORITY INFO LDN PARIS BONN BRU HAGUE ROME DISARMDELGVA CANDELNATO MOSCO CANFORCEHED BAG BGRAD WSAW PRGUE DE LDN AIRMAIL OSLO COPEN ATHNS ANKRA LSBON AEK DEPLOYMENT FOLLOWING I S TEXT OF WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED BY WHITE HOUSE AT SOON TODAY,TEXT BEGINS: IMMEDLY AFTER ASSUMING OFFICE, I REQUESTED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO REVIEW PROGRAM INITIATED BY LAST ADMIN TO DEPLOY SENTINEL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. DEPT OF DEFENSE PRESENTED A FULL STATEMENT OF ALTERNATIVES AT THE LAST TWO MTGS OF THE NATL SECURITY COUNCIL.THESE ALTERNATIVES WERE REVIEWED THERE IN LIGHT OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF USA AND OE THEIR PROBABLE IMPACT ON EAST-WEST RELATIONS,WITH PARTICULAR REF TO THE PROSPECTS FOR STRATEGIC ARMS NEGOTIATIONS. AFTER CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THE ALTERNATIVES,I HAVE REACHED FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS! CPCONCEPT ON WHICH SENTINEL PROGRAM OF PREVIOUS ADMIN WAS BASED SHOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFIED,(2)SAFETY OF OUR COUNTRY REQUIRES THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED NOW WITH DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CF NEW SYSTEM IN A CAREFULLY PHASED PR0GRAM,(3)THIS PROGRAM WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY FROM POINT OF VIEW OF(A)TECHNlCAL DEVELOPMENTS,(B)THE THREAT,(C)DIPLO CONTEXT INCLUDING ANY TALKS CN ARMS LIMITATION. ... 2 000326 �\ Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 932 THE MODIFIED SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT ITS DEFENSIVE INTENT IS UNMISTAKABLE.IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED NOT/NOT ACCORDING TO SOME FIX ED {THEORETICAL SCHEDULE, BUT IN A MANNER CLEARLY RELATED TO OUR PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF THE THREAT.THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT COVERS TWO MISSILE SITESjTHE FIRST OF THESE WILL NOT/NOT BE COMPLETED BEFORE 1973,ANY FURTHER DELAY WOULD SET THIS DATE BACK BY AT LEAST TW0 ADDITIONAL YEARS.PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970 IS MINIMUM NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION. THIS MEASURED DEPLOYMENT I S DESIGNED TO FULFILL THREE OBJECTIVES? 1. PROTECTION OF OUR LAND-BASED RETALIATORY FORCES AGAINST A DIRECT ATTACK BY USSR; 2.DEFENSE OF AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAINST KIND OF NUCLEAR ATTACK WHICH COMMUNIST CHINA I S LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO MOUNT WITHIN THE DECADE. 3 . PROTECTION AGAINST POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTAL ATTACKS FROM ANY SOURCE, IN REVIEW LEADING UP TO THIS DECISION,WE CONSIDERED THREE POSSIBLE OPTIONS IN ADDITION TO THIS PROGRAMSA DEPLOYMENT WHICH WOULD ATTEMPT TO DEFEND USA CITIES AGAINST AN ATTACK BY USSR;A CONTINUATION OF SENTINEL PROGRAM APPROVED BY PREVIOUS ADMlN;AND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF DEPLOYMENT WHILE CONTINUING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. I REJECTED THESE OPTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: ALTHOUGH EVERY INSTINCT MOTIVATES ME TO PROVIDE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH COMPLETE PROTECTION AGAINST A MAJOR NUCLEAR ATTACK, IT I S NOT/NOT NOW WITHIN OUR POWER TO DO SO.THE HEAVIEST DEFENSE ... 3 000327 �' I Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE THREE 932 SYSTEM WE CONSIDERED, ONE DESIGNED TO PROTECT OUR MAJOR C I T I E S , STILL COULD NOT/NCT PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC LEVEL OF USA FATALITIES FROM A DELIBERATE ALL-OUT SOVIET ATTACK.AND IT MIGHT LOOK TO AN OPPONENT LIKE THE PRELUDE TO AN OFFENSIVE STRATEGY THREATENING THE SOVIET DETERRENT. THE SENTINEL SYSTEM APPRCMED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMIN PROVIDED MORE CAPABILITIES FOR DEFENSE QF CITIES THAN THE PROGRAM I AM RECOMMENDING, BUT IT DID NOT/NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST SOME THREATS TO OUR RETALIATORY FORCES WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED SUBSEQUENTLY 0ALSO,SENTINEL SYSTEM HAD DISADVANTAGE THAT IT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED AS FIRST STEP TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A HEAVY SYSTEM. GIVING UP ALL CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE DEFENSE POSES TOO MANY RXSKS.RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT/NOT SUPPLY THE ANSWER TO MANY TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT ONLY OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE CAN PROVIDE. THE USSR HAS ENGAGED IN A BUILD-UP OF ITS STRATEGIC FORCES LARGER THAN WAS ENVISAGED IN 1967 WHEN DECISION TO DEPLOY SENTINEL WAS MADEoFOLLOWING I S ILLUSTRATIVE OF RECENT SOVIET ACTIVITY: l.THE SOVIETS HAVE ALREADY DEPLOYED AN ABM SYSTEM WHICH PROTECTS TO SCKE DEGREE A WIDE AREA CENTERED AROUND MOSCO.WE WILL NOT/NOT HAVE A COMPARABLE CAPABILITY FOR OVER FOUR YEARS,WE BELIEVE USSR IS CONTINUING THEIR AEM DEVELOPMENT, DIR ECT ED EITHER TOWARD IMPROVING THIS INITIAL SYSTEM, OR MORE LIKELY,MAKING SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER SEC CND-GENERATION AEM COMPONENTS. 2 . USSR I S CONTINUING DEPLOYMENT OF VERY LARGE MISSILES WITH 1 000328 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE FOUR 932 WARHEADS CAPABLE OF DESTROYING OUR HARDENED MINUTEMAN FORCES. 3 . USSR HAS ALSO BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING SIZE OF THEIR SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE. 4.SOVIETS APPEAR TO BE DEVELOPING A SEMI-ORBITAL NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEM, IN ADDITION TO THESE DEVELOPMENTS,THE CHINESE THREAT AGAINST OUR POPULATION,AS WELL AS DANGER OF AN ACCIDENTAL ATTACK,CANNOT/NOT BE IGNORED. BY APPROVING THIS SYSTEM,IT I S POSSIBLE TO REDUCE USA FATALITIES TO A MINIMAL LEVEL IN EVENT OF A CHINESE NUCLEAR ATTACK IN 1 9 7 0 S , OR IN AN ACCIDENTAL ATTACK FROM ANY SOURCE.NO/NO PRESIDENT WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LIVES AND SECURITY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COULD FAIL TO PR WIDE THIS PROTECTION. GRAVEST RESPONSIBILITY WHICH I BEAR AS PRESIDENT OF USA I S FOR THE SECURITY OF THE NAT ION. OUR NUCLEAR FORCES DEFEND NOT/NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT OUR ALLIES AS WELL,THE IMPERATIVE THAT OUR NUCLEAR DETERRENT REMAIN SECURE BEYOND ANY POSSIBLE DOUBT REQUIRES THAT USA MUST TAKE STEPS NOW TO INSURE THAT OUR STRATEGIC RETALIATORY FORCES WILL NOT/NOT BECOME VULNERABLE TO A SCVIET ATTACK, MODERN TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES SEVERAL CHOICES IN SEEKING TO INSURE SURVIVAL OF OUR RETALIATORY FORCES,FIRST,WE COULD INCREASE NUMBER CF SEA-AND LAND-BASED MISSILES AND BCMBERS0I HAVE RULED OUT THIS COURSE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES ONLY MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT OF OUR DETERRENT, WHILE IT COULD EE MISINTERPRETED BY SOVIETS AS AN ATTEMPT TO THREATEN THEIR DETERRENT.IT WOULD THEREFORE STIMULATE AN ARMS RACE, 000329 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'informatio PAGE FIVE 932 A SECOND OPTION I S TO HARDEN FURTHER OUR 3ALLISTIC MISSILE FORCES BY PUTTING THEM IN MORE STRONGLY REINFORCED UNDERGROUND SILOS. BUT OUR STUDIES SHOW THAT HARDENING BY ITSELF I S NOT/NOT ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGAINST FORESEEABLE ADVANCES IN THE ACCURACY OF SOVIET OFFENSIVE FORCES. THE THIRD OPTION WAS TO BEGIN A MEASURED CONSTRUCTION ON AN ACTIVE DEFENSE OF OUR RETALIATORY FORCES. I HAVE CHOSEN THE THIRD OPTION. SYSTEM WILL USE COMPONENTS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED FOR SENTINEL SYSTEMo HOWEVER,DEPLOYMENT WILL BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE NEW CONCEPT. WE WILL PROVIDE FOR LOCAL DEFENSE OF SELECTED MINUTEMAN MISSILE SITES AND AN AREA DEFENSE DESIGNED TO PROTECT OUR 30MBER BASES AND OUR COMMAND AND CONTROL AUTHORITIES. IN ADDITION,THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A DEFENSE OF CONTINENTAL USA AGAINST AN ACCIDENTAL'ATTACK AND WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION AGAINST KIND OF ATTACK WHICH CHINESE COMMUNISTS MAY 3E CAPA3LE OF LAUNCHING THROUGHOUT 1 9 7 0 S . T H I S DEPLOYMENT WILL NOT/NOT REQUIRE US TO PLACE MISSILE AND RADAR SITES CLOSE TO OUR MAJOR C I T I E S . PRESIDENT ESTIMATE I S THAT THE TOTAL COST OF INSTALLING THIS SYSTEM WILL. BE DOLLARS 6 - 7 BILLION.HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE DELIBERATE PACE OF THE DEPLOYMENT,BUDGETARY REQUESTS FOR COMING YEAR CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS—BY ABOUT ONE HALF—THAN THOSE ASKED FOR BY PREVIOUS ADMIN FOR SENTINEL SYSTEM. IN MAKING THIS D E C I S I O N , ! HAVE BEEN MINDFUL OF MY PLEDGE TO MAKE «• • 6 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE SIX 932 EVERY EFFORT TO MOVE FROM AN ERA OF CONFRONTATION TO AN ERA OF NEGOfIATION,PROGRAM I AM RECOMMENDING I S BASED ON A CAREFUL ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPING SCVIET AND CHINESE THREATS, I HAVE DIRECTED PRESIDENTS FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD—A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE CITIZENS—TO MAKE A YEARLY ASSESSMENT OF THE THREAT WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT OUR REGULAR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT,EACH PHASE OF THE DEPLOYMENT WILL BE REVIEWED TO INSURE THAT WE ARE DOING AS MUCH AS NECESSARY 3UT NO/NO MORE THAN THAT REQUIRED BY THE THREAT EXISTING AT THAT TIME,MOREOVER,WE WILL TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE OF INFO GATHERED FROM INITIAL DEPLOYMENT IN DESIGNING LATER PHASES OF THE PROGRAM, SINCE OUR DEPLOYMENT I S TO BE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE THREAT, IT IS SUBJ TO MODIFICATION AS THE THREAT CHANGES,EITHER THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS OR THROUGH UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY USSR OR COMMUNIST CHINA. PROGRAM I S NOT/NCT PR GVX AT IV E.SOVIET RETALIATORY CAPABILITY I S HOT/NOT AFFECTED BY OUR DECISIONoCAPABILITY FOR SURPRISE ATTACK AGAINST OUR STRATEGIC FORCES I S REDUCED, IN OTHER WORDS, OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES AN INCENTIVE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SOVIET WEAPONS POLICY AND FOR AVOIDANCE OF SPIRAL ING USA AND SOVIET STRATEGIC ARMS BUDGETS, I HAVE TAKEN COGNIZANCE OF THE VIEW THAT BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION CF A USA BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE WOULD COMPLICATE AN AGREEMENT CN STRATEGIC ARMS WITH USSR. I DO NOT/NOT BELIEVE THAT EVIDENCE OF RECENT PAST BEARS OUT THIS CONTENTION. SOVIET INTEREST IN STRATEGIC TALKS WAS NOT/NOT DETERRED 000331 �i Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information PAGE SEVEN 9 3 2 BY DECISION OF PREVIOUS ADMIN TO DEPLOY SENTINEL ASM SYSTEM—IN FACT IT WAS FORMALLY ANNOUNCED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I BELIEVE THAT MODIFICATIONS WE HAVE MADE IN THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM WILL GIVE USSR EVEN LESS REASON TO VIEW OUR DEFENSE EFFORT AS AN OBSTACLE TO TALKS. MOREOVER, I WISH TO EMPHASIZE THAT IN ANY ARKS LIMITATION TALKS WITH USSR, USA WILL BE FULLY PREPARED TO DISCUSS LIMITATIONS ON DEFENSIVE AS WELL AS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS SYSTEMS. QUESTION OF AEM INVOLVES A COMPLEX COMBINATION OF MANY FACTORS: —NUMEROUS,HIGHLY TECHNICAL, CFTEN CONFLICTING JUDGMENTS} —THE COSTS; —RELATIONSHIP TO PROSPECTS FOR REACHING AN AGREEMENT ON LIMITING NUCLEAR ARMS; —MORAL IMPLICATIONS DEPLOYMENT OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM HAS FOR MANY AMERICANS; — IMPACT CF DECISION ON SECURITY CF USA IN THIS PERILOUS AGE OF NUCLEAR ARMS, I HAVE WEIGHED ALL THESE FACTORS. I AM DEEPLY SYMPATHETIC TO THE CONCERNS CF PRIVATE CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT WE DO CNLY THAT WHICH I S NECESSARY FOR NATL SECURITY.THIS I S WHY I AM RECCMMENDING A MINIMUM PROGRAM ESSENTIAL FOR OUR SECURITY, IT IS MY DUTY AS PRESIDENT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE DO NO/NO LESS 0 TEXT ENDS, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 CDBM00195 Title A name given to the resource DC to External 932 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/14/1969 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-c, file 27-11-7, "DEFENCE - CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS - ANTI - BALLISTIC MISSILES (ABM) = DEFENSE - ARMEMENTS DE TYPE CLASSIQUE ET NUCLEAIRE - ENGINS ANTIMISSILES (ABM)," vol. 10357, part 4, Library and Archives Canada, (LAC). 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