https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/d93129750c6de495c02d38614044b81c.pdf daba7fc23468437699dd1cc638d8f5c2 PDF Text Text 2EMU Document disclosed under tbe Acces^to^orTr^kiiijkt pcumertf/diviugue en vertuTfeda Mtur faccSStTflf^rmation FM WSHDC MAR15/69 CONFD TO EXTER 94f? Xr- INFC LDN PARIS BONN 3RU HAGUE ROME DISARMDELGVA TT CANFORCEHED DE OTT CANDELNATO MOSCO DE LDN BAG 3GRAD WSAW PRGUE OSLO COPEN ATHNS ANKRA DE LDN LSBON DE OTT REF OURTELS 932 AND 933 MAR1 ABM DEPLOYMENT SINCE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENTS DECISION CONCERNING ABM DEPLOYMENT AT NOON YESTERDAY, SOME ADDITIONAL INFO HAS 3ECCME AVAILABLE THROUGH 3ACKGRCUND BRIEFINGS PROVIDED TO MEDIA BY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PACKARD AND OTHER OFFICIALS, 2. SENTINEL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE COMPRISED APR OX 15 LONG-RANGE SPARTAN SITES TO PROVIDE AREA DEFENCE,WITH POINT DEFENCE 3Y SPRINTS BEING PROVIDED ONLY FOR THE FIVE PERIMETER ACQUISITION RADARS IN NORTHERN USA.SPARTANS WERE TO 3E LOCATED NEAR MAJOR CITIES SO THAT THEY COULD BE SUPPLEMENTED 3Y SPRINTS IF At LATER STAGE IT SHOULD 3E DECIDED TO PROVIDE INCREASED PROTECTION FCR USA POPULATION. IT WAS THIS DEPLOYMENT PLAN THAT AROUSED PU3LIC OPPOSITION IN MAJOR URBAN COMPLEXES AND ADDED A GOOD DEAL OF FUEL TO THE MOUNTING CONTROVERSY OVER GENERAL QUESTION OF A3K DEPLOYMENT. THE NEW SAFEGUARD 3YSTEMCA5 PRESIDENT CALLED IT YESTERDAY)PROVIDES FOR MISSILES TO 3E DEPLOYED AWAY FROM ALL MAJOR CITIES EXCEPT WSHDC,WHICH IS TC 3E PROTECTED SCAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANCE AS COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE,COMPLETE DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS,COMPRISING SPARTANS,SPRINTS,PERIMETER ACQUISITION RADARS AND MISSILE SITE RADARS ARE TO 3E CONSTRUCTED AROUND TWO ...2 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 94? CONFD COMPLEXES IN NORTHERN USA WHICH REPORTEDLY HOUSE 3 0 P - 3 5 0 MINUTEMAN ICBMS. PRIORITY I S TO 3E GIVEN TO THESE TWO SYSTEMS, WHICH ARE TO 3E OPERATIONAL 3Y 1 9 7 3 , OR APROX 9 - 1 2 MONTHS LATER THAN SENTINEL. IT IS APPARENTLY INTENDED TC RUN FULL-SCALE SERIES OF TESTS AT THESE TWO SITES,WHICH ARE IN RELATIVELY UNPOPULATED AREAS, TO ELIMINATE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.IN ADDITION SITES ARE TO 3E SURVEYED AND ACQUIRED IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR AT 10 OTHER LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, WSHDC, FLORIDA-GEORGIA, MICHIGAN- CHIC, TEXAS, WASHINGTON STATE, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND TWO AIR FORCE BASES IN MISSOURI AND WYOMING RESPECTIVELY.ALL OF THESE SITES,INCLUDING WSHDC,ARE TO HAVE SPARTAN AND SPRINT COVERAGE, 3UT IS NOT/NCT CLEAR WHAT TIMETABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT WILL 3E. 3.ALTHOUGH OFFICIAL STATEMENTS HAVE PLACED GREAT EMPHASS ON CHANGE OF CONCEPT FROM PROTECTION OF POPULATION TO PROTECTION CF USA SECONDSTRIKE CAPA3ILITY, THERE MAY 3E A SIZEABLE ELEMENT OF WINDOW-DRESSING IN THIS, SINCE IT IS ALSC 3EING CLAIMED THAT AREA DEFENCE PROVIDED BY SAFEGUARD WOULD 3E APROX SAME AS THAT OF SENTINEL.LATTER ASPECT HAS ENABLED OFFICIAL SPOKESMEN, INCLUDING PRESIDENT, TO INVOKE AS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SAFEGUARD SYSTEM THE SOVIET DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTIONAL ORBITAL 3CM3ARDMENT SYSTEM, DEPRESSED PROJECTORY IC2M, AND MISSILE-FIRING SUBMARINE FLEET,TOGETHER WITH RISK OF CHINESE ATTACK AND ACCIDENTAL LAUNCH CF A FEW MISSILES 3Y USSR-NONE OF WHICH COULD 3E DESCRI3ED AS A THREAT TO USAS QUOTE ASSURED DESTRUCTION UNQUOTE CAPA3ILITY, IT MAY 3E THAT MCRE EFFECTIVE POINT . . . 3 000337 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information PAGE THREE 94? CONFD DEFENCE PROVIDED 3Y SAFEGUARD TOGETHER WITH OTHER CLAIMED ADVANTAGES SUCH AS RADAR SURVEILLANCE QUOTE A TOUT AZIMUT UNQUCTE,ARE ACCOUNTED FOR 3Y HIGHER PRICE CF DOLLARS 6.6 3ILLI0N. 4. THERE IS IN FACT SOME D0U3T WHETHER F0RESEEA3LE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCURACY AND POWER OF USSRS LAND-BASED ICBM FORCE, AND IN ITS A3ILITY TO COUNTER SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT, ARE LIKELY TO JEOPARDIZE USAS ABILITY TO A3S0R3 FULL WEIGHT OF A SOVIET ATTACK AND STILL INFLICT . UNACCEPTABLE DAMAGE IN RETALIATION,IT IS ADMITTEDLY TRUE THAT STRATEGIC ANALYSTS AT PLACES SUCH AS HARVARD AND MIT HAVE 3EEN CONCERNED THAT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS MIGHT IMPERIL STABLE DETERRENCE DURING 1970S BY GIVING ONE SIDE ABILITY TO LAUNCH A PREEMPTIVE STRIKE,3UT THERE IS AT LEAST ROOM FOR UNCERTAINTY THAT THIS RISK IS NOW SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THAT ABK DEFENCE OF USA MISSILE SITES IS WARRANTED.NOTWITHSTANDING PRESIDENTS REF TO CHANGES IN SITUATION SINCE DECISION TO DEPLOY SENTINEL WAS MADE IN 1967, IT IS ONLY TWO MONTHS SINCE CLIFFORD IN HIS ANNUAL DEFENCE POSTURE STUTEMENT SAID THAT,EVEN AGAINST A QUOTE GREATER THAN EXPECTED THREAT UNQUOTE,USA COULD MAINTAIN ITS ASSURED DESTRUCTION CAPABILITY IN 1970S WITHOUT NECESSARILY DEPLOYING ABMS.MOREOVER, DESPITE PRESIDENTS CLAIM THAT HE HAD REJECTED OPTION OF INCREASING USAS OFFENSIVE FORCES,CLIFFORDS STATEMENT CLEARLY OUTLINED PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE-WARHEAD MISSILES CN LAND AND ON SU3MARINES, TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF MORE EFFECTIVE WEAPONS ON 30M3ERS.PRESDENT GAVE ' NO/NO INDICATION YESTERDAY THAT HE INTENDED TO SUSPEND THESE PRO...4 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE FOUR 940 CONFD GRAMS.DECISION TO PROCEED WITH SAFEGUARD PROGRAM THUS CONVEYS, AT LEAST TO US, A CERTAIN IMPRESSION OF OVER-INSURANCE. 5.WHATEVER THE JUSTIFICATION FOR PRESIDENTS DECISION,SHIFT OF EMPHASIS TO DEFENCE OF USA IC3M SITES HAS GIVEN HIM A TACTICAL ADVANTAGE VIS A VIS HIS CRITICS. IT REQUIRED NC/NO GREAT SOPHISTICATION ON PART OF PU3LIC TO PERCEIVE DIFFICULTIES OF PROVIDING CITIES WITH FULLY EFFECTIVE DEFENCE EVEN AGAINST NUCLEAR-ARMED 30MBERS,MUCH LESS MISSILES.INADEQUACIES OF SENTINEL WERE THUS 03VIOUS.WHETHER ASK DEFENCE OF HARDENED MISSILE SITES I S OR WILL 3E NECESSARY, ON OTHER HAND, I S A COMPLEX MATTER OF ESOTERIC DE3ATE IN WHICH THE ADMIN HAS A VIRTUAL MCNOPLY ON ALL RELEVANT TECHNICAL DATA.MOREOVER, SINCE DECLARED PURPOSE OF SAFEGUARD SYSTEM IS OSTENSI- BLY DIFFERENT FROM SENTINEL,CRITICS WILL TO SOME EXTENT HAVE TO START ALL CVER AGAIN IN 3UILDING THEIR CASE AGAINST IT-AND THIS TIME THEY WILL NOT/NOT 3E REINFORCED 3Y PUBLIC ALARM A30UT DANGERS CF LOCATING A3MS NEAR UR3AN COMPLEXES. ON OTHER HAND,CRITICS MAY STILL DRAW A GOOD DEAL OF STRENGTH FROM RISING PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO EXCESSIVE BURDEN OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURES AND THE DANGERS OF ACCELERATING. THE ARMS RACE. 6.PU3LIC REACTION TO PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS SO FAR 3EEN MIXED. WSHDC POST, WHICH OPPOSED SENTINEL, TODAY PRAISED PRESIDENT FOR ADOPTING MORE RATIONAL COURSE REPRESENTED 3Y SAFEGUARD AND ALSO CALLED FOR EARLY ARMS LIMITATION TALKS WITH USSR. NY TIMES ON OTHER HAND WAS SHARPLY CRITICAL.REACTION IN CONGRESS HAS SO FAR 3EEN 000339 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information \ PAGE FIVE 940 CONFD SOMEWHAT MUTED.DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HAS EXPRESSED REGRET AT PRESIDENTS DECISION, AND HAS INDICATED, ALBEIT WITHOUT BITTERNESS,THAT IT WILL OPPOSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SAFEGUARD.PERHAPS MORE SIGNFICANTLY, SEN SCCTTCASST REPUBLICAN LEADER) HAS SAID HE WILL QUOTE RELUCTANTLY UNQUOTE SUPPORT SAFEGUARD,SEN MANSFIELD HAS INDICATED THAT, AS OF NOW, PRESIDENT COULD PR03A3LY GET A MAJORITY THOUGH HE ADDED THAT SITUATION WHICH WCULD PREVAIL WHEN APPROPRIATIONS HAD TO 3E VOTED TWO MONTHS HENCE CCULD NOT/NCT 3E PREDICTED. IF OPPONENTS IN CONGRESS SHOULD SUCCEED IN DENYING PRESIDENT FUNDS FOR SAFEGUARD SYSTEM, IT IS P0SSI3LE THAT USA POSITION IN STRATEGIC ARMS TALKS WITH USSR WOULD 3E UNDERMINED.THIS MAY IN FACT 3E THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT THAT PRESIDENT WILL 3RING TO 3EAR ON DCU3TERS. 000340 � 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 CDBM00197 Title A name given to the resource DC to External 940 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/15/1969 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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