Date

Mar 29, 1979

Description

During what NIO John Despres characterized as a “tedious” meeting of the NSC’s Policy Review Committee, CIA Deputy Director Frank Carlucci discussed the downside of publicizing the Pakistani nuclear program. The general discussion suggested that publicity could be “damaging to broader U.S. relations and interests” with Carlucci noting the “current mood and possible adverse response of anti-US political forces in the Arab, Muslim, and non-aligned movements.” In that context, Deputy Secretary of State Cristopher “set aside” Smith’s proposal because of its possibly destabilizing implications for U.S. policy in the Muslim world.

Source

CIA MDR release

Document published in following posting(s):

Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Posed “Acute Dilemma” for U.S. Policy

Aug 30, 2021