Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 0 2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitiz ed Copy Ap praved for CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 xti WITH WRET ATTACHMENT mTEHous MEMORANDUM FOR THE SYSTEM II 90475 THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 25x1 THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE SUBJECT Revise- 1 Secu The President has I Decision Directive on supersedes NSDD-32 and porting stur FOR THE PRESIDENT ATTACHMENT NSDD- 2 3 8 cc Director of CIA WITH REMOVAL 0 EC RET ATTACHMENT Declassify on OADR Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 attached Nati Security Stri 25X1 THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF THE DIRECTOR ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY THE DIRECTOR OFFICE OF MANA llamas DER T90230 86 Copy of M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 ET SYSTEM II HITE HOUS 90475 NATIONAL SECURITV DIRECTIVE NUMBER 2 BAS IC NAT Significant progress has been made during the past six years in strengthening the position of the United States in world affairs The constancy of purpose we have demonstrated in defending U S global interests and pursuing our policy objectives has strengthened global security Yet important changes have evolved in international affairs that must be considered as we further develop our strategy of peace for the future U This directive supersedes kg documents as the primary source 0 g tegy It shall serve as the st policy and strategy effect is being re document Suppleme conformance with this 3tives will he Ie TS Broad Purposes of U S The primary object glty policy is to protect the integrity 0 our democratic institutions and promote a peaceful global environment in which they can thrive The national security policy of the United States shall serve the following broad purposes To preserve the political identity framework and institutions of the United States as embodied in the Declaration of Indepe -- To protect the Unity- citizenry milita military param -- To foster th in particular nation's industr and by ensuring a Declassify on OADR DE COPIES ER T90230 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01MOO147R000100130003-0 ms SECRET IUP SECRET -- To foster an inteu vital interests strengthening and alliance wherever possi of law economic throughout the wor Grand Strategy The grand strategy 0 tates is to avoid nuclear war while preventing a single hostile power or coalition of powers from dominating the Eurasian landemass or other strategic regions from which threats to U S interests might arise The success of this strategy is dependent on the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent dynamic alliances and a Western-oriented world economy It is also dependent on the U S ability to wage successfully a competition for influence among less develoe countries influence events beyond ability to project milit interests The strenga the convergence of i of nations as a who imately the of U S ounded upon community individual desires and ideals therefore remain the na 1 threatening the independence of others commerce and economic This grand strateg integration of a set of - egies - em lwaw w objectives including political diplomatic military informational economic intelligence and arms control components These strategies are necessarily shaped by our values and our vision of the future the national and international policy objectives we have set for ourselves by dynamic trends in the global economy and the military balance and by the demands of our geographical position Such strategies must also take into accou he capabil intentions of those hostile countries en to undermine the achievement of U S Threats to U S Nae The primary th years ahead will conti Soviet Union and Soviet 5 national in the 5be posed by forces of the citation of_ instabilities - TOP SECRET 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01MOO147R000100130003-0 1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 lUl OEUHEI TOP SECRET The geopolitical object' dissolution of Wester erosion of China's strategic position a faces potential mi entire spectrum of ie sources in widely separated parts es a cbncerted effort by the Soviet Un diminish U S influence through diplo ommercial activity and subversion The most severe th 0 the the offensive and defensive nuclear capability of the Soviet Union While the probability of a nuclear war appears low and can be influenced by the overall conduct of our relations the ongoing Soviet attempt to achieve nuclear superiority over the U S threatens to undermine the credibility of our nuclear deterrent which provides the basis for Western security policy The Soviet Union seeks nuclear superiority for the broad political purpose of deterr' the U S reatening the use of nuclear weapons in def to increase the effectiveness of its ntages and to increase the probab in relative terms if nuclear wa 1 modernization of th growth of Soviet the ability of the If and stable military ba tion capabilitie 9 challenge ts allies to an adequate The Soviet Union consequences of initiat the United States or it a Soviet client arising m region stacks against U S personnel and cilities is more likely than a war involving U S and Soviet forces in direct combat In a conflict with a Soviet client however the risk of direct confrontation with the Soviet Union remains S The Gorbachev leadership is more vigorous and dynamic than its predecessors since the late Brezhnev period The potential now exists for ma 3- foreign policies inimical continue to try politic efforts of Western gov 1 in those areas of a are detrimental to seek to capitaliz 9 portend lesser resi' 5 friction with the Unite -curitya -s of the oresent a -at incl -at to U S hostile TOP SECRET TOP SECRH ER TSOZBO 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 surrogates will continuf to national security Thi i Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 TOP- SECRET 1UP StUth SIGINT against U S tel systems and the ille U S technology Th penetrate our most political integri buildup S information sensitive pt to ermine our litary advantage of new opportg governments weak polit economies and local conflicts wi m - ities for Soviet expansion in many parts of the developing world Economic uncertainty terrorism the trafficking of illicit drugs the dangers of nuclear proliferation reticence on the part of a number of Western countries and the assertiveness of Soviet foreign policy all threaten Western interests S One of the most challenging issues confronting the United States and its allies is th dedicated eff the Soviet Union and others to subver emocratic and interests by whatever means West threatened by direct anm Soviet Union and its governments They subversion supporg domination of loca propaganda and agents ods S Instability is no always harmful to U S also shape the evoluti Soviets share mutual i pig as and ambitious Third World states and use arms transfers and direct and indirect military support as through which such states can upset regional military balances and threaten U S and other allied interests While the possibility of nuclear confrontation or a major conventional conflict between the U S and the Soviet Union cannot be ruled out the continuing and prolonged challenge at this lower end of the spectrum of potential conflict including regional instability and i-nized terror' by radical states and hostile coalit constitutes the most 1i ears ahead S theless the The underlying the Soviet Union is our contrasting peace Our way of the individual depeni within which freedom a Yet the greatest threai world order can thrive ich the TOP SECRET TOP SECRET T530230 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01MOO147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Rel x 1 I TOP SECRET 4 CD 389 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003State controls the dest Wr' concept 4m depends to a significant ex gerated representation of 5 seeks to justify both the sub he expansion self-defense C The Soviet system but the stable political enviro Few value systems are as irreconC ther has the support of a great and growing center of military power capable of threatening our national survival While we will seek and experience periods of cooperation with Soviet leadership there will be no change in the fundamentally competitive nature of our relationship unless and until a change occurs in the nature of the Soviet system C Global Objectives In support of our threats we face the States shall be gui strategy I se to the - a United ives To deter milit the U S its al the spectrum of co deterrence fail -lies against other impor tries across - To strengthen the by strengthening relations with other nations orming and supporting coalitions of states friendly to U S interests by promoting democracy and by a full range of diplomatic political economic and information efforts out the world To contain and reverse the expansion of Soviet control and military presence throughout the world and to increase the costs to the Soviet Un'yn and other ies that support proxy terrorist an- 'bversive - To neutralize the influence throu- economic press disinformatio- en he links betwee bviet Union and its client - the Third Wor isolate the radical regimes 5m the Soviets utual interests TOP SECRET TOP SECRET ER TS0230 86 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved forTOP SECRET the brunt of i ourage long-ta alizing and shortcomings nationalist tend countries To reduce over th term our weapons and uncle 7 conventional force - -verifiab1e arms control agreements and inSisting on compliance with such agreements and in particular by pursuing technologies for strategic defense To limit Soviet military capabilities by strengthening the U S military by using both strategy and technology to force the Soviets to redirect assets for defensive rather than offensive purposes and by preventing the flow of militarily significan echnologie- urces to the Soviet Union and g axis of affairs nce collection ities so as to provide maximum 7 ion in peacet' continuing information in tim crisis and - To identify count reduce elligence threat to U S nat interest - To discourage the er proli era ion 0 nuc ear biological and chemical weapons - To ensure U S access to foreign markets and to ensure the U S and its allies and friends access to foreign energy and mineral resources To ensure U S access and investment the growth ird World - To encourage and st programs that pro of humane socia - To promote a with minimal currencies and 7 managing and reso - To combat threats and institutions illicit drugs 3 Zonomic system 4 nt stable rules for to trade and agreed and re governments W cop 65 11 5232 1% TOP SELRH ERTSOZ3O86 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA- RDP01M00147R000100130003- 0 TOP SECRET IUIJ Requirements for Milita The United Sta organized manned across the entire sp strategy global object 5 require that we defend I North America as possible In coalit to maintain in peacetim naval and air forces 1 and other deployments in the Westw Ocean The overall size and composition of the armed forces must be planned accordingly C are or land The challenge we face is dynamic and complex Overall there remains a significant imbalance of forces which would favor the Soviet Union in several important contingencies In addition Third World states are increasingly armed with modern and sophisticated military esuipment S S and uture risks cial heritage orces in a's national Comprehensive and i allied military capabil' to our national secur militates against 0 peacetime this im' areas C The full range of appropriately balanced and mixed within active U S must have specialized forces for nuclear deterrence and anti-terrorism and must also have general purpose forces both capable of sustaining high intensity conflict and trained and equipped for lesser contingencies and special operations C U 3 military forces must also be supported by plans and doctrine which provide for employment While the po remain an element in our forces will not be vie to conventional forc deployment to deter expanding the sco- should deterrence exploit U S technol spectrum of conflict and robust reserve forc 8 must mai ective ained and mp SECRET I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 TOP 53cm lUl DLJHU commensurate with their ma Guard and other capab security establish - enhance its capabi key industrial reso available warning in Strategic Forces Deterrence of nucl 'rnerstone of U S national security and that of its allies Maintaining that deterrence requires that Soviet war planners be assured that any direct conventional attack or an attack involving the use of nuclear weapons would result in an outcome unfavorable to the Soviet Union In strengthening deterrence U S strategic forces must be effective survivable and enduring Such forces must be able to respond flexibly against an array of targets under a variety of possible contin encies S The U S will retai strategic Triad of land and submarine launcheo this Triad should of all three precl surprise attack an Hr could similarly unde iversified nned bombers ng and stre iterrence st now al 0 provide he risk of In addition to mai in the near term the future options for ensu nuclear attack over the term a way that allows us both to negate destabi izing growt Soviet offensive forces and to channel longstanding Soviet propensities for defenses toward more stabilizing and mutually beneficial ends The Strategic Defense Initiative is specifically aimed toward these goals Research through the Strategic Defense Initiative will investigate the possibility of making deterrence stronger and more stable by reducing the role of ballistic missiles and placing greate reliance on ses which threaten no one C - The United States deterrent by completii Program which incly accordance with i be modified by new the second 50 Peacekefp complemented by related of government and civil concepts will be develo defensive forces to meei century TS Econcerning the siles This he continuity es and nsive and the next TOP SECRET an OE ER $0230 86 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDPO1M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 M00147R000100130003-0 TOP SECRET a General Purpose Fo General purpo policy in peacetim -- U S interests concerm of other friendly natio rapidly from peace to employed to achieve our early war termination upport 0 'ing aggression commitment by ssis ing the forces d by providi in wartime rces would be secure is favoraig and allies preferably without the general purpose forces must ho be prepareo prolonged conflict and the use of nuclear weapons if required S The U S shall maintain a global posture and shall strive to increase its influence worldwide through the maintenance and improvement of forward deployed forces and rapidly deployable U S based forces together with periodic exercises security assistance and special Operations U S general purpose forces must provide the flexibilit to deal quic discriminately with low-l conflict U S military involvemen he U S debarkation tional mprove its abili lieter chemical attack through the of binary che anitions C protection and suppo The United States Resource Prioritie In order to reduce execute wartime strateg a balanced force development program This program must complement our diplomatic economic and security assistance strategies and should be guided by periodic net assessments of U S and Soviet nuclear and conventional capabilities We must consider the capabilities for which there would be immediate high-level and sustained demand in the event of general war capabilities which cannot be provided by allies and which cannot be mobilized or produced within a short pe of time consider our own capability for technologi our most significant mi_ ffect the military balance in 8 At the same time we must tal needs of readiness sustain dernization and a xpansion The relative prioritr four pillars the same in all mission areas TOP SECRET ER T9023o 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 TOP SECRET 10 modernization pf strategic command has the highest 0 To preserve a cre establish and mai _m readiness and sustainaI 0 sur mth mmaintenance of a robust logistics infrastructure - We must ensure that compensation unit integrity and quality leadership are all maintained at a level sufficiently high to recruit and retain our most capable service men and women In this regard we must emphasize individual and unit training in the active forces and early -ploying re rough specific training progra nd major - In achieving cropriat 1e inability preferenti ion sha eeting inventorf -s for - ns and other advance' h eapons systems 7 multiply force effe particularly critical early days of con 13 t nd help alle effects of To support the U rapid reinforceme a strategic airlift ft an- and sustain our forces abroad ent and adequate to transport Force structure expansion of U S maritime air and ground forces shall be prioritized in accordance with the national military strategy This strategy recognizes that we must continue to build and modernize national forces sufficient to retain maritime sup riority U S military syste -ss Soviet defenses or requ' Soviet resources attractive inv- provided the warrant the In keeping with burpose forces modernization sha unities created by the applicatio Particular attent TOP SECRET ER Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08102 CIA-RDPO1M00147R000100130003-0 TOP SECRET the potential for enhanced combat technologies targeting ca brilliant strike range an Tactical ground an for modernization advantages to offs in ignificantly systems which bility of co forces will -ain and mai wficient priority -ualitative uperiority Special attention be giv ed development and acq 151 1on of capa 1 1t1es wh1ch enhance the effectiveness of joint or combined operations -- Special operations forces shall be expanded and forces specifically designed for counter-terrorism shall give priority to near term readiness deployability and command control communications and intelligence improvements S Priorities and Objective Peacetim- U S grand stra undamen strategy Its success depends 5 st and is based on shared interests pment of these nterests he industrial threats and We not only tilateral our base of is built upon politi democracies a common the continued importancq seek to strengthen our alliance relationships s support abroad influenf pace and direction of political democratic and nationalist movements where possible in the struggle against totalitarian regimes and will seek the cooperation of allies and others in providing material support to such movements We will also pursue broader cooperation among all governments in the fight against terrorism and the international trafficking of illicit drugs C conomic streng -- hird World ional bila 9 In peacetime the ac objectives will be basedm strategies which promot- regional stability ud financial stability olitical 1 rand economic disputes growth democratic regional is built upon the princ hat econom' is_one of the free world's greatest hs It i i 1y for our standard of living but or our ation and A bEL ig xu TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 TOP SECRET 12 mutual defense The creativity expressed a to foster an enviro domestic economic interference in ma through internationa - elimination of barrier also must encourage co the transfer to Soviet technologies that are nsuring i -tion and by 3 ade and inve lows The U S i preventing In peacetime1tary attack against the U S and its forces allies and friends to contain and reverse the expansion of Soviet influence worldwide to isolate radical regimes hostile to U S interests and promote regional stability and the capabilities of allies and friends for self-defense In drawing upon the cooperation of allies and others to support and protect our mutual interests the growth of Soviet power projection capabilities and indigenous regional threats require stronger a more effect ective defense arrangements between the and its --will continue to consider the status 4 se arra 'itary planning concerning the size ion an U S forces C Western Hemi The defense of No security concern In this tinue to build on interest the strategic air include developme both ballistic mi air breathing threats must reverse the success of the Soviet bloc in developing Nicaragua into a hostile base on the American mainland In El Salvador we will support the government's effort to defeat an insurgency which poses the threat of another Soviet client state The U S must also continue to promote the Caribbean Basin Initiative and the trend towards democracy throughout the Caribbean and Latin - cooperation from Me to establish effe and to reduce th own well being U S must further deveil American count' territorial defeni acquire as necessi support and oper- would support 'rica We and otheg and to our drugs The r pacts and abilities of Ca their mutual ion for rights which 5 or war S GEL a TOP SECRET TOP ER T90230 86 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA- 0 TOP SECRET 0L JHCI Western Europe and The security of United States ense of the dispensable maintain its nforcement and increase uld specifically de Europe eferentially commitment to While encouraging their contribution encourage those Al to allocate their to capabilities wh -area and European missions iance framework to achieve 1mprovements 1n the modernization of 5 nuclear chemical and conventional deterrent including the further development of innovative operational concepts The U S will also seek additional bilateral arrangements for host nation support and facilities access which enhance the effectiveness of both U S and allied forces In addition to supporting the achievement of approved force goals wf hin NATO we 11 promote as priorities the resolu I -1 modernization of th- full integration 0 East Asia In the Far Eas I peacetime objectiv i 'es and other friends in the reg iet Union and its allies from ex i Most important to relationship with military capabilit 5 economic status We will seek a Japan more capable of sharing U S military and naval burdens in the region as well as contributing on its own to regional defense and deterrence We will continue to develop our relationship with China in ways which maintain China as a counterweight to the Soviet Union enhance the durability of Sine-U S ties and further lay the foundation for closer cooperation in the future as appropriate The U S ithdrawal of Vietnamese forces Indochina Within the United i'ntain sufficient U S Peninsula to d- the U S wil development an 5 that will reduce of potential inst and further devel- logistical infras forward deploymen political a manner exploitation ue to maintain other icient Basin S TOP SECRET TOP SECRET ER 190230 p 56 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in_ Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 TOP SECRET IUIJ btbl t' l4 The primary U gion is to prevent the So ates from extending their i a manner that would threat U S interests in objective in peac egional states to contrib their own defense To deter direct Soviet involvement we will continue to improve U S global capabilities to deploy and sustain military forces in the region The U S must enhance its support for the development of balanced and self contained friendly regional forces especially in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and will increase peacetime planning with friendly states for wartime contingencies including host nation pport prepo oning and combat roles for indigenous actively oppose rad region support mo and subversion advantage over The United a Western access commerce in the naval presence in presence to the ex political constrai in the states 1 aggression tain IST sources and ma Gulf We wil 1velop a land es nd local Africa U S peacetime objectives in Africa in concert with our allies are to preempt and defeat foreign aggression subversion and terrorism sponsored by Libya or other forces hostile to U S interests to secure the withdrawal of Soviet and proxy forces from the continent to ensure U S and allied acce to oil and resources to prevent the Soviets advantage to support acceleratem - policies so as to promote st- of market forces and red stabilization maintaining iendly countries that and we will seek to create - to weaken the ties between the '1 governments S TOP SECRET I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-O TOP SECRET Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA- 0 IUF UL Ll TOP SECRET 15 Foreign and Securic A sistance Resources for information program security strategy In meeting U S assistance is a cost-e own force structure SQ op indigenous forces for local and operability between U S and other forces and promote the broader objectives of our coalition strategy Where local forces play a key role in the success of our regional or coalition strategy or can significantly reduce our own military requirements resources for security assistance may share the same importance as those resources devoted to U S forces U S security assistance objectives should be structured to give priority to the requirements of countries w'th whom we are 'oined in formal mutual security agreements o-called fa tates which confront direct threats - ts clients and access states whic of U S forces We must also tates where a prudent investme sion or other broader reg Economic assist - conomic growth in Third World c iented policies that will increase polii programs will also enhaf development of democrat The U S foreign and seCurity a undergo periodic review to identify emerging requirements and priorities In addition we will work with non-governmental and commercial enterprises and with other friends and allies to develop creative and flexible alternatives to direct U S funding C Priorities and Objectives Deterrence can be makes the assessment other adversary so contingency as t_ Deterrence depends and on evidence of a If deterrence fails aggression to control achieved if - posture or any i ng conflict uclear and conv capabilities 5 interests have the ca to counter TS TOP SECRET TOP SECRH ER 390230 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA- 0 iUr UL Li TOP SECRET In a conflict not States will rely prim their own interests made only when 0th commitment is appro established our poli- military capabilities a are committed the Unit of the conflict avoid ensure that U 5 object Planning for such confL that nuclear weapons wil rotect Such 11 is clear a ilable If bat forces the scope on and ssible sumption not be used TS In a conflict involving the Soviet Union U S wartime planning must consider the likelihood that any U S -Soviet conflict would expand beyond one theater It may be in the interest of the United States to limit the scope of any U S -Soviet conflict especially one originating outside Europe if war termination can be effected to U S advantage U S forces must however vulnerabilities and deny a strategy of a single steps necessary to pre_ and if necessary fronts or areas whe Counter-offensivesi robust military capav interests at the point first place TS affect owever a subst' necessary to ch they are i 4d in the Given the magnitudf of he Sovi hreat we m plan to focus our military e_ i_ concern first undertaking lesser operations elsew ere This sequential concept shall be a basic feature of our force applications policy Within this context and recognizing that the political and military situations at the time of war will bear heavily on strategic decisions the following priorities apply for wartime planning the highest priority is North America Hawaii Alaska friendly nations in the Caribbean and Central America and the int connecting the Panama Canal followed by NATO the LOCs reto The next priority includes 'es access to the oil in Southwes gselves and protection for the L0 defense of other nations 1 National mili th the Soviet Union must be more tha ommander's war plans It is particul i developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff functional TOP SECRET TOP SECRET ER T90230 86 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 I 1 - Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release -0 1 TOP SECRET with the Soviet Uni Such plans must al capabilities which Combatant Commanders command control and co and perception manageme lift inter-theater coo employment of strategic ple dealing 3 tions syste tional deception ic -ir and sea itions or Chemical weapons wi oe maintaineo as a oeterrent we will not plan for their use unless they are used against us While plans should not assume automatic authority for the use of nuclear weapons we will not hesitate to meet our obligations to our allies by any means at our di3posal Deterrence of global nuclear conflict or should deterrence fail prosecution of such conflict will continue to rely on nuclear retaliatory forces employed in accordance with TS In prosecuting a glo efforts will be directed- objectives United Sta capability to place 8' the Soviet homeland require seizure of to provide incentivefv for favorable post-conf conventional attacks on Soviet ballistic missil intended to deny the So sanctuaries and to dete iontrol inning will be based on the assumpt U S i undertake operations in neutral territory without prior consent of the neutral state but that Soviet forces will not be so constrained TS ate leverage so include es including uld be rom _ett1ement 5t nuclear jarines ithe abil i In global war with the Soviet Union our overall objectives are to limit damage to the United States and its allies control the scope and intensity of the conflict and favorabl United States and its allies This re- objectives of our enem' and political indepengi conflict with a globri ng from the i-le to the United States and long - - an the Soviet Union is reduced a -pects for lasti enhanced In implementing thes I ves we will porosecute the war as far forward and 5 se as possib sources of greatest threat The f i'ng regiona ves apply TS TOP SECRET 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDPO1M00147R000100130003-0 TOP SECRET 18 Western Hemisphere While the defens Alaska and the U S priority 5 secure the region as 500 LS assets The U S must de os ihe most direct threat to the secu neutralize Soviet and other Basin and control the LOCs i Panama Canal the South th Pacific At the same time prosecute the military and po 1 ical dimen31ons conflict to facilitate to the extent possible a postwar environment in which Soviet client states would no longer poSe a threat to U S and allied interests in the region TS Western Europe and NATO Primary U S wartime objectives in NATO are to protect or restore the territorial integrity of W- ern Europe defeat in a forward defens 1 chemical or The U S and its maintain contro communication long as the strategy is depe - mobilization of th a forward positionin nfo cement from the United States es the U S will seek where po ast European support for or pa aggression against NATO We engage neutral states and other friends and allies in the pursuit of our objectives for this region TS The success 0 early warnino East Asia Primary U S wartime ob control of the Pacifi those to the Indian our global strategui defense of U S 'ectives in East Asia are to maintain ines of co the forward fulfill security commitu obtaining allied suppo c 1 seek to preclude a So on to redeploy es for use against NATO provide for its ow aerial protection islands by activ defense The Peop assume a military i particular nse includi istance of M les from the home cipation in regional urged to ground TOP SECRET 1 1380230 86 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 M00147R000100130003-0 Declassified in P-art Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA- RDPO1M00147R000100130003- 0 IUP TOP SECRET 19 air and naval forQ the USS n territories and discour ages a6 on by 0 tes in the region The Korea ed to defend itself agains Korean perate as feasible in i forces within U S support TS to neutralize Sa l 1r and naval of potentiai 'nishing direct Near East Southwes The primary U S objec to maintain access to oil while denying such access to the Soviets by preventing the subversion of friendly states and by securing where necessary oil fields transshipment points and essential SLOCs The U S will preserve the independence of Israel and engage other friendly regional states Western allies and other extra-regional states in the execution of our strategy TS Africa The primary U S to neutralize Sov - Libyan--forces and adjacent allies the region's mineraw while denying thei 0 protect acce - 3 key facilisg LOCs Supplemental Guidance Warfighting strate oncerning the potential employment of U S forces will continue to be developed through operational plans which are prepared by Combatant Commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the President TS Further deVelopment of oolicy and strate-y in both regional and functional arr emphasize the need for coordination tov verall policy objectives and maintai supporting strategies C TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 08 02 CIA-RDP01M00147R000100130003-0 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu