- ·--- --- - -- • - ' __ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87 ·-•·-- _ EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT ROUTING SLIP DOE review completed __ ·- ------·---- -- - - -' INFO ACTION TO DATE INITIAL X X 1 DCI 2 DDCI 3 EXDIR b 4 0 ICS X 5 DOI X X 6 DOA --------t-----t---- ---- -----7 DOO X 8 DDS T 9 Chm NIC 10 GC l1 IG 12 Compt 13 0 0ll 14 D PAO X 15 VC NIC 16 17 18 1'19 NIO C Ir X C CPN D0 D OGI X X Px7 20 21 22 SUSPENSE l5 Oct 85 Dote To 15 Please have NIO CTN take lead in coordinating intelligence input to this exercise and provide response as appropriate with copy to ES Note this was received in ER this date as i a9vert ntlt sent to Specipe c urj_t_y_J e nt if•· Remork 5 v v• ----· J 3637 · JO-II sattory r Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4 l Utlfl Ull' 1un - ------ fA z i iS' n f - B5-3'13$ • Department of Energy Washington D C 20585 SEP 2 3 1985 Honorable William J Casey Director of Central Intelligence Washington D C 20505 Dear Mr Casey The Department of Energy DOE has discerned a need for a large-scale nuclear terrorism exercise and has scheduled such an event in the early part of fiscal year 1987 It is named Mighty Derringer Since we perceive the possibility that a nuclear terrorism incident will have international origins we request the participation of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA In this exercise we expect to simulate foreign locations The intent is to stage a broad-scoped exercise concerning international nuclear terrorism that emphasizes the command control communications and intelligence functions required in all phases of the operation Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI personnel will be playing the onsite leadership role for the domestic problem which they would perform in a real situation The Department of State DOS will provide leadership and guidance for the foreign problem Our response teams need the experience of working side by side in such a cooperative operation and we believe the benefits would be mutual Details regarding the scenario terrorists nuclear device and exercise location have not yet been formulated but our action officers met informally on July 25 1985 to define some objectives and a preliminary scenario We believe that these and related matters should be determined jointly by the FBI Department of Defense DOD DOS CIA DOE and Federal Emergency· Management Agency FEMA Although the location of the exercise has not been selected we envision that the major incident site will be in an urban environment and the exercise will last no longer than seven days The Interagency Group on Terrorism has under consideration a request to brief the National Security Council about the exercise and solicit their support in assuring participation by senior-level Administration officials including the designation of an exercise director You will be informed when this action has been completed · NATIONAL SECURITY l'NRJRMATION llnauttmnred disclosure subject to criminal and administrative sa tions Originally ciassified by Oectissity on W W Hoover DP-'ym• _____ 11 1 • OAD ----- -- -- ----1D J1e • hffl ll 0A1 r nw ·in MT AI · _ 'b' Sa_ nitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4 · I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4 L lffltlUtN I IAL Honorable William J Casey 2 We expect each agency to fund its own cost of participation will participate with us in this exercise I do hope you Sincerely G L William W Hoover t - Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs munn NTIAl Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4 _ w Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4 ¥1 rE ·LI ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT Optionol EXTENSION FROM Deputy Direc ior TO Officer designation room number and building FORWARDED I OFFICER'S INITIALS lff Q GT 1985 EO DDA z s JJ f 2 i -------- --- Executive Registry Id t2 5X1 L 5X1 DATE DATE REOWEO 1 I Serurity P M NO nrt-nha -r 1 OQ c COMMENTS Number eoch comment to show from whom to whom Draw a line acrass calumn after each comment 25X1 This memo to the DCI arrived out of nowhere in the Special Security Center Office of Security It is being forwarded to the Executive Registry to get it back in proper channels 25X1 j 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FORM 1-79 61 0 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS GPO 1983 0 - 411-632 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010 02 05 CIA-RDP87M00539R001001360022-4