UNCLASSIFIE 0 ST· c c United States Department of State Washington D C 20520 October 6 1986 RELEASED IN FULL SECRET TO S NP - Mr Kennedy S S-0 - Mr Collins A oc·- Mr Ribera Mr Holmes PM ISP - Mr Beers INR GI - Mr Sutton OES IN - Mr McGoldrici PM SNP I i I I I I FROM S CT - Parker w Borg SUBJECT Exercise MIGHTY DERRINGER Exercise MIGHTY DERRINGER is an NSC-sponsored interagency field training exercise involving-a nuclear terrorist incident in a combined u s and overseas scenario The exercise is scheduled to be conducted between December 3-12 1986 at the Department of Energy Nevada Test Site simulated overseas location Indianapolis Indiana and here in Washington In order to start the exercise in a realistic manner and provide sepior level involvement the members of the Terrorist Incident Working Group TIWG are expected to meet and provide initial guidance Additionally th Department led Emergency Support Team will deploy to the Nevada T·e·st Site for the ·early phase of the exercise It is desired that th De·par-tment provide a Ta k Force area to be utilized by the exercise control staff Your support for State participation in this exercise is also requested My staff will work with yours to assure coordinatea·and mutually beneficial participation for the Department S CT points of contact for the exercise are Rich Porter or Pat Daly at 77796 SECRET DECL - OADR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY WILLIAM J GEHRQN DATE CASE ID 29 NOV 2005 200502206 UNCLASSIFIED