ate 02-13-20 19 il _ SSA·G·c · _ ·· · · _ · s'F s s ET · • · ' ro· · _ 1£r - s EC RE - · ·· · · DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE' · - · · · ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' PR IOR I TY • ' FR M' TO · · · OSD WASH DC ti I u '' _ ' ' ' I i't 1 ·• '' ' · ''' 00 ° o f · · ·IPS CRIIRby_ 3 k _ · · -1 · ba - f 1 7 · · · · ·· · · - ·_· · I · -· · Jmoiz SEP 62 ·_ ·- •· Tn i_s· -M ss'' ge in Two Parts m J' H s R GENERAL EATON • NR -· STAT£ DEPT DE LASSl IcinoN J d _ ri cHMAAG' imM ANY · · ' · ' ·_ ·_ ' • Part Io _· ·-·ts l Foi°iow ing required p s1ti-on paper is prov ided in · _ draft-for·c_le-arance and any add_itiona1 da ta feasib_le in anQ · · t-icipation of question ver y l ikeiy to be raised by MOD Strauss · · w ith •Se r etary_Gi1pa·ti -ic this week · 11 Ava1 Jab ility_of nucl·ear - ·· warheads held_ by US f_or FRG o · - · _· • · _· ·_ · Anticipat -d sfrauss que tiori 10D Sttaus·s may · ··· -repe·at-_ h is· question·as ' to the numbers types and lo·cat-ions · · · - of wa heads the us· has· i its custody_ for the FRG' He is·no t so• · · ·much interes ad in spec if res as to actual location but as to _ · ··_ -their availability in Europe nor-as to their ·real numbers · · but·as to the approximate quant·_i_ti_es or percentages ava iJ b_le _-· w i -rn Rec e ded US re ·ponse You 11 - ecal l th t on ·_ 5 May 1962 at Athens ·Greec Mr McNamara pointe out· see ··· · tab s ·-Gilpatric politico -military pa·pers top-page·Z tha·_t 11 -_•• _• W·e·have stored in Western Eur·ope_-tbday 5 _000 nuclear warheads _·tac·tical n clear warheads - It is certain_ly our intention - _·_ ·· · subject to the desires of the ·al 1 iance- - to ke·ep-them there in•the · · · future • 11 _11 The number of nu·c l ear· capab 1e de l ivery_ weapons e i t_her delivered or alrea·dy ordered for deliv ery to the FRG ·represent- · · a· Jarge percentage of the tota_l for a 1 1 European NATO countrie·s -· z1s required in the agreed NATO goals · rn most circumstances ·it ·is expected that the division of exist'ing nuclear device·s __ _ wouJ d be in pt·oportion to he de1_Lv er-y weapo11s _avaj iable · 11 How-eve·r r ather than mark each· nuclear devtce_ for each ·s_pe·c if ic ·mis i Je--o-r_ a_i rcraf t effec t i ve ut i i i za ti on w i i-i ca TT_ for · · _emp 1oyment in re I at ion· to the· threat · I ri th is respect th __ fore es of the· FRG in most circumstances wou Jd have warhead - -· requir_emehts' in teiat ion to -their· percentage' ·of_ th total _I · · · c e·l 'Jvery weapons ava Hable in Europe a d would rec-e ive at· t -_ 1east a ·like proportion of _the related n·uc lear c Ievi ces avail- ·· able - -11 · · · ' ·-·- · · ··2J DA IN 262967 - I _· · ·- - REPRODUCTION ' · · ' · - _•' · ·· Docrd 510 564 _ DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNfCATIONS·OFFICE tS SAGE · ·rl - - - · • · 1_ l ___ · __ NR · • ' ' · MGCH 8-551 Part I I It is assumed that ·certa in general l_nformati_on -v fi·th reference to warhea_ds in US custody for· the FRG may a 1ready · have been given to the FRG • If tr is assump-tion- correct- reques_t substance of what might be inent idne9 to MOD_ Strauss In order to b more forthcomi•ng should matter be raised as now ·expected _· Request ·respbnse' _b__ursday 13 · ·· · · · ---- --· · Se _____ p t ember ·--·--···-··••'•· NOTEi ReceJved without classlfic tion-code I · ACT' -ON OSD DA i N ·262967 ADD ED DI ST SDLO REPRODUCTION Nriv# 36170 I 20110843NAR043 NAR RECNO 44153 SEQCOR 198465 3 7 2019 FOISG Burr William German nuclear issue NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE 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 Read related article The U S Nuclear Presence in Western Europe 1954-1962 Part II 2020-09-17