NCO ING American Embassy ROME --- ' - - ' - - e rhis doCUfi 'C' nt consists of 2 pages o l of l copy Series A SE C RET Clas 1 i r- i -- r o 1 502 Jnn 18 1963 0553 SECSTATE WASHIN 7l'ON ACTION f't1 rus ROME PRITV CIRCR 1250 J I Al J I I 17 2P ' Jp J- J 1 f 21 Sf JS P R I ORITY IO ·· 1 Jm FOR AltBASSAOOR ONLY - J IMIT DISl' RIBUTION s s Paris for Bohlen Finletter and L mnitzm- - 0r£11 flf b lb M r1 R t flt-Hf London for Bruce and Admiral Sm1 th You will receive separate instruction regarding use of followir' g background basis In view of sens t1vity this subject this tcleg should not be distributed within Embassy at this t i me and subject shculd not b discussed with local officials or press Certain speculative article have already appeared in press referring to Jupi ter moderni zat_ on Should further articles come to our attention or should official or press inquiries be ceivcd b Embassy you should advise Department by telegram terW that may be drawn upon on an uncl sifi d b sis specific authorizati on is reoeiv i s folio l l hen s desirable accelerate review of eXisting w p n GY t most advanoed weapons systems In Turk as alternativ to existing Jupit r mi il betters rve needs of allinnce Vulnerability surv v Pol is SU 1nc vent of sudden nucl ould h v very high prob bility of ok much higher than soft and stationery Jupiter Power Introduction ot modem PolariS weapon system and phasing out of obsoDw Jupiter Miasiles would oreate better military posture for NATO Mediterraean 1n accordance with Poliay of continuous introduction of more modem weapons into arsenal of alliance These lliaailes in addition being better protected are more aocurate q_ontrol a n d It 1a proposed that Polaria 8Ubmarinea in Med1teranean b asst ied force could be Wlder his operational control in peacetime Such assignment could be considered as an interim arrangement looking toward o n eventual NATO multilateral force with participation by those members or NATO DEC IFIED Authority ND fS9 2 1 D SBC REIJ PAQE TWO CONTROL 502 that wished do so Polar1e m1ss1lt s would be targeted by SACBUR• with I talian and 1'urk1eh participation among othors Pre ouss s _ons and timing wt 1le Polari s mise1les can be on station by April 1 introduction of Polaris uyEtem and phasing out ot obsolete Jupi tor mtanea is sul Jegt ot di flOJUJs1QDH nm be1ai lia1a a@arita1¥ with I t i lD and Turkishy vemment s D1scuso1 n also cover introduction of other ad'attidhdl iiiocl m weapons into Itul1an and Turkiah COJll Oft8ntS of NATO ln very near future No specificat or nature of quantity such other addi·ii onal weapons can be given Observations on obsol escence In 1957 open decision was made install J lpiter uw oo es along wftb l'hor were only strategic ballistic missiles Nll'l 'O bad ady f or operation With r£p1d advances in technology and aocele ted growth ot missile f orces they ha -c been superseded by more modem weapor s which are less vulnerable to attaok As early as April 1961 eventual obsoleacenae of Jupiter system was first c0Ul l€nted on in discussions between Turkish am United States officials In 1963 number of operational strategic balliftio missiles in al 11ance will nearly O o tble Notewo featuNs or Polaris a mobility which greatly reduces vulneri6Uley to enemy- attack b aol1d propellant which means that 16 missiles can be tired 1n 16 minutes fltom e m3 submarine whereas 11qu1d- fueled Jupiter requ1res cone1derable time lag betw Eln decision end f'ir1ng o accuracy 'ihich 1s mah greater than Jupitor ot Ita4r th apo1m with Ciba No co rment should be volunteered on raised owing observatioM are pertinent a Nb en and Tur Soviets 1n oourse of Cuban cr1a1a avtu ted equate Jupiter in Italy and Turkey With Soviet mieaUea in CUba we raa nded flatly and publicly that we absolutely refused accept any such ccmpar eon r deall cur PoSition was and remains Just that b obvious obJootive of thia replac t · ot obsolete Jupiter by DOdern Polar1s eysteme 1a to improve nucl u- d torrent torce of NATO 1n Mediterranean tih1ch ia quite opposite ot Soviet we ot removing its entil' nuclear E tr1k1ng force 1'1'0ID Cuba o United Ste tea 'ir9t raised question obsolescence April 1961 long before Cl Iba f5 Jldaall ilben est1on RQrtazt gf_ JJR1 are to be to Unt be tb t • - not yet a N 1n tb1a regard Intonation be1Dg pOUObed 18 0910 Jm l Se 8tat s ma- 1 be aaked whether JUJ itors they are phased out Response should ot 1ntcmt1ca ot the Governments ot Italy an fl'urkey on oha1'110ter18Uca of Jupiter and Polar1s SECRET DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 2 1 D