4 15 24 10 20 AM Foreign Relations of the United States 1977–1980 Volume IV National Security Policy - Office of the Historian FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1977–1980 VOLUME IV NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY 52 Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter1 Washington March 3 1978 During preparation for your visit to the National Military Command Center NMCC on 28 January 1978 2 I examined available SIOP targeting options for non-Soviet Warsaw Pact NSWP countries I believe the information on the effects that ‘withholds’ could have on fatalities and on attack effectiveness in the NSWP may be of interest to you 3 paragraphs 21 lines not declassified Your visit to the NMCC set a most welcome precedent Continued practice exercises of the SIOP with your participation will prove valuable in refining that decision process Harold Brown 1 Source Carter Library National Security Affairs Brzezinski Material Brzezinski Office File Subject Chron File Box 86 Defense 1978 Top Secret Outside the System Carter initialed the memorandum ↩ 2 See footnote 2 Document 50 ↩ https history state gov historicaldocuments frus1977-80v04 d52 1 1