-- _____ _- ---··-- I ·· TSP SECRET • THE JOINT CHIEFS· OF rAFF WASHINGTON D C 20 1 MEMORANPUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF Subj ct Exercise IVORY ITEM- r i · Attached are copies of two briefings I have reviewed on our missile warning systems and-execution of the ·single Integrated Operati nal Plan under differing conditions • 2 I do not feel it necessary for you to receive these briefings but you may desire to look through_ them at your·· convenience · t· j i I -· 'i eclassified uthority 25723 By anda liJeimer Date 2-2'1-2017 Attachments - Briefing on Missile Warni g Systems B Briefing on SIOP Execution Considerations CG DSD Duncan JS n 135-77 _ 1 1j dJ o c· Vf l 10 I l r • f'•' -''Y tJ1r - • l t i • 1 d -Fn D DECLASSi IC n i -'i'1 19 8• 7 n- • 1•£ 1 1 l J ' l -l 41lh - R 3 - ---- A e ffCTED DA fA OR ESTRICTED_ DATA · FORME TOP SECRET NW# 25723 oocid 3_109964 ·Re rrad0 ECLA when s- orrr · c noN f sme mlesu re--S-EP- 2 8-· - M --- --- ufuori D -· I 7Z3s-rl i I J -1-·· -·· - - --· i · -····· • · - 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l ' - · ii t tJ l ·- - •• i • HEADER THIS BRIEFING WILL REVIEW THE SIOP OPTIOi S AVAILABLE FOR EXECUTION UNPER D_IFFERii G COi DITIOi S IT IS DESIG Eff AS A FOLLOW ON TO THE PRESENTATION ON OUR TACTICAL WARNING SYSTEMS · YOU SAW SOME OF THE·SLiDES THAT WILL BE USED TODAY AT THE BLAIR HOUSE tN JA UARY I HAVE SELECTED SEVERAL OF · HESE TO REVIEW CERTf I - KEY POI1 TS HOPEFULLY TH - BRIEFI_1 GWILL STIMULATE DISCUSSION -A D A SWER A Y QUESTIO S YOU MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF THE ·IVORY ITEM EXERCISES THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATio IS TOP £tCReT • • • t I NW# 25723 l OP SECRET VJORKING PAPER ·---- -----------·oocid 31099648 29 JUN 77 - • SIOP EXECUTION NATIONAL LEVEL -fflt-DURING THE LA$T IVORY ITEM EXERCISE THERE WERE QUESTIONS RAISED AS TO WHO WOULD BE·AVAILABLE FOR CONSUL_ TATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY WAY OF REViE L THESE ARE THE RESPONS IBILITIES ASSOCIATED 'WITH s1op· EXECUTION HERE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL PAUSE · t· · · I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT THESE SAME PROCEDURES • WI Ll BE ACCOMPLISHED WHETHER THE ·······• ··- ·· ····· ····• ·• ··• ·• ··• IN A MOUNTING CRISIS SITUATIONJ ALL SENIOR PRINCI- PALS AND STAFFS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EXAMINE AWIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS TOP SECRET 2 urontnHc o nl h OfHJ R a ru L NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 29 JUN 77 r ' ' · · 'i f ·· ····· ·········•··· ············· ······ 5x5 JS ' · · • ····· WITH OUR FORCES FULLY GENERATED TO ALER BOTHTHE I _· · · · · 1- IN ·A NON-TIME- CONSTRAINED MPUN_J'ING CRISIS SiTU ATi°bN SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE AVJ 'iLABLE FOR GENERAf 10N oF ouR FoRi Es THE sEl fr DI I l fl t BE DISCUSSED LATER IN HE f · · BRIEFING- RETURNING TO THE JJAY-TO-DAY ALERT SITUATION I WILL NOW DISCUSS I · '1 I r 29 JUN 77 t l OP Sr Gt -i ' · ----------- -·--· · w· -' -t ---•·--··•· • FOR REVIEWJ HERE ARE f E- 25x5 JS _ SIR DUE TO THE LIMITED PRC· THREAT AGAINST THE U S - AT THE PRESENT TIME-AND IN THE INTEREST OF BREVITY I PLAN TO ·ONLY ADDRESS r I 4 · • TOP SECRET· 29 JUN 77 ·--- ---·· - __- iNW# 25723 oocid 31099648 _ - · -- DEcL ASSIFIED I Authority u ______Jj ____ 72 0 f' - -1 L •· · ' E025x5 Js-·-··--·····--·- -·--- - - - - r J I-N THE NEXT SERIES OF CHARTS I WI LL REV EW THE THREE · RESPONSES • - 29 JUN 77 -----····-------- INW# 25723 oocid 31099648 - - l ufuo D -1 t 72 0 t ' J r _ · - -· i 1 - t ·Eo2 sxs···· ys·· ---··--······· I' 5-A 29· JUN 17 TOP SECRET MnmrH-H PAPER f r · •• a --- _______ - ·•·· ---· -··•··• -··---· -- ···-··· ----· - - -·-------- - NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 --• • i I - IV - _ • • · L- t_ • j' I I _ I CT3 THIS IS A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF ALTERNATIVE ONE IT IS I Eot5x5-· 1s-- - ··-·· ··- -I r - - 6 29 JUN 77 TOP SECRET H HF r ne a DER lhlHh u 1 Hr 1 iNW# 25723 oocid 31099648 ---- --DicWsIFIE» 7 1A u t h o r i t y • THIS CHART SHOWS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEAPONS EXECUTED IN ALTERNATIVE ONE · THE SMALLER NUMBER IN PARENTHESES IS THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS ON DAILY ALERT THIS IS THE SMALLEST OF THE THREE ECOMMENDED RESPONSES IT MINIMIZES USSR ECONOMIC DAMAGE AND FATALiTIES NEGOT - ATION MAY BE POSSIBLE SINCE THE USSR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IS NOT ATTACKED · TWO MAJOR DISADVANTAGES EXIST - --•·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·• ·· · · ······························•• ······· ·········· ·········· ·········· ·········· -······· fo25x5 JS I 7 TOP SECRET VOHKING PAPER NW# 25723 Docid 31099648 _ 29 JUN 77 E'o s·xs··-- 1s·············••· ······························ ···························· ····················· ····· ····•• 8 TOP SECRET WURK NS PAPER NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 29 JUN 77 TS AS SHOWN ALTERNATIVE TWO I E0'2 XSJS -· ••------1 NO WITHHOLDS f 29 JUN 77 --1 r-- wiEn- - NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 I AuWority --- ·_ t l · t r - l' 'o I' - il P· · C · · t _ · 1 r t il_ L HERE ARE THE WEAPONS IN THE FORMAT PREVIOUSLY SHOWN · 1 _ I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PAR H N R oi CIATED WITH THE OPTIONAL WITH_ 1 s' ARE IN THIS ALTERNATIVE --········· _ -----·· · · · · · · · · · · l · - · JS 29 JUN 77 ---- - - - ·-- - DEC · ·LA SlFIE l ·-·7 ' NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 I -- - - i Authority i' f -- Two Excised Pages -c - 1 l t' f·- 1' F- ------------------- t tn vLvhL- 1 ME ALTERNATIVE THREE WEAPONS · r 29 JUN 77 NW# 25723 Docid 31099648 i 1 i · ' ·- • 1 • • ' - · • _ i i ·• _ I r E O 2-5-KS JS E025x6····Js· ····························· ·································································· ··············· ················ 14 Uf 0-2 JM J - Hl NW# 25723 Docid 31099648 29 JUN 77 -- --- _ II •• iI REMOVAL OF THESE TWO KEY ELEMENTS COULD RESULT IN A · DELAYED EXECUTION· ORDER • j l j I r i I Eo2 sxs--··Js ·· ··································································································· '• THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD_ 'APPEAR TO BE SELECTlON ' OF THE SINGLE MOST_ APPROPRIATE RESPONSE AFTER THE BEST POSSIBLE ASSESSMENT OF THE ENEMY ATTACK 14 CONT' ·-TOP SECR T u n ·p a• - ' nrR - Ui hfr h l1f iJd NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 o 2 JUN 77 I I I r E025x5 JS ·························· ·· - - - NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 ·····•···· • -••···· - - SINCE· I 'HAVE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED THE r1AJOR ATTACK OPTIONS WITH YOU -FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BRIEFING I WILL FOCUS ON-THE SELECTED ATTACK OPTIONS WHICH WOULD l BE AVAILABLE IN A MOUNTING CRISIS SITUATION IN WHICH TIME HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR FORCE G NERATION A SITUATION IN WHICH TIME PERMITS DELIBERATION ON POSSIBLE COURSES -• F ACTI ON · r SUCH A DISCUSSION° WOULD HOPEFULLY BEGIN EARLY IN'THE CRISIS AND MIGHT EVEN LEAD TO A SELECTION OF · POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATIONAL COMMAND AUTHORITY · THESE RECOMMENDATIONS COULD BE UPDATED AS THE SITUATION ·_ PROGRESSED 16 29 JUN 77 TOP SECRET VJnu· Pt frjf onn ur R INW# 25723 oocid 31099648 allk'i a ll·eu I L Ir- DECCAiSlFiED -- 1_ m ri ----- ·1 - THIS CHART SHOWS THE FIVE SELECTED ATTACK OPTIONSJ THEIR ASSOCIATED OBJECTIVES· AND THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS ASSIGNED WHEN THE OPTION IS FULLY GENERATED ONLY THE FIRST THREE SAOs WILL BE ADDRESSED TODAY TS _ 29 JUN 77 NW# 25723 oocid 31099648 r 1ur t t • • - - - r - -· C-i- --- • t - ·· '• LI 0 • THESE ARE THE WEAPONS AND DECISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SAOl I' 21 TOP-SECRET 77 · 29 JUN uconvn lf' Of l't-R jij 1U U U · 1 h 1 4 INW# 25723 oocid 31099648 rAutho I - 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