DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2571 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1979, FOR PROCUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT, MISSILES, NAVAL VESSELS, TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, TORPEDOES, AND OTHER WEAPONS, AND RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL STRENGTH FOR EACH ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT AND OF THE SELECTED RESERVE OF EACH RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS, AND TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVIL DEFENSE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 9-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Theater Nuclear Forces Strategic Programs APRIL 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20; MAY 8, 1978 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services 27-766 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1978 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 CONTENTS Perry, Dr. William J., Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineer- ing, and Gen. Alton D. Slay, Commander, Air Force Systems Command_ McGiffert, Hon. David E., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Interna- tional Security Affairs, Peter H. Haas, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Defense Nuclear Agency, and Maj. Bruce A. Wallace, USAF, Soviet Force Development Specialist, Defense Intelligence Wallace, Maj. Bruce, USAF, Soviet Force Development Specialist, DIA__ Palermo, Brig. Gen. Frank J., Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense APRIL 20, 1978 STRATEGIC BOMBER FORCE Cranston, Hon. Alan, a U.S. Senator from the State of California.. Page 6800 6803 MAY 8, 1978 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS Perry, Hon. William J., Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 6881 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1978 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Washington, D.C. STRATEGIC FORCE MANAGEMENT The subcommittee met at 9 a.m. in room 212, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Thomas J. McIntyre, chairman, presiding. Present: Senators McIntyre and Bartlett. Also present: Larry K. Smith, professional staff member; Rhett B. Dawson, counsel; John T. Ticer, chief clerk; E. George Reidel, professional staff member; and Betty Mayo, clerical assistant; Richard Asplund, assistant to Senator Culver; Susan Pitts, assistant to Senator Cranston; Ron Lehman, assistant to Senator Bartlett; and David M. Fitzgerald, assistant to Senator Garn. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, CHAIRMAN Senator MCINTYRE. This morning we will begin a series of hearings on strategic and theater nuclear weapons development requested in the fiscal year 1979 defense authorization bill. Today we will examine R. & D. programs designed to enable us to employ—that is, manage our strategic forces before, during, and after a nuclear attack. Before we begin, let me make some preliminary observations. First, the subject of this hearing is, I believe, relatively unexplored. Although there has been intense public and governmental interest in revisions to our national strategic targeting policy since 1973, most of these discussions have focused on how many and what kinds of weapons would be required to implement these new targeting policies. There has been virtually no public discussion of what kind of equipment is required to manage those weapons according to the new policy. For example, although there has been a growing interest in the problem of ICBM vulnerability, an issue that this subcommittee has monitored over the years, there has been little attention given to the survivability of the support systems required to employ these weapons during and after a nuclear attack. (6397) |