DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1971 HEARINGS BEFORE A Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Chairman, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 44-979-O WASHINGTON: 1970 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio JOHN J. ROONEY, New York EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois NEAL SMITH, Iowa ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID PRYOR, Arkansas DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin WILLIAM GERALD BOLING SAMUEL W. CROSBY GEORGE E. EVANS ROBERT B. FOSTER GERARD J. CHOUINARD PAUL V. FARMER DANIEL V. GUN SHOWS FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES R. JONAS, North Carolina JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1971 MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1970. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION WITNESSES DR. JOHN S. FOSTER, JR., DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CAPT. THOMAS B. BRITTAIN, JR., U.S. NAVY, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR Mr. MAHON. This morning we will begin our hearing on the "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation" appropriations of the Department of Defense. Dr. Foster, we are pleased to have you before us again. You have been before us on many occasions in the past years, and this year, as a matter of fact. You have a most interesting statement to present and we look forward to hearing it. RED CHINESE SPACE SATELLITE Mr. MAHON. Before you begin reading your prepared statement, I think it would be interesting to talk for a moment about the recent orbiting of a space satellite by the Red Chinese. Could you give us some comments on that? Dr. FOSTER. Certainly, Mr. Chairman. I would be pleased to do that. Mr. MAHON. Can you do that for the printed record? Dr. FOSTER. Yes, sir; I will be pleased to do that. Would you like a few brief comments at this time? Mr. MAHON. Yes. Mr. MINSHALL. Will all you say now be unclassified? Mr. MAHON. If you say anything that is classified, you may take it off the record. Dr. FOSTER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you know, the Chinese launched a satellite at 8:40 in the morning, our time, on Friday, Mr. SIKES. Was its launching picked up? Dr. FOSTER. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Dr. FOSTER. In reading the Chinese announcement, I came to the conclusion that it really did indicate rather strongly, when combined with our own information, the Chinese commitment to a large space program and that it is not simply an attempt to make a show by launching a single object into space. I think it is the beginning, much more likely, of a continuing rather large, intense space program. Mr. MAHON. Why would the Chinese want to engage in a large space program unless it were related to military efforts? (1) |