Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States


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Attachment 3 A. Résumés of Commission Members The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman Mr. Rumsfeld is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gilead Sciences, Inc. Previously he served in a variety of government posts, including: Naval Aviator (1954-57), Member of Congress (1963-69), U.S. Ambassador to NATO (1972-74), White House Chief of Staff (1974-75), Secretary of Defense (1975-77) and Presidential Envoy to the Middle East (1983-84). He also served as Chairman of the Rand Corporation (1981-86; 1995-96) and as Chairman and CEO of G. D. Searle & Co. (1977-85) and of General Instrument Corporation (1990-93). He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Dr. Barry M. Blechman Dr. Blechman is the president and founder of DFI International (in 1984) and chairman and co-founder of the Henry L. Stimson Center beginning in 1989. He served as Assistant Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1977-80). He was previously affiliated with the U.S. Army (1964-66), the Center for Naval Analyses (1966-71) and Brookings Institution (1971-77). He also was affiliated with the Carnegie Endowment (1980-82) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (1982-84). He is the author of Force Without War and The Politics of National Security, among others. Dr. Blechman has a Ph.D. in international relations. General Lee Butler, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) General Butler served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command and Strategic Air Command (1992-94) and as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-91). In 1987, he was the Director of Operations at USAF Headquarters and served as the Inspector General of the Strategic Air Command (1984-86). From 1982 to 1984, he was the Commander of the 96th and 320th Bomb Wings. General Butler was an Olmsted Scholar. Dr. Richard L. Garwin Dr. Garwin is a Senior Fellow for Science and Technology with the Council on Foreign Relations. He has been an IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center since 1993 and was a Fellow from 1952 to 1993. He has served as a member of the President's Science Advisory Committee twice, from 1962 to 1965 and from 1969 to 1972, and he served on the Defense Science Board (1966-69). In 1996, the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Community awarded him the R.V. Jones Award for Scientific Intelligence, and the President and the Department of Energy awarded him the Enrico Fermi Award. Dr. Garwin has a Ph.D. in physics. Dr. William R. Graham Dr. Graham is the Chairman of the Board and President of National Security Research (1996 to present). He previously was the Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (1986-89) and the Deputy Administrator of NASA (1985-86). He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Dr. William Schneider, Jr. Dr. Schneider is the President of International Planning Services, Inc. (1986 to present). He previously served as the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance (1982-86) and the Chairman of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament (1987-93). He has a Ph.D. in economics. General Larry D. Welch, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) General Welch is the President and CEO of the Institute for Defense Analyses (1990 to present). He previously served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (1986-90) and the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Air Command (1985-86). Dr. Paul D. Wolfowitz Dr. Wolfowitz is Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (1994 to present). He previously served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1989-93), the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia (1986-89), the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982-86) and Director of the State Department Policy Planning Staff (1981-82). He was a member of the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the United States Intelligence Community (1995-95). He has a Ph.D. in political science. The Honorable R. James Woolsey Mr. Woolsey is a partner in the law firm of Shea & Gardner (1995 to present, 1991-93, 1979-89). He previously served as Director of Central Intelligence (1993-95), Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (1989-91) and Under Secretary of the Navy (1977-79). He was a Delegate-at-Large to the U.S.-Soviet START and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks (1983-85). He served as a member of the Scowcroft Commission (Presidential Commission on Strategic Forces, 1983) and the Packard Commission (Presidential Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, 1985-86). B. Résumés of Core Staff of the Commission Dr. Stephen A. Cambone, Staff Director. Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (1993 to present). Director, Strategic Defense Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense (1990-93); Deputy Director of Strategic Analysis, SRS Technologies (1986-90); Staff Analyst, Los Alamos National Laboratory (1982-86). Ph.D. in political science. Dr. Steven A. Maaranen. Policy Planning Staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory (1980 to present). Chief, Defense and Space Division, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1987-88); Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College (1976-80). Ph.D. in political science. Eric Desautels. Member of Technical Staff, TASC, Inc. (1994-98). Masters in international security. David H. Dunham. Member of Technical Staff, TASC, Inc. (1994-98); Assistant Director of the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute (1994); Special Assistant, Safe and Secure Dismantlement Delegation; Deputy Executive Director, General Advisory Committee, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1991-94). Jason W. Roback. Analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy and National Security Research, Inc. (1997 to present). M.S. in defense and strategic studies. Bernard C. Victory. Analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy (1988 to present). Congressional Research Service (1987-88). M.A. in international affairs. Delonnie Henry. Administrative Assistant, National Defense University (1993-98). M.Ed. DCI Liaison Richard Haver. Chief of Staff of the National Intelligence Council. Formerly: National Intelligence Officer for Special Activities, Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Policy and Deputy Director for Naval Intelligence. C. Commission Meetings and Agendas Date Subject or Activity Visitor Jan. 14 Organization of Commission Jan. 15 U.S. Technical Collection Capabilities Simulation, Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Foreign Instrumentation Signals Measures and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Jan. 29 Russia Changing Political and Economic Circumstances Military Changes Nuclear Doctrine Strategic Force Projections Warning, Inadvertent Launch, Anti-Ballistic Missile Status C3I, Unauthorized and Accidental Launch Jan. 30 China Political Overview Taiwan Economic Overview Military Overview China's Space Program Nuclear Doctrine Force Structure and Projections Chinese C3I Feb. 4 Deception and Denial Analytic Depth: China Feb. 5 External Proliferation Concerns Technology Transfer and End Use China Hard Target Missile Program and Russian Assistance Infrastructure and Government Oversight Feb. 9 Nuclear Programs Nonproliferation Center and Feb. 19 Methodological Challenges of Proliferation Russia The Spread of Underground Facilities Hard Target Military, Missile and Technological Infrastructure External Proliferation Concerns The Russian-Iranian Connection Mar. 4 Iran Collection Challenges Ballistic Missile Program Engine Testing Missile Infrastructure Alternate Launch Modes Nuclear Program Biological Weapons Chemical Weapons Buyer, Seller, Broker Mar. 5 North Korea Collection Challenges Ballistic Missile Program Buyer, Seller, Broker Forces and Doctrine Chemical Weapons Biological Weapons Nuclear Program Mar. 19 The Honorable George Tenet Director of Central Intelligence Ambassador Rolf Ekéus Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. Office of Net Assessment, The Honorable Andrew Marshall Office of the Secretary of Defense David Osias Defense Intelligence Officer David Ivry Director-General, Israeli Ministry of Defense (Ret.) Mar. 24 Saudi Arabia Algeria Egypt Libya Syria Mar. 25 Meeting of Commissioners at the National Security Agency Mar. 30 Iraq Collection Overview IAEA/UNSCOM Inspection Program Missile Program Chemical Weapons Biological Weapons Nuclear Program Mar. 31 India and Pakistan Hard Target Weapons of Mass Destruction: Motivations, Decisionmakers and Doctrine Missile Systems: Capabilities and Production India's Naval Development India's Space Program Foreign Proliferation Assistance Missile Forces in 2015 Chemical & Biological Weapons Mar. 31 Nuclear Programs (cont.) Broker and Seller: Issues of Safety and Security Collection Overview Apr. 7 Intelligence Process The Honorable Edward C. "Pete" President and CEO, Aerospace Aldridge, Jr. Corporation Project West Wing Iranian and North Korean Ballistic Missile Program Ballistic Missile Technical Hurdles and Work-a-Rounds Apr. 8 Deception and Denial Yamantau and Russian Underground Activity Apr. 16 Admiral William Studeman, U.S. Former Deputy Director of Navy (Ret.) Central Intelligence Hurdles of Long-range Ballistic Missiles and Work-a-Rounds: 1. Liquid Rocket Propulsion 2. Solid Rocket Propulsion 3. Aerodynamics, Reentry Vehicle 4. Design and Missile Materials Russian Command and Control Modernization Apr. 20 Lt. Gen. Lester Lyles, U.S. Director, Ballistic Missile Air Force Defense Organization Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes, U.S. Director, Defense Army Intelligence Agency Apr. 20 Dr. Fred Iklé Former Under Secretary of (cont.) Defense (Policy) Analysis of Pakistan's Ghauri/No Dong Launch Apr. 21 Emerging Long-Range Threat to Boeing Corporation the U.S. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ambassador Frank Wisner India and Special Ambassador to Russia Counterintelligence Brief Apr. 27 Industrial Espionage Legal Snooping 1993 No Dong Flight Foreign Missile Threats Scope of Ballistic Missile Proliferation Activities Non-Proliferation Methodologies Dr. Sidney Drell Deputy Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center May 7 Foreign Missile Assessment Lockheed Martin Corporation Payload Fabrication and Delivery Commercial Space-Launch Vehicles, Peacekeeper Orbital Sciences Corporation Conversion Contemporaneous History of Iran's Missile Programs Former Director, Office of May 8 Gordon Oehler the Director of Central Intelligence Nonproliferation Center The Honorable William Reinsch Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration May 18 Naval Intelligence Briefing Contemporaneous History of North Korea's Missile Program Assessment of a Hypothetical Taepo Dong III Dr. William J. Perry Former Secretary of Defense Lt. General William Odom, U.S. Former Director of the Army (Ret.) National Security Agency May 19 Drafting of Final Report Former Secretary of Defense May 27 Dr. James Schlesinger and Director of Central Intelligence Drafting of Final Report Jun. 3 Drafting of Final Report Jun. 4 Dr. Harold Brown Former Secretary of Defense Drafting of Final Report Jun. 11 Drafting of Final Report Jun. 16 The Honorable Caspar Former Secretary of Defense Weinberger Drafting of Final Report Jun. 17 Office Call with the Honorable Secretary of Defense The William S. Cohen Pentagon Drafting of Final Report Jun. 23 Information Warfare Dr. John Deutch Former Director of Central Intelligence Brief on Israel Drafting of Final Report Jun. 24 General Colin Powell, U.S. Former Chairman, Joint Army (Ret.) Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, U.S. Former National Security Air Force (Ret.) Advisor to the President Cruise Missiles Drafting of Final Report Jun. 29 Office Call with General Henry Chairman, Joint Chiefs of H. Shelton, U.S. Army Staff The Pentagon Drafting of Final Report Jun. 30 Drafting of Final Report Assistant to the President Jul. 7 Office Call with the Honorable for National Security The Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger White House Foreign Students in the United States Jul. 8 Information Warfare Space Reconnaissance Y2K Problem in Russia Collection Capabilities Senior Leadership of the Jul. 15 Deliver Report to Congress U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives The Capitol D. Site Visits March 6: National Air Intelligence Center Wright Patterson Air Force BaseDayton, Ohio March 10: Sandia National Laboratories Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, New Mexico March 16: Aerospace Corporation Los Angeles, California March 25: National Security Agency Fort Meade, Maryland April 3: Center for International Security Affairs Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico April 22: National Reconnaissance Office Sterling, Virginia May 6: Defense Intelligence Agency Briefing Andrews Air Force Base Suitland, Maryland May 15: Missile and Space Intelligence Center Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, Alabama June 5: U.S. Space Command Peterson Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado June 8: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, California E. Interviews Dr. Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr., former Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office The Honorable Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The Honorable Dr. Harold Brown, former Secretary of Defense The Honorable William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense The Honorable Dr. John Deutch, former Director of Central Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Sidney Drell, Deputy Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Ambassador Rolf Ekéus, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States Lieutenant General Patrick Hughes, U.S. Army, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency David Ivry, former Director-General of the Ministry of Defense of Israel Dr. Frederick Iklé, former Undersecretary of Defense David A. Kier, Deputy Director for the National Reconnaissance Office Lieutenant General Lester Lyles, U.S. Air Force, Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization The Honorable Andrew Marshall, Director of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense Barbara McNamara, Deputy Director, National Security Agency Lieutenant General William Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Director of the National Security Agency Gordon Oehler, former Director, Nonproliferation Center, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence David Osias, Defense Intelligence Officer for Acquisition Support, Counter-proliferation and Arms Conrol The Honorable Dr. William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense General Colin A. Powell, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Advisor to the President The Honorable William A. Reinsch, Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration The Honorable Dr. James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense, Director of Central Intelligence and Secretary of Energy Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), former National Security Advisor to the President General Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William Studeman, U.S. Navy (Ret.), former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and Director, National Security Agency The Honorable George J. Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence The Honorable Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense Ambassador Frank Wisner, former U.S. Ambassador to India F. Acknowledgments The Commissioners wish to express their appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Over 300 of them took time to meet with the Commissioners on the subject of the ballistic missile threat to the United States. In particular, the Commissioners express their thanks to the Honorable George Tenet, Director, Central Intelligence, and to the directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the Office of Naval Intelligence for making the time of their analysts available to the Commission and for providing a level of access to information infrequently granted. Special thanks are extended to Rich Haver, the DCI's liaison to the Commission. His knowledge of the issues, familiarity with the ways of the Intelligence Community and his unfailing good humor made the task of the Commission far easier than it might otherwise have been. The Commissioners would like to thank those analysts and managers of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Department of State), Defense Technology Security Administration (Department of Defense), CIA, DIA, NSA, NRO and NIMA who served as the points of contact for their respective agencies. Their efforts to schedule briefings and to provide information is greatly appreciated. The Commissioners would also like to thank the support staff provided by the Central Intelligence Agency who served in the Commission office and those in the Multimedia Production Group, Cartography Department and Printing and Photography Group who assisted in the design and publication of the final version of the Report.


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