NIE 100-5-59: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FREE WORLD AND THE COMMIUNIST BLOC OF GROWING NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00904A000500010125-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 125
• Publication Date: February 2, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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TIM DIRECTOR
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SUBJECT: NIE 100-5-59: Implications for the Free WoeLd and
the C:outritunist Bloc of Growing
Nue] ear Capabilities
Paper
This estimate, the third in the series was initiated
response to a rszeat from Bronity Smith of the
stated that the President had a strong personal
In the previous paper en the subject (N1E 100-4-57) and
o have the situation reviewed. Originally targeted for
ober the paper lagged because of the press of other
and the NSC Staff agreed to a delay until January or
early February.
Z. From
Poi
view of lateUlgence, this is an ez
difficult paper since it deals with popular attitudes
anot be inteasured with any precision, with the effects
ictear situation on government policies where the
ittuation is only one *lenient and cannot be factored
seighed separately, ea* with possible future trends
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an era sad in situations for w
are MO
precedents in history. erthsless we have reached g
agreement with the Representatives on s number of general
proposition. and the only likely area of dissent is in paragraphs
3. These three paragraphs were introduced at the clean-up
session on Thursday, 29 January to take account of the di?cus-
lion
at last Tuesday's meeting of the USW on the subject of
whether the USSR is likely to believe at some point that it can
attack the VS without receiving unacceptable damage la return
and what the USSR would in fact do if it came to such a eon-
1 . It was agreed that the subject paragraphs would be
checked out with the principals and U anyone wished to recomman
major changes, the Board would meet with the representativ
morning before the USIB in an effort to reach agree
meat or to clarify differences.
THE BOARD OF
AL ESTIMATrS
ABBOT SMITH
Acting Assistant Director
National Eetirnates
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