FINAL DRAFT OF NATIONAL SPACE STRATEGY

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• Publication Date: May 22, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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DCI/ICS 84-4303
22 May 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
SUBJECT: Final Draft of National Space Strategy
1. Attached for your signature is the proposed response to the NSC's
request for comments on the subject document. It is consistent with the
agreements reached in last Friday's discussions of this subject with Mr. Taft
and incorporates your comments on the draft we sent to you yesterday.
2. Additional material that explains our position is provided separately
in a tabbed notebook that also contains copies of relevant NSDDs and comments
from Intelligence Community principals.
3. We recommend your signature.
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UNCLASSIFIED WHEN APPENDED SCI
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The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D. C. 20505
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Robert C. McFarlane
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
SUBJECT: Final Draft of National Space Strategy
REFERENCE: 12 May memorandum, Robert M. Kimmitt
same subject.
1. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your request for comments
on the draft of the NSDD on National Space Strategy. It represents the
culmination of a great deal of work integrating agency submissions into a
final document. We are particularly pleased with the elements of the space
strategy that apply directly to the national foreign intelligence space
program. In this regard, we fully support the guidance to complete the
approved modernization; improve capabilities in support of the operational
military forces, continuity of government, and the National Command
Authorities in crisis and conflict: and maintain a vigorous national security
space technology program.
2. We do have a concern that the issues of technology transfer and
3. As you know, because the US space program develops and uses very
advanced and sometimes sensitive technology, in most areas it is as much as
5-15 years ahead of the comparable Soviet programs and those of the rest of
the world. Furthermore, much of this technology could be used by the Soviets
in a variety of terrestrial military systems as well as in space systems. The
Soviets place a high priority on the acquisition of US space technology; they
Shuttle pricing have not been adequately resolved in this draft NSDD.
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have been successful in acquiring technology in the past; and they will
continue to use all possible means to acquire the technologies that could
significantly enhance their already vigorous space program. It is for these
reasons that we believe that the SIG(TT), as the responsible interagency
authority for the policy relative to overall control of technology transfer,
must examine our current approaches for controlling the adverse transfer of US
space technology and develop a long-term plan that is adequate to protect the
government's legitimate interests. We also need to recognize that cooperative
international space programs and activities may provide opportunities
technology transfer that are not present in other US programs.
4. As individual programs and activities are proposed, they must be
carefully reviewed so that the US Government fully understands the technology
transfer risks and weighs these and other risks and benefits prior to
commitment.
5. With regard to Shuttle pricing policy, we note that the paragraph
implementing the President's policy of full cost recovery for commercial and
foreign users contains language which could liberally be interpreted
effectively to reverse the President's full cost recovery decision. The
language " . . . consistent with the need to maintain international
competitiveness in the provision of launch services" implies maintaining
subsidies, not removing them. Continuing subsidies for commercial and foreign
users would retard or eliminate the ability of the US private sector to
develop a US commercial launch services industry. This is inconsistent with
the USG policy, as reflected elsewhere in the draft NSDD, of encouraging
commercial launch vehicle activities and not competing with or duplicating US
commercial space opportunities. National security needs for a launch
capability to complement the Shuttle depend on a viable US expendable launch
vehicle industrial base.
6. We also recommend changes to clarify the paragraph on integrating the
use of space systems with operational forces. As currently written, the
paragraph and the implementation are restricted solely to national security
space systems, whereas NSDD-42 explicitly states that civil space systems can
be used to support national security missions. Obvious examples are the
7. Our final major point relates to international participation in the
Space Station program. We believe that the current implementation paragraph
does not define a regular interagency review process that would produce an
evaluation of cooperative space activities with respect to all US Government
objectives. We believe that a clearly defined regular process is needed and
recommend that the paragraph be modified accordingly. We have provided
specific language to accomplish this objective and to make it consistent with
previously established administration policy contained in NSDD-50.
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8. The changes that are required to accommodate the concerns outlined
above are shown in the attachment. If these changes are made, we would be in
full concurrence with this draft. You may find that a SIG(Space) meeting
would be useful in resolving our differences.
IS/ 'John N. McMahon
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DCI/ICS 84-4304
POINT PAPER
FOR
DDCI
Subject: Final Draft of National Space Strategy
I. Background
- The NSC has requested comments on the draft of the National Space
Strategy by COB Tuesday, 22 May 1984 (Tab 1).
Our response to this request was a discussion item at the 18 May
SecDef/DCI breakfast (Tab 2).
-- DepSecDef Taft, DCI, and DDCI agreed to at least oppose the
NSC-proposed wording on the Shuttle pricing policy and space
technology transfer as the language was insufficient to satisfy
DoD/IC fundamental concerns.
II. Discussion
- The proposed memorandum to Mr. McFarlane from the DCI:
-- States that we are especially pleased with the National foreign
intelligence space program element of the strategy.
-- States our dissenting position in four areas and offers exact
language to satisfy our concerns. The areas are:
o Technology Transfer,
o Shuttle Pricing,
o Integration of "the use of space systems" with operational
forces, and
o International cooperation on the space station
Calls for a SIG(Space) meeting to discuss the issues should our
proposed language not be accepted.
Our positions and proposed language are consistent with the
recommendations of the Intelligence Community principals and your
discussion with Mr. Taft.
-- The Shuttle pricing and technology transfer issues are discussed
at Tab 2.
-- As written, the section entitled "Continue to Integrate National
Security Space Systems with Operational Forces" is incorrect.
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o "National security space systems should be changed to
"integrate the use of space systems."
o This section is not to be restricted solely to national
security space systems but is to apply to all US space
systems as stated in NSDD-42 (National Space Policy) and is
directed to the use of space systems to support National
security missions not the integration of the systems
themselves. Shuttle, civil weather satellites, and LANDSAT
are examples of current support.
o NSC Staff has previously said these changes would be made.
We do not believe NASA will object as NSDD-42 is in full
accord.
Our final area of concern relates to international participation
in the Space Station program.
o We believe that the current implementation paragraph does
not define a regular interagency review process that would
produce an evaluation of cooperative space activities with
respect to all US Government objectives.
o We believe that a clearly defined regular process is needed
and recommend that the SIG(Space) be responsible for such a
review process and that the review of proposed
international agreements take place prior to USG
commitments. Our language also makes the NSDD consistent
with previously established administration policy contained
in NSDD-50 (Space Assistance and Cooperation Policy).
We believe that DoD is taking similar positions on the issues.
The language we propose is different from DoD in style as we
have not replaced all existing NSC language.
Intelligence Community principals are primarily concerned with
the technology transfer issue and are urging that we take a firm
position on this issue (Tab 4).
DIRNSA is also concerned with minimizing and stabilizing the
cost of STS launch services to USG customers.
o Current USG pricing policy is fixed until 1988 when full
cost recovery for commercial and foreign payloads is to
commence. USG pricing policy may or may not change for
Government customers at that time.
o DoD and NASA are directed in the draft Space Strategy NSDD
to " . . . prepare a report that defines a fully
operational and cost-effective STS and specifies the steps
leading to that status." The report will be sent to the
SIG(Space) late in 1984.
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o This joint DoD-NASA study should produce the follow-on USG
STS pricing/support policy for USG customers. Prior to
this, it is premature to request changes to the pricing
policy contained in NSDD-94.
All agencies are in substantive agreement except NASA on the tech
transfer, Shuttle pricing, and Space Station International
cooperation issues.
Most agencies are requesting a SIG(Space) meeting so principals can
discuss the issues.
NASA staff advised us that they will request that a working group
meet to prepare an issue paper for SIG(Space) discussion. (They
believe that the SIG(Space) members should address agency-supported
alternatives rather than the NSC-proposed compromise language.)
Reference material is provided at Tabs 5 - 13
Technology Transfer
Tab 5 SIG(TT) Charter.
Tab 6 Draft NSDD on US'Technology Transfer Policy.
Tab 7 SecDef to President Memo calling for NIE on space technology
transfer.
Shuttle Pricing
Tab 8 NSDD 94 Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles.
Tab 9 SecDef to President memo specifying DoD Launch Strategy for
Assured Access to Space.
Tab 10 DoD Launch Strategy.
Tab 11 PFIAB letter to the President on supporting the DoD launch
strategy.
Integration of satellite support to Operational Forces
Tab 12 NSDD 42 National Space Policy
International Cooperation Objectives
Tab 13 NSDD 50 Space Assistance and Cooperation Policy
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