DIRECTOR'S NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE PANEL MEETING, 16 MARCH 1984

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• Publication Date: March 15, 1984
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Nuclear Intelligence Panel
Please return to:
SA/DCI/IA
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Director's Nuclear Intelligence Panel Meeting
16 March 1984
Contents
Tab A Agenda
Tab B Listing of Principle Issues Taken Up by the Panel
Tab C Listing of Panel Members
Tab D Minutes of Last Panel Meeting, 14 November 1983
Tab E Charter of the Nuclear Intelligence Panel
Tab F Your Correspondence with the Panel on Enhancing Panel
Usefulness
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15 March 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: SA/DCI/IA
SUBJECT: Director's Nuclear Intelligence Panel Meeting,
16 March 1984
1. You are scheduled to meet with your Nuclear Intelligence Panel in
the DCI Conference Room, at 1330 hours, Friday, 16 March. This will be
the closing session of a two-day panel meeting. The panel Chairman, Dr.
was not present for Thursday's session and may not be
there on Frida due to illness. Your senior officer attached to the
panel is Chairman, JAEIC.
2. At Tab A you will find a copy of the agenda for this session. At
Tab B is a listing of the principle issues taken up by the panel. At Tab
C is a listing of the members of the panel. At Tab D is a copy of the
minutes of the last panel meeting on 14 November 1983. At Tab E is a
copy of the charter of the Nuclear Intelligence Panel. Finally, at Tab F
is a copy of correspondence between you and the panel on the subject of
how to enhance panel usefulness.
3. If I can do any more to help in preparing you for this meeting,
please call.
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Agenda
Director's Nuclear Intelligence Panel
15-16 March 1984
Thursday, 15 March 1984
Time Subject
Briefer(s)
0900 Executive Session (6F21)
(1D35 at 1000)
1130 Lunch (EDR)
1245 Executive Session
1400 Soviet ABM/.Air Defense
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CIA
Dr. Larry Gershwin, NIO/SP
1500 Report of Subpanel on Naval ADM White
Propulsion
Friday, 16 March 1984
0900 Argentina and Proliferation
Implications (7D64)
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1030 Executive Session
1130 Lunch (EDR)
1230 Executive Session
1330 Meeting with Mr. Casey, DCI
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NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE PANEL
The Nuclear Intelligence Panel will be constituted as an advisory body
to the Director of Central Intelligence and will as appropriate review
intelligence on foreign nuclear energy programs. They will consider at
least the following sp,:;eific subjects as they pertain to the USSR, China,
and other countries involved in the use of nuclear energy or in the produc-
tion of nuclear weapons:
Fissionable material research and development
Fissionable material production
Reactor research and development
Nuclear power production
Nuclear propulsion
Controlled thermonuclear reactions
Nuclear weapon. research and development
Nuclear weapon design
Nuclear weapon test sites
Nuclear weapon testing
Nuclear weapon fabrication
Nuclear weapon stockpiles
Nuclear weapon command and control
Nuclear proliferation to other countries
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The Panel will:
Review and make recommendations regarding judgments made by the
intelligence community on available intelligence
Examine and recommend improvements in collection and analysis
techniques
Suggest trends in foreign nuclear programs
Recommend changes in the intelligence methods required to keep
abreast of foreign nuclear technology
II. Method of Operation
The Panel should meet at least twice a year with one of these meetings
scheduled just prior to IJSIB action on the Soviet Nuclear Energy Program
Estimate. The second meeting should be used primarily for review of new
information and the consideration of at least one specific intelligence
problem. One or more additional meetings per year may be called at the
request of the DCI or the Panel Chairman if unusually significant new
nuclear intelligence becomes available or if the pace of foreign nuclear
activity is significantly increased. The meeting which is directly
associated with National Intelligence Estimates will be held at CIA head-
quarters but the other meeting or meetings may be held outside the
Washington area should this be desired by the Panel Chairman,
At the conclusion of each meeting, the Panel will summarize their
findings and recommendations in a written report to the DCT. Thl.3 report
will normally be augmented by a verbal discussion with the DCI and, as
appropriate, with the USIB. A representative of the DCI will prepare a
written record of the verbal discussions and after approval by the Panel
Chairman it may be distributed to USIB members.
The DCI will select an appropriate CIA official who will be responsible
for all administrative support to the Panel. This official will, in coor.dina-
ticn with the Chairman, prepare an agenda for each meeting and arrange for
necessary briefings and background material. Representatives of USIB member
agencies may be requested to brief t6:e Panel on subjects within their com-
petence, particularly when there are differences of opinion within the
intelligence community. Arrangements for non-CIA briefIcs or participation
will be accomplished through the ,T()int Atomic Energy lntell.ig:ence Committee.
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TIT. Membership
Members will be selected from industry, educational i;tstitutions, AEC,
and the military departments. A member will normally be requested to serve
for a period of three years. However, in the initial selection some members
will be requested to serve only two years and others for four years so that
there will be no complete change over of membership in ony one year. Once
a continuity pattern has been established no member will be requested to
serve more than three years but may be reappointed if desired. Each member
will be requested to participate as an individual and none will be con-
sidered as a representative of any element of the intelligence community
or other government agency. In addition to the regular membership a few
individuals may be requested to serve on an ad hoc basis by tutual consent
of the Panel Chairman and the DCI.
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28 November 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Nuclear Intelligence Panel
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
1. Thanks for your response to my request for concise information about
what the panel is doing, how well tt is doing, and how it might do better.
2. I would like recommendations on how we can provide more feedback to
the panel and do more work in between meetings in order to better utilize
its efforts and focus its work on topics in a timely manner as is suggested
in the last sentence of memorandum.
William J. Casey
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Chairman, Joint Atomic Energy, Intelligence Committee
SUBJECT: DCI's Nuclear Intelligence. Panel,
1. The Nuclear . Intelligence Panel, an advisory bod to the.DCI has
recently been concerned with such subjects as
In addition to discussing
its views and recommendations with the DCI, the Panel prepares a report
after each 'of its meetings, which are generally held twice annually. The
Panel's report is distributed within the Intelligence Community, primarily
to support and stimulate nuclear intelligence efforts. (S)
2. On numerous occasions, appreciation of the value of the Panel's
efforts and advice has been expressed by DCIs. The Panel meetings are
well attended as are the several subpanel meetings which are held between
regular sessions of the full Panel. All elements of the Intelligence
Community actively support the Panel through the JAEIC mechanism. (S)
3. The impact of the views of the members (selected from industry,
educational institutions, and government) stems from their breadth of
experience, knowledge and expertise related to nuclear energy matters.
Recent efforts to determine actions taken based on the Panel's recommenda-
tions have been useful and the Panel is updated regularly on such matters.
Even more feedback to the Panel probably would help to better utilize its
efforts and focus its work on topics in a timely manner. (S)
Attachment:
Charter of the NIP
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%.rnual UWII ncc Agrncy
9 November 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR:
joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee
Executive Director
The DCI is reviewing the work of DCI, Intelligence Community
and CIA Intelligence committees. He asked that I pass the
request along to his committees at the same time CIA is tasked.
The DCI asked that comnittee Chairmen prepare for his personal
attention a brief paper of no more than three paragraphs, each
addressing:
- What the committee has done and where its current
focus lies.
- How well the committee's work is going.
- How the committee's contribution might be enhanced.
The DCI also noted that he would welcome any existing papers
which are informative or illustrative of the committee's work and
asked for a response one week after receipt of his request.
Charles A. Brig
CCUi r r 4',, 11 '?I A I
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