C -EFS OF STAFF MEl RANDUM roR THE CHIEF OF STAFF U S AIR FORCE SUBJECT The Single Integrated Operahonal Plan U JCS 2056 505 PROBLEM To consider a CNOM which proposes that the Single Integrated Operational P Lan SIOP be mod1fied to provide a separate option for a China only nuclear attaclt capabllity Tab 1 1 2 MAJOR ISSUES Are the instructions to the Director Strategic Target Planning DSTP proposed lllthe CNOM adequate9 Is it appropriate to task DS'l'P to accomplish th1s action at this time in view of ongoing JCS actions 3 BACKGROUND Stra teg1c nuclear target1 ng of CoiiiiiU list Clnna has been the subJect of a continuous study requested by the SECDEF in' October 1966 The most recent result of this study Backup A has revealed that 1 t iq not feasl ble to incorporat ' o o the srov under curre gul dance provided in the National Strategic Target1 ng and Attack Pol1 cy N P Backup B To attain the desired capabil1ty aga1nst Communist Ch1 na JCS forwarded a message to CINCSAC and CINCP AC Tab requesting comment on spec1 f1 c plann1 ng areas to ascertatn the magnitude of effort required A JOint CINCSAC CINCPAC reply Tab 6 stated a target categories appear to be adequate with addl tion of a category for development of China atsa plan b any-additi oal integrated P AC7SAC attack options should be 1 ncluded in c independent PAC or SAC capability for attack opt1 also should be 1 ncl 1 01 and d attackopt ions could be developed in about 6 months Background Pap Ill' on stra teg1c targeting of Communist C 'hina is at Tab 3 4 NAVY POSITION Navy beheves that the DSTP should be duected to prepare a Communist Chinese nuclear package for inclusion in the SIOF at the earliest practicable time Further that the NSTAP should be revised to prov1 de for thi ' China package and suitable procedures incorporated in the JCS Emergency Act1on Procedures Green Tab 5 JOINT STAFF POSITION The Joint Staff agrees with the Navy proposal for the development of a separate Ch na attack plan 6 OTHER SERVICE POSITIONS The Army and Marine Corps belleve that the proposal l S sound but that lt should be referred to the Jo1 nt Staff for complete rev ew and evaluation The Air Staff bell eves that the development of a China only pac'kage within the SIOP is feasible but believes the instructions contained 1 n the CNOM for this development are not adequate Further believes that the propo l should be referred to the Jo1 nt Staff to insure a coordinated position lith current Joint Staff actions pertaining to nuclear strike plans for Chl na 7 RECOMMENDED POS'ITION Oppose forvarding proposed memo Tab lA to DSTP Recommend proposal be referred to Jo1 nt Staff for development of nece sary guidance for DSTP and to assure that these 1 nstruct1ons are in consonance with current Jo1 nt Staff actl ons Talking Faper at Tab 2 In the event of insistence that the message be fo' rwrd to DSTP table the Flimsy at the Blue Tab which r l ses the p pposed ptess ge T lk 8 Paper at Tab 2A ' Lt Colonel rt H Me llyj 72 4 ovember 1 69 o OATSD PA DFOISR 15 l'OP SECRBT CONTROL I f '' vJ o ' AFXPF 7T - a_ - _ If l j H HI ' K- J i J XPD 1 '-' CJ f --- fl _ ' J0R12 69 --------CT' r 1 i j o ntNO I o fsN fl Q ' 0 I ' I _ _ ' 1 - ' ''J'lli J 1 ' - r C rth 'n - -------' o o ucot r J -'- t_ ' ' ff- -JOro 1 _ J ' COORDINATION AND TABBING EET REFERENCE __ JC S 2 0 5 6 5______________ - Col J'tmkarilf356l4o fo AFXPF AFXPI' - Col 54287 Concurs AFXOPF AFXOPW AFXOPJ AFPDP Nqvember 1 96 AFRDC AFRDQ AFRST AFSMS o Col 3 COORDINATION XDO DATE OF BRIEF 72677l r fBrS J -lt _ j_--- AFSLP AFSTP ARMY - LTc Phl lll ps 79910 infomed AFABF - AFIGO AFNIN - Lt Col Ha11Jel 77052 Conc urs AFOCC AFODC USMC - AFOMO AF PLANNER ------- TABBING SNOWFLAKING J NAVY J -5 cmr MacArthur 54105 infomed LTC Trapnell 442ll in 'omed - LTC Bln'ke 77252 informed YES NO orAB GREEN - CNOM 295-69 JCS 2056 505 3 Nov 1969 Cy 37 - TS S Entl re I B l 1AB lA mJUE TAB TAB 2 TAB 2A TAB 3 - PAPER UNDER CONSIDERATION JCS 2056 505 3 Nov 69 TS S - PROPOSED MEMO FOR DSTP - JCS 2056 505 3 Nov 1969 Cy 37 TS S Enc1 p 4 ''I - AF FLIMSY on Navy Proposed Memo for the DSTP TS Sensitive ' - TALKING PAPER on Air Staff Position 1 pg TS - XIijG PER on Recommended Changes to the Navy Proposed Memo to the p -BACKGROUND PAPER on Strategic Nuclear Targeting of Communist China T 2 pgs TS TAB TAB 5 - EXTRACT of JCS 2ll8 243-13 23 JUL 1969 Enclosure Draft JCS send msg to CINCPAC CINCSAC para 3 1 pg TS TAB TAB 6 - JOINT CINCPAC CINCSAC MSG TO JCS - 232353Z Aug 69 1 suba Targeting of Communist China 2 pgs TS Selective TAB 'l'AB J AB TAB BACKUP A - DEP DSTP MEMO FOR JCS - JCS 2ll8J243-12 20 Mar 1969 Cy 71 TS RD B - GUIDANCE FOR PREPARATION OF SIOP - JCS 2056 420-8 1 Sep 1965 Cy 54-TS ___ 3_ _- _c - o- _c_r cj _s ' _ _2_l - 4_3 -3 - 6_9_S - - _ _sf Received the above complete brief package RECIPIENT DATE XP D T 0 R 1 Z 69 COORDINATION A1 TABBING SHEET f fiH t ' 7 I '0 u o ' C hll I MEMORANDUM BY THE CHIEF OF STAFF U S AIR FORCE for the o 'imP P i '6P 0 1 te _ JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF cmcurn7tEDNov 69 CSAFM -K - 8 - 69 __ __ I on NAVY PROPOSED MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR STRATEGIC TARGET PLANNING 1 I have reviewed JCS 2056 505 and recommend the following changes 1 2 AF-1 Page 4 lines 7-8 11 ooo Change to read 3 that you i ni ti aee the neeessa ry ael i ea ee pre- 4 6 7 is contained in the National Strategic and Attack Policy e is con- 8 9 sidered inapplicable or inadequate for the development of this 10 ckage request you forward any recommended changes to the 11 guidance and or Emergency Action Procedures that are deemed necess- 12 ary 11 13 AF-2 Page 4 lines 9-12 11 2 Delete and substitute 14 U Request you advise the Joint Chiefs of 15 Staff of the planning time necessary to accomplish the above 16 actions and the recommended date for _inclusion in the SlOP 17 Reguest this information be provided by 7 December 1969 11 18 2 Subject to the incorporation of the above changes I 20 approve JCS 2056 505 Thls docuniCllt cnt l Jts or XPD 19 I TO TALKING PAPER on AIR STAFF POSITION MAIN THRUST OF TALKING PAPER To provide reasons why the memo contained in the CNOM should not be forwarded to the Director of Strategic Target Planning DSTP DISCUSSION The A1r Force recogn1zes the need for a specific Ch1na nuclear attack plan against the Chlnese Also recognize that the China nuclear attack plan can be accomplished by Strategic forces only Theater forces only Or a combination of both forces Currently the Joint Staff is exam1ning the types of attack options that should be developed for an attack of a range of targets in China CINCSAC and CINCPAC are directly involved in this deliberation The achon proposed by the CNO memo could conflict 'dth this Joint Staff exam1nation While the A1r Force agrees that we need a specific plan for thl contingency involv1ng only strategic forces and wh1ch should probably be included as a separate SIOP opt1on More specific gu1dance 1s reqttired for the DSTP to develop thls sort of plan For example Spec1fic forces to be used Weapon types to be targeted Selected targets Methods of execution Tlllllng Therefore the Air Force recommends the paper be referredto an appropriate agency in the Joint Staff For the development of a LG dor Uon mt OOn '1 8tS Of __ ___yagO'Jt vopy No __ _o _ 2 oopies p4 r TALKING PAPER i on RECOMMBKDED CHANGES TO THE NAVY PROPOSED MEMORANDUM TO THE DIRECTOR STRATEGIC TARGET PLANNING AF-1 CUrrent JCS gu1dance proVldes for development of a separat4lllllllll package TO provide for select1ve attack on the For example Cons stant W1th miss1on requirements the follow1ng W1ll be held to Surface bursts of weapons II Weapon yields Damage to industry and - Damage to populat1on Package may be executed concurrently W1th any attack opt1on Or executed separately Based on Nat1onal decLslon Development of a Slmllar nuclear attack package - To destroy all 'Ch1nese - M1ght be developed by the Dlrector Strateg1c Target DSTP Plann ng us og the specif1c gu1dance prov1ded for theJIIIIIIIpacka - AF-1 provides th1s necessary gu1dance to the DSTP It also recognizes that th1s gu1dance may not be completely appl1cable - And requests the DSTP to query to JCS for further gu1dance rather than maklng h1s own assumpt1ons for the plan development AF-2 - Deletes the assumpt1on that the Nat1onal Strateg1c Target1ng and Attack RJllcy NSTAP w1ll be revised Based on the package developed by the DSTP If the NSTAP guidance u adequate and - Re sion applicabl now of the NSTAP may not be necessary Also any implementing procedures could be developed after DSTP complet1on - AF-2 would request the DSTP to advise the JCS oGBP Plann1ng t1me requ1red for package development Date recorrmended for 1nclus1on in SIOP - Further in addit1on to provid1ng the JCS a target date for 1mplementation of this package - W1ll allow coord1nat1on w1th the other nuclear attack plans now being developed 2 XPJ sao - I on STRATEGIC IfUCLEAR TARGETDrG OF COMMt lNIST CHINA - 14 Oct 1966 Sec Def memo requested JCS examine US strategy for nuclear attack of China - With Soviet Union involved China only - The study should cons1der - - Targets - T uue frame - What weapon systems Examine possible US obJectives relative to the destruction of 3 Aug 1967 - JCS meiiX Forwarded terms of reference for a study of Strategic Nuclear Targeting of Commnn1st China Desired completion date 1 Dec 1967 - 1967 study by CJCS Special Stud1es Group on strateg1c Nuclear 1 Dec Targeting of Communist Ch1na completed - 21 Dec 1967 JCS memo to Sec Def - Forwarded study to Sec Def - Advised Sec Def that JCS comments to be forwarded after study review 5 Jan 1968 Air Force comments forwarded to Secretary JCS 19 Jan 1968 JCS comments forwarded to Sec Def - 25 Oct 1968 Sec Def 1ndicated need for additional study in two P7 areas Rl'ptooduction ot' this docwnent in whole or in rt is prolnb l t d uxoo 'lt w tl1 pcrw SS iau of the iSSUing Oft'1C6 T W occr r u _ - Th I S dOCUIIIElOt COO Ii ltS 01' _2_ PSgF J Copy tla _L__or 2 _oapJ s o - Developing target lists consistent with attack strategies for China - Deta11ed war planning necessary to develop a capabilities plan for the various attack options - 13 Nov 1968 JCS - Requested additional study from D1rector Strategic Target P1ann1ng DSTP Informed Sec Def that subsequent to receipt of additional study appropriate action uould be determ1ned 20 Mar 1969 DSTP forwarded add1tional study to JCS Indicates feasibility of developing target l1st consistent with attack strategies Ranging from selective attack to large-scale Not feasible to incorporate such selective targeting 1nto the SIOP Under current guidance 1n National Strategic Targeting and Attack Policy NSTAP 13 Jun 1969 CINCPAC message to JCS Concurred with DSTP that targeting be accomplishedIndicated that addition of options to preferable to establishing new plan JCS forwarded message to CINCPAC and CINCSAC info DSTP in Aug 69 requesting Number and type of add1tional opt1ons that might be required - What plan should incorporate separate China package - And magnitude of effort requ1red to_develop plan Joint CINCPAC CrNCSAC message provided answers Target categories adequate with add1tion of ocategory the plan des1gnated for China attack - About 6 months would be required to develop plan -- - - - ' ' - -- -- - -- LTW for destructmn of Chinese L I i o I ' liP OECit f Extract of JCS 2UB 243- 3 - Report by the J-5 to the Jout Chl ef's of' Staff on Study of Strateg a c llllclea r 'fa rgetiog of Coliiiiii UU st China U dated 23 Ju4' 969 Enclosure A Draft JCS send message to CIRCPAC and CINCSAC page 41 paragraph 3 3 'l'S Using reference b as a po1nt of departure ' e nd retainl ng the nuclear attack opt1ons of reference d CINCPAC and CINCSAC are requested to prepare a coordinated response as to the following aspects of' such operational plann1ng a The nWIIber and type of' addl tional l ntegrated nuclear attack opt1ons considered approprl ate for l Oclusion 10 this plannLng effort b Identification of' the appropriate plan for proV1ding the addi t1onu integrated nuclear attack opt1ons e g a separate plan or other c o The magru tude of' effort requ1 red by CINCPAC Cil'lCSAC and DSTP to prepare and maintain such options d The date when such operat1 onal planning could be completed ' ' I _ ' I _ This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu