SECRU THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF W SHINGTON D C 20301 JCSM-198-81 18 May ' 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEPENSE Subject Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 U 1 C The Joint Chiefs of Staff will sponsor Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 to be conducted 1-5 March 1982 The exercise is a selected procedural command post exercise a type sponsored biennially by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Exercise IVY LEAGUE 8Z is designed to exercise participants and appropriate plans evaluate WWMCCS ' and test procedures during the nuclear preattack and transattack periods The Government of Canada will also participate in conjunction with its nationwide Command Post Exercise BOLD STEP 82 2 U The concept and objectives are provided in the Annex to Appendix A Preliminary coordination has been initiated with your staff o o U Th'e 'Department of State and the 'Pederal Emergency Management Agency PEMA should be involved in planning for this exercise The Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend that memorandums substantially like those in Appendices A and B be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the Director PEMA 4 U without attachments this memorandum is CONPIDENTIAL Por the Joint Chiefs of Staff CHARLES W DYI E Major General USA o Vice Director Joint Staff ' U t 2Ichments CLASSIFIED BY DIRECTOR J-3 DECLASSIFY ON 5 MAY 1987 SE8RQ APPENDIX A DRAFT HEHOHANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE Subject Exercise IVY LEAGUE 32 U3 1 C The Joint Chiefs of Staff will sponsor Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 to be conducted 1-5 March 1982 The exercise is a selected procedural command post exercise designed to exercise appropriate plans following simulated worldwide Soviet and Warsaw Pact aggression The exercise concentrates on the nuclear preattack and transattack environment and simulated execution of SIOP and options The Government of Canada will also participate in conjunction with its nationwide Command Post Exercise BOLD STEP 82 2 Exercise objectives focus on the complex issues associated with command control communications logistics and continuity of Government procedures during the nuclear preattack and transattack periods It is important that close coordination between the Joint Staff the Office of the Secretary of Defense the Military Services the Department of State and other Federal agencies be established and maintained throughout exercise planning and execution 3 CI Issues involved in this exercise require a level of participation beyond that normally furnished by the Department of State Therefore I solicit your support in providing appropriate personnel to participate in Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 4 U For planning purposes the Annex outlines exercise concepts and objectives CLASSIFIED BY DIRECTOR 3-3 DECLASSIFY ON 5 MAY 1987 1 Appendix A ' ANNEX TO APPENDIX A CGNCEPT AND OBJECTIVES FOR EXERCISE LEAGUE 82 1 Exercise Design Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 will be designed to incorporate conventiOnal and nuclear warfare and to exercise Federal and military interface before and during nuclear warfare It will provide an opportunity to exercise systems and procedures in a degraded command and control environment It will as a minimum a 5 Portray an international worldwide crisis with conventional and nuglear threat and aggression b S Simulate use of nuclear options in crisis areas in accordance with NCA decisions c Simulate use of strategic nuclear weapons against' the United States followed by opportunity for exercise of escalation control and crisis management procedures in execution of appropriate Single Integrated Operational Plan SIOP options d S Afford opportunities to evaluate systems for tactical warning attack assessment nuclear detonation reporting SIOP following residual threat assessment and residual capabilities assessment e SJ Establish linkage where possible with other ongoing exercises That may include_linkage with the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Command Post Exercise CPX VIGILAHT OVERVIEW the Canadian Forces BOLD STEP 82 the Federal Emergency Management Agency's CPXs NINE LIVES 4 and REX 82 and the JCS POLO HATCLASSIFIED BY DIRECTOR J-3 DECLASSIFY ON 5 MAY 1987 Annex to assess 2 Appendix A DECLASS Authority 2 Biz NARA Date I E 5 Provide opportunities to evaluate logistic plans policies and procedures to support military and civil requirements in the nuclear preattack and transattack periods g C Evaluate the Worldwide Hilitary Command and Control System ADP and the Intercomputer Network WIN and overall telecommunications economy policy and practices 2 U Mission Activities and Objectives a C The mission of Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 is to simulate implementation of appropriate nuclear plans and procedures to evaluate the ADP and WIN in a degraded command-and control environment and to exercise crisis decision procedures under conditions of nuclear attack and during the initial phase of postattack reconstitution and Government redirection b U The broad objectives are to 1 5 Evaluate SIOP execution and following 2 5 Evaluate unified and specified command procedures for developing requesting and executing options 3 5 Evaluate and exercise systems for tactical warning attack assessment nuclear detonation reporting and residual capabilities assessment 4 Exercise and evaluate the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network 5 C Exercise and evaluate the Worldwide Airborne Command Post procedures and capabilities for SIOP following and for reconstitution of military command and control 6 C Exercise residual threat assessment and national reconnaissance capabilities in the nuclear transattack period and in the initial phase of the postattack periodAnnex to SEGREP 3 Appendix A Mariam I Biz NARA Date I SEERET i7 Evaluate the and ADP in support of the NCA the National Military Command System NHCS and commanders of unified and specified commands in a less-than-optimum command and control 1 environment Cl Evaluate the WIN in support of the NCA the NMCS the commanders of unified and specified commands and the Services during the nuclear preattack period 9 C Evaluate the crisis staffing procedures of the Joint Chiefs of Staff including a limited relocation to the Alternate National Military Command Center 10 5 Evaluate and exercise the procedures and capabilities of the National Emergency Airborne Command Post and the Alternate National Military Command Center to direct military forces worldwide and to maintain necessary coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Facility 11 S Erercise Canadian-United States basic security and supporting plans for the defense of North America 12 5 Exercise civil and military procedures for making crisis decisions during the nuclear preattack and transattack periods and in the initial phase of the postattack period 13 C Evaluate civil and military logistic plans policies and procedures in use before nuclear attack 14 C Exercise the relationship between peacetime military assistance to civilian authorities and wartime military support of civil defense during the nuclear preattack and transattack periods and in the initial phase of the postattack period IH IH Annex to 4- Appendix A I DEC Authority Date 13 C Exercise the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan and appropriate parts of the JCS Continuity INI of Operations Plan 16 Cl Evaluate telecommunications economy and policy and communications security practices including analysis of transmissions for operations security vulnerabilities 17 C Evaluate the impact of communication degradation including satellite outages and the ability of telecommuni- cation systems to function when critical links are jammed and false messages are injected into the system 3 5 Duration and Command Agencx Participation Exercise IVY LEAGUE 32 is a 5-day cex scheduled to commence on 1 March 1982 Participating commands Services and agencies will play the exercise to the extent necessary to accomplish stated objectives During exercise play Washington-area participants will function primarily at alternate command centers Other commands will utilize alternate sites where appropriate Federal departments and agencies having roles in crisis management will be invited to participate in the exercise as will the Government of Canada 4 U Phasing a S Execution Phase This phase will commence as a situation in which worldwide simulated Soviet aggression - has occurred Selective release procedures will be exercised and limited nuclear attacks will take place A nuclear strike will be made on targets in North America The United States will reciprocate with simulated execution of appropriate SIOP options Primary emphasis will be placed an command and control 510 execution and the initial phases of reconstitution and redirection of military forces and civil government b Postexercise Phase The postexercise phase will include a critique and an analysis of lessons learned which will provide a framework for assignment of remedial action projects ImI-a-lulwl Annex to 582331 5 Appendix A 3 IE l l1 l3 l8 l2 l8 Is It - I' Authority Minia l Date -GEERET APPENDIX 3 DRAFT MEEORRNDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR FEDERAL EHERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Subject Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 U I C The Joint Chiefs of Staff will sponsor Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 concurrently with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Exercise REX 82 ALPHA 1-5 March 1982 IVY LEAGUE is a selected procedural command post exercise designed primarily to exercise appropriate nuclear plans and procedures following simulated worldwide Soviet aggression In order to assure that the continuity of Government objectives of REX 82 ALPHA are met IVY LEAGUE will concentrate on the nuclear preattack and transattack environment and the initial phase of the postattack environment 2 S IVY LEAGUE and REX 82 ALPHA will focus on complex issues associated with commandr control and communications and the initial reconstitution and redirection of military forces and civil government The opportunity to exercise continuity of Government plans and military support of civil defense under this realistic scenario should assist your evaluation or those plans Our planners will continue to coordinate closely throughout planning and execution 3 U For your planning purposes I have attached the Annex which outlines exercise concepts and objectivesAnnex-E6 Appendix A CLASSIFIED BY DIRECTOR DECLASSIFY ON 5 MAY 1987 SEQRET- 6 Appendix