ornn E b - I THE UNDER secesmnv OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON at 201m 1-35145 32 March 13 1932 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE DEPUTY OF DEFENSE - SUBJECT Exercise IVY LEAGUE Talking Points -- INFORMATION MEMORANDUM U If one of you attends the critique conference for Exercise IVY LEAGUE you might make use of the following talking points -- The nuclear problems became too much inter mingled with other mobilization and domestic evacuation problems In a real crisis of this kind decisions on nuclear matters might have to be taken faster and would therefore have to move in parallel with cisions on domestic and other military issues a e might want to explore a more separate structure on and related matters to be linked up with the other crisis issues only if there is time to do so For instance SecDef President might be in the first structure DepSecDef rVice President in the second structureCJ Eurther thought should be given to advance preparations for the use of MOLINK and other channels to the Soviet leadershipi More realistic anticipation of NATO problems ought to be factored into follow-on exercises and planning The gamegassumed certain MAC decisions which in reality would seem very unlikely The link to the role requires further ought There was one interesting point in the exercise when SACEUR went to MAC hetore going to the exercise President so that the exercise President was with a decision recom- mended to NRC by SAGEUBD -- The game highlights the importance of the Space shuttle its crisis Utilization and its protection U Preliminary JCS talking points are attached at Tab A i I my 'me C Attachment Fla mild a6 0 EFD Review on March 13 1988 - I'ljl p - Inn-l J-3 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - LINERS o PRE-STARTEX TRAINING OF IDINT STAGE DSD AND EX PRESIDENT BENEFICIAL TRAINING JOINT STAFF HAD REAL NOALD ASNELL AS EXERCISE VALUE INTERFACE BEMIEEN-JCS DOD STATE PENN AND NSC EXERCISED MORE FULLY THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS EXERCISE NE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS LEVEL OF INNOLNENENT RELOCATION ALTHOUGH ARTIFICIAL IN SOME RESPECTS DUE TO REAL NORLD STAFFING CONSTRAINTS ALLOIIED EXAMINATION 0F PROCEDURES AND HARDNARE SELDOR EXAMINED TESTED LIAISON OFFICE PROCEDURES AS NELL As DJCS PROCEDURES a SPACE PLAY POINTED OUT NEED TO FURTHER ORGANIZATIONAL MEANS TO DEAL NITH SPACE ISSUES POLICIES REGARDING SOVEREIGHTY 0F SATELLITES RESPONSES TO ATTACKS a INTERNAL REORGANIZATION OF J-3 NAS TESTED 0 VIDEO LINK BRIEFINGS NEED EXAMINATION RHILE EASE OF PRESENTING INFO Is ENHANCED NEED TO LOOK AT RELIAIBILITY AND BACKUP PROCEDURES SECURITY OLEARANCES SIOP ESI CAN PRESENT PROBLEMS - OF DECISION MAXERS SCIIEDULED ARTIFICIALLI TO INSURE SENIOR PLAIER AVAILABILITY IN A REAL SITUATION DPSDEPS NOULD- NOST LIKELY MEET ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY TIMING OFF IDLINX EXCHANGES NEED TO BE BETTER UNDERSTODD INSTANTANEOUS REPLIES NOT LIXELNJ CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF ALL OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LINKS NE ALL NEED TO DETERMINE OUR SHORTFALLS AND DETERNINE IF THEY ARE DUE TO OUR ONN STRUCTURE OR PROCEDURES OR INTERFACE DEFICIENCIES THE METHOD TINELINESS AND EASE OF USE OF INTERFACES BETWEEN AGENCIES I HHITE HOUSE AND NEED TO BE FURTHER EXANINED 0 HIGH LEVEL PARTICIPATION AND INTEREST PROVIDED NEANS TO TEST PROCEDURES AND INTERFACES HERETOFORE ONLY SIMULATED OR PLAYED INTERNALLY HIGH LEVEL PARTICIPATION - EVEN IF ONLY AS OBSERVERS IS NECESSARY TO INSURE SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE 0 IVY LEAGUE HAS A ND FAULT EXERCISE DECISIONS MADE ARE NOT IN OUESTION - PLANS PROCEDURES AND POLICIES-HERE PRINE FOCUS