Ao JllP SECRET THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON O C 20301 G-CM-1902-78 25 April 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Subject 1 s z r 41 o 1 irle r' 1 ey Exercise Ivory Item · 11 ca 1 -tsi- Attached is a new Exercise Ivory Item scenario together with a PRECIS developed in response to questions raised during the briefing to the President in the NMCC on 28 January 1978 I Ec zsxs•-Js • • • ······· ························•················ l 2 U ·with your approval we will pass this scenario to the appropriate commanders of the-unified and specified -commands for their use in preparing for the conduct ·of the exercise 3 U This memorandum is regraded SECRET upon removal of attachments Do v 1e Q DAVID c ·JoNa General USAF ·Acting Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Attachments --- _ sifie·d by o J f NW# 25723 CJCS EXEMP GENERAL DECL SSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF A T IVE ORDER 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY DECLASSIFY ON 31 DEC 2008 TOP SECRET Docid 31099597 NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 f1 · l nwJASSiFIEDA uthority · - l 'fOP SECflE'f SCENARIO HOTEL PRECIS OBJECTIVE Provide stressing conditions of an attack on I FORCES •·· SLBMs and sabotage - •· •·· SCENARIO RESUME -·· --··· -······· _ ·I •············ -···· With US Forces in -··rtorrnal dav-to--dav posture --···· -·· -···· -·· io· · · ··· xs Js· 0 •-• 00oOoU00 0000oo• •000o0ooo000000HOHUUoo000•0 • o •0• 0000000000000ooooo o00000000o · · · SCENARIO INTENDED DESIGN ·LosS-·- o ·· arly missile attack warning capability creates a potential ro r t'6 1ow-on attack against the United States which would not be d tec't d by· remaining sensors until a few minutes prior to impact·• Thi$ situation should lead to discussion of appropriate courses···· f act 4-on NOTE Other options were considered fo ·-1 ·•· J but were rejected for reasons shown in parenthese s ····· ····- ···- IDQP SECRET NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 I l IPOP·SJ3CRD'f EXERCISE IVORY ITEM HOTEL SCENARIO I Background i 02 sxs··Js····· ···················-················· ······························ tozsxs ··as E025x8 JS ····· ······-··· ' FOP SBCRB' E' NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 -- -DiciASswiEoI Authority--- -- ----- '----- U 723 3 • I '10 P S' ECRE'f E02 5x5· ·· _ S ·················································· ··············•· ··············---·····--········ ··································· This concludes the prepared scenario All conferees are available for further discussion as you ·aesire NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 CONTROL NUMBER 1203 REGISTER OF PERSONNEL HANDLING CLASSIFIED IJ9CUMENT DATE RECEIVED 20 Ap1 78 RETURN TO CLASSIFICATION OFFICE CHAIRMAN cs ROOM 2EB65 THE PENTAGON ro DOCUMENT NUMBER DJSM 678-78 ' op Becret DATE OF DOCUMENT NU B R 20 Apr 78 SUBJECT Exercise Ivory Item •'THE ABOVE-DESCRIBE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE JRCULA-rl ON OF THIS DOCUMENT WIL BE LIMIT ED TO INDIVIDUALS INDICATED BELOW THE DOCUMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR RECORD PRIOR TO DISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THIS FORM WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM SUBJECT DOC4MENT INITIAL NAME TO- CHAIRMAN JCS 00 - EXECUTIVE 02 THE ASSISTANT TO REMARKS 20 April 1978 4 JJ ADMINISTRATIVE 04 ASSISTANT 1 r IL 01 THE' CHAIRMAN CHA RMANS STAFF GROUP Al R FORCE MBR 01B p CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP 01c NAVY MBR CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP · MARINE MBR- 010 CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP ARMY MBR 01E _ j lTI lN' 1 ACTION - REQUESTED SIGN·CM 2 Over a month ago ··J-3 forwarded two IVORY ITEM scenarios which were-forwArded to General Jones for his approva and forwarding to SECDEF General Jones passed verbally some guidance for changes Staff Memo · · attached and J-3 has reworked the scenarios to comply _with the g idance Recomme d ACJCS sign forwarding the SECDEF me rr LEGAL ADVISOR ANO LEGISLATIVE ASST 01F COLONEl l'JDERICK SPECIAL ASSISTANT ' SPEECHES DtG MARINE AIDE OS ARMY AIDE 06 · - __ _ _ _ _ _ _ · · · • ' - - ___ 4 _ D-· -- ' t -- - »EcLASSlFIE NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 -- ----J j uthotlty l OJCS SUMM y SHIEIET FOR USE BY ORIGINATING DIRECTORATE CLASSIFICATION TO CJCS b lf9P SHS R fl tu·7 d 1978 DJSM NO -THRU 1 9 APR 1978 ODJS SUSPENSE DATE t7F-7E DJS DJSM DATE 20 APR 1978 IFIN vice l am1ra1 U N SUBJECT ACTION Director Joint Staff SIGNATURE INFORMATION APPROVAL OTHER Exercise Ivory Item U X X REMARKS r ·1 Attached is a memorandum to SecDef which forwards a new Ivory Item scenario in response to his request TAB A following our briefing to the President in the NMCC on 28 January 1978 E02Sxs····Js _ _ _______ _____________ --····----··-·· 4 Recommend that the preferred scenario Hotel be forwarded to SecDef 5 Included TAB B is a list of discussion points for distribution to the Service Chiefs 6'3- c Z 3 ' COORDINATION APPROVAL ACTION OFFICER P D WAGONER Col USAF StratOpsDiv J-3 X78522 I OFFICE I T-' l AME 74' EXTENSION -- '- I I ------------· r FORM NO JULY 72 I I EXTENSION NAME I II WI 'B ''B I I ID o I 01 II 17 Apr 78 JCS OFFICE ij I DATE OF PREPARATION m I II I I II 9 - - '-- _ -- --- _ ------·-------- -__ ------ ----- -·· NW# 25 723 Oocid 31099597 -- a1 f' l- - · Authority 1 I _-- DECLASSIFIED II 'l'HE_JOINT qHIEFS F STA T s pe 1 MEMOltANDUM Date - L _ fl ------ To JL 7N et _V--3'd✓ ·-------·---------------------- t o2-s- s----as---------- - · ·· • • - _ · • • ·· _ ·•· t _ NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 r I ·· ----------- - - - - - - - - - ------------------ ·•_ _ ·_ ·· HAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ROUTING SLI TO- · -· · yt u A · v DIRECTOR JOINT STAFF DIRECTOR J-5 SECRETARY JCS DAS DIRECTOR J-2 SAGA DIRECTOR J-3 DIRECTOR J-4 · · ·· ·THIS IS AN X ' ACTION COPY I· · · · ·· - ·· · I ·· · 1 · ' I ADV ACTION COPY· · · - · · - ·· - - -· · _ ··Fo R · -' · • PREPARATION OF REPLY· ·· · · • · · - REPLY DIRECT COPY ro·cJCS -· · I INFORMATION COPY INFORMATION AND RETURN · · · 1----1 ----------------m --1------------------t · ·-x ·APPROPRIATE ACTION · - ·· · ·• · DATA ON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY · REMARKS ' · I · · •· _- _ - - · • - ·_ • •• • • • - ·• ••• · _ · · · • • • • · - -·· '• ·· ··· · • ·• • • ·•• ·t _ - See Remarks X •• ' • •• i· · _ •• ··· · · _ • • - · - · - ·_ ·Reference DJSM 678 78· dated 20' Apr 78 Subject Exerc1se Ivory Item - d CM 02• · s f - i-rding · ' ' · jai· ·J n s ha - ··· • to· SecDef • - · · ' - · ··· · L ' - - ··t· - t ed i 'i H j_ · ' _ he • • ' t - e Sery _ ce __Mm is ative 1 ' · · · ·• ' _··· · the Hotel scenario · ·o·i cus ' Points for d - tiibution stated in paragr_aph 5 0£ the reference • ·· Assistaiit - ··· • ··•• · · · - '' · ·' ' · ·· • ·· · · · ·· -' __ · · • • · ore · · 0 tr ·· ' • r • • ' ' 1- S-U SP_E_N_S_E-0-A - E- - - - - - • • - - - • 7E p_r_7_8-----r C -J C S - C- - 0 -N - T R O -L- - -N· -- - - - - - - - t -_r IR ' ow i'T ii INI G2 A - TA 1_ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-- -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ I · • ' · • • o • I •• · - - -- ·••• JII • • • - - · · • ----• • • • • • ·· • • ·• I • •• ·-·· - ' •• •• • s•·- •-• • __ - · - _ ___ _ _ ·-····•- --·• - - -- - - - - · • - - • · - - - · - · --- -- •-•·•-•••---•---r _ --- --·--- ·--- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - NW# 25723 oocid 31099597 -- ECLASSIFIED k Authority ' u - ---i ri I ·-•-•---•---- -··•--- ·--- ·- · --- -- · ·-- I i 1 ·• I I I _ r -i' I I I I iI I i I I -I r ---- - Docid 31099597 j OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN 1'fll JOlf l' C 1111• l-' · ff il'M•r' WASIOliGTOU L C 20301 30 January 1978 MEMOR 1-lDUM FOR TtlE ·omECTOR JOINT STAFF Follow-on Actions to NMCC Sf ssiont 28 January SUBJECT 1 S Admiral Hanson nasscd to me the followinn information and actions from the Sec De fo11m·dng Saturd'1 Y's meating in the NMCC I have discussed them with Genara 1 Brown nnd he asked that I fon•1ard them to you for action or information as Qppropriate a LaseJ __0perat1ons CJainst Com' 1unicc tions or Other Satellites SecDef wants an upaate on what the U -is coing -Jn h respect to usa of I lasers to damage destroy inactivate enemy satellites He- also wants to know what the Soviets are doing Fi nu 1·1 y I he J Otfi d 1i ke a review of · what the US is doing to protect our satcl1 tcs against such operations • -Action Admiral Hanson arid I ngraed DRiE should handle this one ·but · Jdint Staff should assure General ro ·m rece1 ves copy of any reply to SecDef · ·· · ' · •· - - • ·• •• • •• • LaL nching of ·Defense Satei 1 ites on Short Notice SecDef would 1i ke a repo --t on res cc rch or prognmis unc 1en-my r' or the US to have · l b the ability to launch a communications or 1 1rning ·satellite on very short notice Action DR E under onditio s tipulatc in subpijragraph ·· · 1 a above · · · · · · ·· • i I I •· d Radars to Detect SLBM Attack SecDef would like a report on the program status of i_mprov d rc dar to detect SLBM attacks to include when the radars will become op 1r3tional and their capllb1litiesc Action Joint Staff 1n conjunction with the Air Force · · e • NE CP Communications SecDef would 1i ke a report on Hha t is being done to-·fo-1prove ·secur con'inun1cot1ons with the NEACP Action · Jo11lt Staff - · pi' f Commun·ications Checks SccDef -1ould like to conduct con- 11un1cations chccks-fil-fllcc·lcar rft1Th Prc51dcn·tia1 party away from shington Some checks should oe u adc with tho President h11Hsel f · Act1on Joint taff • ' · · · 1 ---___ c c ··· · ·f Docid 31099597 I • r · ' -- MED ·- NW# 25723 · • A uthority - - ---- 11 723 1 I ii - l 2 Falsc_Alarrn SecDcf would like a report on false alarms the NMCS from the inception of our curly warning capabilities Generill Brown directed this Saturday ction Joint g cxpC ricnccd ·tithi11 Stuff l1 1 Ji'u l H Y SMITH Lieutcnilnt·General USAF Assistant to the Ch ir_man JCS · ·• -· · · • - ·· ·· - t - - · _ • • · l I •• · · · - · - · - - • · · ··• ·· · • · · • • ·• · • I •· • • · ·- • • ·· · - ·• · I • - · I • I • · •• NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 1· I ---NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 r-· ttLAS SIFiED- --- f Authority - - l I NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 f II • - 1 • q bp SEC RE'l' SCENARIO INDIA DISCUSSION POINTS ·1tC2·5-x 5 JS E025x6 Js°····················· ····-······-··· ·•••················ ···········-·····•- ••····-·····-····· ··············-·-·····-········· J'9P OfJCRfl'f' NW# 25723 Docid 3 1099597 - •• r- · -· J 'l'OP SECRE'f E02 5x5 Js············································ E025x6 JS I' TOP SECRijW NW# 25723 2 Docid 31099597 ········ t • I t t I fl •It '±'QP SBCRE'f SCENARIO INDIA PRECIS I t 01-s-xs Js·················· ························ ··························· ··························· ························· ··························· ········ • ' POP SECRE'f' NW# 25723 Docid 31099597 --- --DEcLAssim D - 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