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• National Security Decision Directive 138: Combating Terrorism

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  "NSDD 138 was issued in 1984 by the Reagan administration. Much of this NSDD is classified, but, reportedly permitted the CIA and the FBI to form covert operations teams and to use military special operations forces to conduct guerrilla-style war against guerrillas, pre-emptive operations, retaliation, expanded intelligence collection, and when necessary, killing of guerrillas in 'pre-emptive' self-defense. States that sponsored terrorists (Iran, Libya, Syria, Cuba, North Korea) could be targeted for operations."

  United States. White House Office

  1984-04-26
• Defense Estimative Brief: Nuclear Weapons Systems in China

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  "China has established itself as a nuclear power. The nuclear forces in China, however, will remain small when compared to the Soviet nuclear forces. The Chinese will not try to match the superpowers. The Chinese however, will continue to seek Western technology support for their underground nuclear test program. [...] Between 150 and 160 warheads are estimated to be in the PRC [People's Republic of China] stockpile. The limit of the number of warheads is not restricted by nuclear materials production, but on what the Chinese perceive their needs to be."

  United States. Defense Intelligence Agency

  1984-04-24
• Federal Emergency Management Agency's Plan For Revitalizing U.S. Civil Defense: Review Of Three Major Plan Components

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  "In 1980, the Congress amended the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, stating that civil defense should be improved. To address this need, the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1982 proposed a 7-year plan for revitalizing the National Civil Defense Program. The Subcommittee requested GAO to review three components of FEMA's 7-year plan, Nuclear Attack Civil Preparedness, Radiological Defense, and Direction and Control. GAO found that while FEMA has made some program improvements, civil defense generally continues to be characterized by inadequate funding and little interest at all levels of government. Also, some important civil defense systems comprising the components of FEMA's 7-year plan have numerous operational deficiencies. It is unclear whether state and local participation in nuclear attack related civil defense will be adequate to make FEMA's 7-year plan effective. This report discusses the status of the selected components of the 7-year plan, recommends actions for improvement, and presents issues for the Subcommittee's consideration."

  United States. General Accounting Office

  1984-04-16
• Executive Order 12472: Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions

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  In order to provide for the consolidation of assignment and responsibility for improved execution of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications functions, this executive order is handed down by the President. Following increased risk and scrutiny from terrorist threat and infrastructural concern, this executive order is the first in what could be seen as a sweeping effort of strengthening security and emergency response. This Executive Order amends Executive Order 12046.

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Reagan, Ronald

  1984-04-03
• National Security Decision Directive 136: US Initiative to Ban Chemical Weapons

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  National Security Decision Directive 136 lists actions for chemical weapons treaty negotiation strategy, stressing need for improved verification and reduced risk of covert chemical weapons capability, and for developing strategy for U.S. chemical warfare modernization program.

  United States. White House Office

  1984-04-02
• Storm Preparedness Planning Guide

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  From the Introduction: "Detailed pre-emergency planning and coordination is crucial to the successful evacuation of a coastal area. Implementation of a storm preparedness program promotes the effective and efficient movement of people in an evacuation. It also provides guidance to local officials involved in the pre-emergency planning, evacuation and recovery phases by providing a predetermined basis for decision making. This document is intended to supply the reader with an analysis of the elements of a broad program of storm preparedness that can be implemented at the local (city or county) level, but is most appropriate for regional (multi-county) application. Presented herein is a synopsis of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pilot program in storm preparedness that was fully implemented in the coastal Georgia area during 1980 through 1983. A detailed discussion follows, which includes an analysis of each of the five major components of the program."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  1984-04
• Application of Simulation to International Narcotics Control

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  "The Purpose of this paper is to describe cooperative activities among U.S. agencies with narcotics control responsibilities, and to propose an enhancement of that cooperation through the use of simulation. Simulation would result in an analysis of the strategies and tactics of the U.S. regarding international narcotics problems, and understanding and clarification among participants of the capabilities and limitations of the various agencies involved."

  National Defense University

  Allshouse, Laird D.

  1984-04
• Combined Intelligence

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  "An assessment of combined intelligence operations in war and peace from 1941-1984. US and allied perspectives. Common problems occur and recur, but no improvement in the learning curve. Where successful, combined intelligence operations have had three elements; a mutual need, a combined organization, and a strong-willed, supportive commander. To improve the learning curve and plan and execute combined intelligence operations more effectively requires a firm commitment from the Pentagon. A commitment that coalition defense is important and more cost-effective, and that collective security should be based on balanced collective forces, rather than individually balanced national forces. Several recommendations are provided to improve combined intelligence planning and execution now and into the 21st century."

  National Defense University

  Biddinger, Dennis C.

  1984-04
• Directed Energy Missile Defense in Space

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  This background paper describes and assesses current concepts for directed-energy ballistic missile defense in space. Its purpose is to provide members of Congress, their staffs, and the public with a readable introduction to the so-called "Star Wars" technologies that some suggest might form the basis of a future nationwide defense against Soviet nuclear ballistic missiles. Since these technologies are a relatively new focus for U.S. missile defense efforts, little information about them has been readily available outside the expert community.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment

  1984-04
• Memorandum: Operating Policy and Procedure 84-2: Cases in Which Respondents/Applicants Fail to Appear for Hearing

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  "The options discussed throughout this memorandum represent a codification of and slight variances from past practices by Immigration Judges when dealing with the difficult problem of failures to appear. These measures insure that cases proceed through the Immigration Judge system in a consistent, fair and expeditious manner, and that all parties receive adequate opportunity to pursue their claims during these proceedings."

  United States. Department of Justice. Executive Office for Immigration Review

  Robie, William R.

  1984-03-07
• Elevated Residential Structures

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  From the Preface: "Whenever possible, residential structures should not be located in flood-prone areas. Flooding in these areas is virtually assured at some point in the future, bringing with it the potential for property damage-no matter how well a structure is designed-as well as danger to building occupants. However, it is not always possible to avoid flood-prone areas. This manual is for designers, developers, builders, and others who wish to build elevated residential structures in flood-prone areas prudently. [...] This is a revision of a manual of the same title published in 1976 by the Federal Insurance Administration. This revision reflects changes since 1976 in floodplain management techniques and regulations, improvements in construction materials and practice, increases in construction costs, and additions to the relevant literature."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  1984-03
• Comprehensive Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Plan for the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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  "The Commonwealth of Kentucky was awarded a grant from the Department of Energy in September, 1981, to develop a plan for low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) management; to participate in national, regional, and state meetings regarding the management of Kentucky's LLRW; to examine specific LLRW technologies for disposal; and to formulate and coordinate policy-level planning. To accomplish these goals, the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet (NREPC) solicited comments and suggestions from various sources. A Low-Level Radioactive Waste Coordination Committee was established and coordinated by the NREPC to examine the feasibility of operating a storage/treatment facility for Kentucky generated LLRW."

  United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

  Carr, Rose Marie; Mills, Doyle; Perkins, Connie . . .

  1984-03
• Illegal Migration from Mexico: The Policy Dilemma

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  "This study discusses the political, economic, and security aspects of the problem of illegal migration from Mexico into the United States. The problem is defined in terms of forces which tend both to pull Mexican citizens into the United States and to push them out of Mexico. Serious conditions of unemployment and underemployment in Mexico create conditions of extreme hardship which force people to seek alternative ways to support themselves and their families. All they must do is cross an undefended border almost 2,000 miles long, where jobs with much higher pay are waiting. It is explained that the migration of significant numbers of Mexican citizens into the U.S. provides Mexico with an important safety valve to relieve the political and economic pressures of high unemployment and a generally distressed economy. It is also noted that there is an important human dimension in this problem which is frequently overlooked."

  National Defense University

  Carter, Willard T.

  1984-03
• Information Strategy for Terrorist Incidents

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  "Remarks discussing current trends in overseas terrorist activities involving U.S. interests introduce a description and analysis of the existing U.S. organizational structure intended to deal with terrorist incidents. Current U.S. strategies for responding to terrorist incidents are also described and analyzed. Weaknesses in the response organization are identified. Changes to both the organizational structure and U.S. strategies for dealing with overseas terrorist incidents involving U.S. interests are suggested."

  National Defense University

  Taylor, Larry R.; Schidtman, John G.

  1984-03
• Potentially Destabilizing Effects of Islamic Fundamentalism on U.S. Aid to Jordan

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  "The 1979 Islamic fundamentalist revolution in Iran resulted in the replacement of the pro-U.S. monarchy of the Shah with the theocracy of the Ayatollah Khomeini, which repudiated all Iranian/U.S. security agreements radically changing the equations of influence in the Mid-East. The Iranian revolution was an expression of a resurgence of Islamic religious zeal throughout the area, a fundamentalist revival which threatens all Arab nations which support U.S. policy, especially vis-a-vis Israel. Fundamentalists, encouraged by the success of Khomeini, have pledged to support their religious brothers by all means available to them, including terrorism, assassination, and war. Jordon, absolutely essential to any possible Arab/Israeli accommodation because of its geopolitical position and historic association with the Palestinian people, is militarily extremely weak and financially dependent upon aid from nations themselves threatened by fundamentalism. Jordon's financial and military vulnerability coupled with its political fragility make it a prime target for radical Islamic destabilization. At present, Jordon, incapable of independent foreign policy, will continue under anti-U.S. pressures unless the U.S. develops a clearer understanding of the religious/political situation in the Mid-East and devises a security assistance program for Jordon which recognizes the value and vulnerability of that nation. This will require an increase of $400-700 million a year in FMS [Foreign Military Sales] credits and economic aid for ten years, as well as the re-assessment of the traditional unconditional U.S. support of Israeli-perceived military requirements."

  Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.)

  Strobbe, Connie L.

  1984-03
• Use of Reactivation Networks to Improve Mobilization Preparedness of the Ammunition Industry

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  This report concerns the ways in which use of network analysis and computer modeling can improve the state of preparedness of the ammunition industry. It focuses in particular on the Venture Evaluation and Review Technique and progress being made to use the technique to build models of ammunition production lines. A brief history of the development of the U.S. ammunition industry from World War II to the present is included, and some of the anomalies of munitions production are explained. Emphasis is placed on the ability to reactivate ammunition production facilities under emergency conditions. The report concludes that network analysis is a practicable means to improve industrial preparedness, and recommends additional measures that if implemented could make the technique more effective.

  Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)

  Pujmann, David M.

  1984-02-23
• National Security Decision Directive 125: FY 1984-1989 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile

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  National Security Decision Directive 125 approved the nuclear weapons stockpile plan for FY 1984-1989, and issued instructions to Department of Energy for production and transfer of nuclear weapons and for assuring supply of nuclear materials.

  United States. White House Office

  1984-02-16
• Memorandum: Operating Policies and Procedures 84-1: Case Priorities and Processing

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  This memorandum discusses the processing of immigration cases including: "Detained Cases"; "Processing of Detained Bond Redetermination Hearings"; "use of Questionnaires and Bond Redetermination Hearings"; and "Exclusion and other Cases".

  United States. Department of Justice. Executive Office for Immigration Review

  Robie, William R.

  1984-02-06
• Department of Defense Directive 5030.49: DoD Customs Inspection Program

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  1. This Directive reissues DoD Directive 5030.49, September 23, 1971 to provide policy and assign responsibilities for the DoD Customs Inspection Program (DCIP). The DCIP establishes uniform policies and procedures that are designed to halt the flow of contraband into the United States through DoD channels. 2. This Directive authorizes the publication of DoD 5030.49-R, "DoD Customs Inspection Program," consistent with DoD 5025.1-M, October 16, 1980.

  United States. Department of Defense

  1984-01-06
• National Security Decision Directive 119: Strategic Defense Initiative

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  National Security Decision Directive 119 provides guidance on the United States strategic defense initiative: "Given the uncertain long-term future of offensive deterrence, I believe that an effort must also be made to identify alternative means of deterring nuclear war and protecting our national security interests. In particular, the U.S. should investigate the feasibility of eventually shifting toward reliance upon a defensive concept. Future deterrence should, if possible be underwritten by a capability to defeat a hostile attack."

  United States. White House Office

  1984-01-06
• Flood Potential of Fortymile Wash and Its Principal Southwestern Tributaries, Nevada Test Site, Southern Nevada

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  From the Abstract: "Flood hazards for a 9-mile reach of Fortymile Wash and its principal southwestern tributaries Busted Butte, Drill Hole, and Yucca Washes were evaluated to aid in determining possible sites for the storage of high-level radioactive wastes on the Nevada Test Site. [...] The study shows that Busted Butte and Drill Hole Washes (9 and 11 cross sections, respectively) would have water depths of up to at least 4 feet and mean flow velocities of up to at least 8 feet per second during a 100-year flood. A 500-year flood would exceed stream-channel capacities at several places, with depths to 10 feet and mean flow velocities to 11 feet per second. The regional maximum flood would inundate sizeable areas in central parts of the two watersheds."

  Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. Department of Energy

  Squires, Robert R.; Young, Richard L.

  1984
• National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Fiscal Year 1983 Activities, Report to the United States Congress

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  From the Introduction: "The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) was established by the United States Congress in 1977 to reduce the risks of life and property from future earthquakes in the United States. The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-124) directed the President 'to establish and maintain an effective earthquake hazards reduction program.' The Congress recognized that earthquakes pose perhaps the greatest single-event natural hazard faced by the Nation. An earthquake can affect hundreds of thousands of square miles, can cause damage to property measured in the tens of billions of dollars, can cause loss of life and injury to tens of thousands of persons, and can disrupt the social and economic function of the affected area, and potentially, of the entire Nation. The Congress concluded that losses and disruption caused by earthquakes could be substantially reduced through the development and implementation of earthquake hazards reduction measures."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Geological Survey (U.S.); National Science Foundation (U.S.) . . .

  Schnell, Mary L.; Herd, Darrell G.

  1984?
• Combatting Terrorism: The Dilemmas of a Decent Nation

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  "Political terrorism and how to cope with it, have been major concerns of the American policymakers for more than a decade. Washington has watched with growing anxiety as the use of violence for political ends has become ingrained in many societies and has spread widely on the international scene. Indeed, the prominence of state-sponsored terrorism as a weapon of warfare against the United States and other free societies has raised even more starkly some difficult question for this republic's leaders. What actions should the United States government take, or prepare to take to protect our society against those who would attack it by violence for political purpose? What should be the role of military or paramilitary force or other defensive actions that might employ violence or manipulation?"

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Oseth, John M., 1944-

  1984
• Serial No. 103: 1984: Civil Liberties and the National Security State, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First and Second Sessions on 1984: Civil Liberties and the National Security State, November 2, 3, 1983 and January 24, April 5, and September 26, 1984

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  From the opening statement of Robert M. Kastenmeier: "Throughout our Nation's history there has been tension between the first amendment and other governmental interests. Resolution of these competing needs has been a difficult and often stormy process. Frequently, we think in terms of these many conflicts being resolved by the Federal courts. As vital as preservation of that forum is for all of us, the courts are not the only place for dealing with these issues. As Holmes said several decades ago, 'It must be remembered that legislatures are the ultimate guardians of the liberties and welfare of the people in quite the same degree as the courts.' [...] I recite this history to establish that these hearings are part of an historical continuum. The issues we will address today are not partisan in nature. They are part of a diligent oversight of the executive branch. We begin the first 2 days of the series of hearings on '1984: Civil Liberties and the National Security State.' Since George Orwell penned his famous novel of life under 'Big Brother,' the year 1984 has had an ominous sound, threatening to ring in an era in which civil liberties would be crushed under the heels of the State. The very fact that we hold these hearings today is solid evidence that such a world has not yet arrived. But Orwell's '1984' was not intended to be a promise or even a prediction. It was a warning. The coming of the year 1984 thus offers a unique opportunity to examine the state of our civil liberties as well as what the future may hold in the light of Orwell's fears and our own." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Robert M. Kastenmeier, Floyd Abrams, James Bamford, Sissela Bok, David Brinkley, James Carr, John Chancellor, George I. Davida, Michael Goldsmith, Alexander C. Hoffman, Edward Joyce, Kenneth C. Laudon, Mary C. Lawton, Peter C. Magrath, Ralph W. McGehee, Anthony G. Oettinger, Ronald L. Plesser, Frank Press, Herman Schwartz, John Shattuck, Robert E. Smith, George B. Trabow, Stephen H. Unger, Willis H. Ware, and Karl F. Willenbrock.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1984
• Temporary Suspension of Deportation of Certain Aliens: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 4447, Temporary Suspension of Deportation of Certain Aliens, April 12, 1984

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  From the opening statement of the Hon. Romano L. Mazzoli: "Today's hearing has been called to consider legislation which has been introduced to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for Salvadoran nationals now in the United States. This legislation, H.R. 4447, has been introduced by our distinguished colleague from Massachusetts, Joe Moakley, along with several cosponsors. This subcommittee has closely monitored developments relating to the return of Salvadorans to El Salvador over the past two Congresses. In this connection, on my part a letter was sent to the Secretary of State in January of this year, requesting information from the Department with respect to a report on the status of those people who have been returned to El Salvador. The letter also requested an urgent submission of departmental reports on this legislation."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1984
• Annual Refugee Consultation: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on Oversight Hearing to Review the Process of This Year's Refugee Resettlement Program, Focusing on the Consultation Process in Providing Asylum to Persons Fleeing Political Persecution, September 26, 1983

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  From the opening statement of the Hon. Alan K. Simpson, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming, Chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy: "We have our refugee consultation here. Certainly in a very real sense, the United States demonstrates its commitment to freedom and the inherent dignity of the individual through a most generous refugee program providing a haven to those people who are singled out for persecution by their own governments. The traditional generosity of the American people, I think, is richly illustrated by the leadership role this Nation has assumed, both in the resettlement in the United States of victims of persecution, and certainly by providing humanitarian assistance for refugees throughout the world. As chairman of this Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy, I want to reaffirm that commitment to assist those refugees who are of special humanitarian concern to the United States. But obviously, we cannot accept for permanent resettlement all of those persons fleeing from governments whose standards of freedom do not match our own. But we can and should continue to do our fair share in addressing the plight of the world's refugees. And I think we can most effectively render assistance by providing care and maintenance funds, and services to countries of first asylum until the refugees can return to their homes, and by directing our foreign policy initiatives to both address and avoid the root causes of refugee situations." Materials for the record include those of the following: Edward J. Derwinski, H. Eugene Douglas, Mark Hatfield, Phillip N. Hawkes, Alan Nelson, James Purcell, and William French Smith.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1984
• Cuban/Haitian Adjustment: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 4853, Cuban/Haitian Adjustment, May 9, 1984

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  From the opening statement of the Hon. Romano L. Mazzoli: "Today we will receive testimony from various panels on H.R. 4853, a bill introduced by Representative Peter Rodino, our chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which would grant permanent residence status to Cubans and Haitians who entered our country seeking asylum in the early 1980's. We have many witnesses here today who will attest to the fact that these people suffered much to reach the shores of our country. They were welcomed to our country and given a new immigration status, that of Cuban/Haitian entrants, status pending. Their status has been pending since 1981."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1984
• Statistical Report United States Attorneys' Office: Fiscal Year 1984

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  This Annual Statistical Report summarizes and presents the criminal prosecutions and civil litigation conducted by the United States Attorneys in Fiscal Year 1984.

  Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys

  1984?
• Fire Management Notes (Vol.45 No.3)

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  This is Volume 45, No.3 of Fire Management Notes, a quarterly periodical devoted to the technique of forest fire control, produced by the U.S. Forest Service.

  United States. Forest Service

  1984
• Fire Management Notes (Vol.45 No.1)

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  This is Volume 45, No.1 of Fire Management Notes, a quarterly periodical devoted to the technique of forest fire control, produced by the U.S. Forest Service.

  United States. Forest Service

  1984