Before he is done I fully expect him to release the names, addresses and phone numbers of anyone anywhere in the world who has ever provided any information to agency workers.
The damage to US intel will last multiple generations.
Posted on 09/17/2012 8:44:07 PM PDT by Jyotishi
Washington: The US National Security Archive has fully declassified the most controversial nuclear policy document of the Cold War, the Presidential Directive 59 (PD-59) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Presidential-Directive-59 , which focused on a possible nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
The full text of the document, available on the US National Security Archive page at George Washington University's website, provides insights about the thinking of key US officials about the state of nuclear planning and the possible progression of events should war break out.
In a surprising reverse from previous policies, PD-59 called for pre-planned nuclear strike options and capabilities for rapid development of target plans against such key target categories as "military and control targets," including nuclear forces, command and control, stationary and mobile military forces, and industrial facilities that supported the military.
A key element of PD-59 was to use high-tech intelligence to find nuclear weapons targets, strike them with "pinpoint" precision, and then assess the damage.
The architects of PD-59 envisioned the possibility of protracted nuclear war with the Soviet Union that avoided escalation to all-out conflict.
The archive's annotation emphasises the fact that the US nuclear doctrine has not been altered much since PD-59 became effective, and "while President Obama has set a nuclear-free world as a policy goal, it is unlikely that nuclear planning arrangements will change significantly in the foreseeable future".
Highly classified for decades, PD-59 was signed in July 1980 by President Jimmy Carter "during a period of heightened Cold War tensions due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, greater instability in the Middle East, and earlier strains over China policy, human rights, the Horn of Africa, and Euromissiles".
Is there nothing Obama won’t disclose to our enemies?
Looks like Obama’s “flexibility” to former KGB Boss Putin is coming a little early - - - .
Not to sound like a queer, but in nuclear war a “diversity” of capabilities is a good thing.
Iran needs a read on our intentions and capabilities.
Israel needs a warning shot.
We never really left the cold war, and the world is teetering on the edge of a big hot one. I see this disclosure of sensitive military information and tactics as treasonous.
Is he also selling plans for the KH-9/11/12 systems to Iran? Like he gave them that drone. How can people not see this?
Back when men were men.
Those documents are here:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb390/
In looking at them, it seems Carter made a real mess of things.
1980 isn’t exactly ancient history.
But releasing this info. takes more effort than not releasing it, so.. What’s the f’ing point other than to enlighten Iran or other countries?
Before he is done I fully expect him to release the names, addresses and phone numbers of anyone anywhere in the world who has ever provided any information to agency workers.
The damage to US intel will last multiple generations.
The main document is here:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb390/docs/10-24-80 nuclear weapons employment policy.pdf
At least they redacted the actual target list.
Breech........ping
The Idea of the ineffable joys of Communism has been a constant in academia and among the the Special Elite for 120 years. It's easy to convince an idiot who already believes that everyone should have an atomic bomb to hand over some minor construction details. The only people who don't deserve this data are the Proles under the direct control of Democrats.
Which makes me think of Jonathan Pollard for some reason. Jonathan Pollard and the Blind Sheikh. Interesting.
“Is there nothing Obama won’t disclose to our enemies?”
Most classified documents have mandatory declassification dates. This would have been applied when the document was prepared, with no input from the current president.
Hussein probably figures that he’ll lose in November and will try to do as much as damage to the US as possible.
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