The Honorable Carl Levin United States Senate.
Dear Senator Levin:
he,DC*edto respond on his behalf to your
l'or thB Intelligenceoaments on the Defense Authorization Bill
usses the future ballistic missileStates. In the past, representativesepenly portrayed the future222 DllTin the statement fron.
.f the Defense Authorisation Bill. We wish to point out, however, that the Intelligence Ccxnnunity continuously evaluates this issue and the Bill language overstates what we currently believe to bo the future threat.
Several countries are seeking longer rangemeet regional security goals; however, most ofcannot reach as farilometers. Amissile potentially capable of reachingin development, but the
ver?operational within five years is
e Intelligence Cwriminity believes it extremely unlikely any nation with ICBMs will be willing to sell
re co"fident warning capability is flSfiS? ^ Pfovide notice many years in advance of indigenous development.
f this letter is also being provided to
e Brpers- Similar letters are being provided to Senator Strom Thurmond and Senator Sam Nunn.
The Honorable Carl Levin
Enclosed herewith is an unclassified publication on The Weapons Proliferation Threat. We hope this information ia useful. Please callan be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
oanne O. Isham Director of Congressional Affairs
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