Library Documents on Iran's Missile Program
July 15, 1998
America's previous debate over missile proliferation surrounded the National Intelligence Estimate NIE-95-19 "Emerging Threats to North America During the Next 15 Years," issued in November 1995. Although this document dealt with global threats, the debate it catalyzed focused almost entirely on the missile projects of one country--North Korea....
July 15, 1998
The mandate of the Commission was as follows: "The Commission shall assess the nature and magnitude of the existing and emerging ballistic missile threat to the United States. In carrying out its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence and any other...
July 15, 1998
It is just over a decade since the missile programs in Iran and Iraq first attracted my attention. At the end of February 1988, Iraq first employed its new Al Husayn missiles, firing them at Tehran and other major Iranian cities. These missile attacks had a profound impact on the Iranian leadership, reflected in the substantial attention accorded...
July 15, 1998
I believe one can draw a number of lessons from the public record on how well we in the United States do the job of preventing ballistic missile programs (and by inference, other WMD programs and technologies) in developing nations, especially in what are now called the "rogue states." I confess a modicum of responsibility for coining this term...
July 15, 1998
Iran's long range ballistic missile program has apparently overcome some key bottlenecks over the past year, due primarily to assistance fromRussian entities, possibly with the tacit approval of the Russian government itself. Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on January 28, 1998 that...
July 15, 1998
Current Developments and Potential for Future Surprises
This paper will attempt to answer the following questions: 1) What are the current missile capabilities of Iraq and Iran? 2) What kind of WMD payloads can these countries put atop their missiles? 3) What considerations should analysts bear in mind in assessing the future direction of missile...
April 10, 1998
On 10 April 1998, System Planning Corporation hosted an unclassified roundtable discussion on Russia for the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States. SPC assembled three prominent experts on the alternative pathways to acquire ballistic missile capabilities: Dennis M. Gormley, of Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation;...
January 28, 1998
Chairman Shelby, Senator Kerrey, Members of the Committee. I appreciate this opportunity to present the views of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) on current and projected threats to our national interests. Happily--and thanks to the effectiveness of American diplomacy, military readiness, and intelligence...
January 28, 1998
SEN. SHELBY: The committee will come to order. Last year marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the national security act, the legislation that created the Central Intelligence Agency and established the national defense and intelligence structure for the Cold War era.
January 28, 1998
Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee again this year on the worldwide threats to our national security. I have submitted a detailed Statement for the Record and would like to summarize its key points in my opening remarks.