Chairman FASCELL. Well, we expect Adm. Jonathan T. Howe, who is the Director of the Bureau of Political and Military Affairs, Department of State; and the Honorable Richard M. Perle, Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy, Department of Defense, to join Mr. Adelman a little later today. Mr. BROOMFIELD. It is my understanding, also, that you have plans to have the bishops here next week, do you? Chairman FASCELL. Yes, we do. And we also have plans for many members of Congress who want to testify. Mr. BROOMFIELD. And how do you view these hearings, what purpose and so forth, as a kind of an oversight as you indicated? Chairman FASCELL. Absolutely. As I said in my opening statement, Mr. Broomfield, this is an important matter, a very important matter. And there is a great deal of interest in the Congress, of course, and we are reflecting that interest. But this is a part of our normal oversight activities. I must confess that it has a little tinge of interest, because of that fact that it is an election year. And there is some disagreement with respect to what our policy is or ought to be. But that is normal and natural. We will try to keep that at a minimum, if we can. But we need to be constructive, and we need not to be afraid to examine and question. That is the purpose of these hearings. Mr. BROOMFIELD. Well, I just want to congratulate you. And I know that under your leadership, we will have balanced hearings. And that is all that I think that we should ask for. Chairman FASCELL. Thank you very much. All right, Mr. Adelman, it is up to you. I know that you have a prepared statement, so just go right ahead. STATEMENT OF HON. KENNETH L. ADELMAN, DIRECTOR, U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY Mr. ADELMAN. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a prepared statement that I would appreciate having submitted to the record. Let me say that I did spend a good deal of time and effort to try and make it address the main questions and the main concerns. It is a short statement. I would urge members of the committee to read it carefully. Rather than sit here reading it to you, which always makes me uncomfortable- Chairman FASCELL. We will put the statement in the record. Chairman FASCELL. Proceed extemporaneously, and hit the high points. ty. Mr. ADELMAN. I would like that. Chairman FASCELL. And see if you cannot stimulate our creativi Mr. ADELMAN. What I would like to do, Mr. Chairman, to stimulate you the best is to respond to some of the points that you have made, and that ranking minority member, Congressman Broomfield has made on this subject, and then have questions. First, it is always surprising to hear the conjunction between arms control and election year politics. Some people tell me that THE ROLE OF ARMS CONTROL IN U.S. DEFENSE POLICY HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 37-561 O JUNE 20, 21, 26; JULY 25, 1984 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1984 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida, Chairman LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan PETER H. KOSTMAYER, Pennsylvania HARRY M. REID, Nevada MEL LEVINE, California EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois GERALD B. H. SOLOMON, New York JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff GEORGE R. BERDES, Staff Consultant ROBERT T. HUBER, Staff Consultant CAROL GLASSMAN, Senior Staff Assistant (II) CONTENTS WITNESSES Page Wednesday, June 20, 1984: Hon. Kenneth L. Adelman, Director, Arms Control and Disarmament 3 Admiral Jonathan T. Howe, Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, 41 Hon. Richard N. Perle, Assistant Secretary for International Security 45 Thursday, June 21, 1984: R. James Woolsey, delegate-at-large, U.S. Delegation, Strategic Arms Re- Adm. Noel Gayler, U.S. Navy (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Tuesday, June 26, 1984: Most Reverend John J. O'Connor, Archbishop of New York.... Wednesday, July 25, 1984: Hon. Albert Gore, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of 179 Hon. Jim Courter, a Representative in Congress from the State of New 183 Hon. Norman D. Dicks, a Representative in Congress from the State of 188 Hon. Gerald B. H. Solomon, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York 192 Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the State of 195 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Review of 1972 and 1977 United States-Soviet space cooperation agreement...... 1. "The Politics of Vulnerability: 1980-83," by R. James Woolsey, Foreign Affairs, Spring 1984.. 2. Outline for proposed agreements on START and INF, submitted by Gerard C. Smith, Paul C. Warnke, and John B. Rhinelander to General Brent Scowcroft, Chairman, the President's Commission on Strategic Forces, September 18, 1983. 3. A report on the impact of U.S. and Soviet ballistic missile defense programs on the ABM Treaty, by Thomas K. Longstreth and John E. Pike, June 1984... 213 228 238 4. Text of H.R. 5571, To provide for a mutual and verifiable moratorium on the testing and deployment of new nuclear ballistic missiles and antisatellite weapons and the testing of nuclear warheads 296 5. Article by Gerard C. Smith, "He's wrong: Belligerence Without Arms Talks Leads to the Brink," Washington Post, June 17, 1984.. 301 |