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MEMOHANDml FOR DR. ~!cLUCAS • 

SllB,TEeT: STRAW~IAN -1 (2737) 

PIJHPOSE 

BYEMAN 

To ub t a in conCU1Tencc in t he con t inua 1 ion () i 1 he pl'e,-;en t 

plan to launch STRAWjlAN 4 during ApI'il 1971. 

BACKGHOUND 

On the 25th of NovcmiJel' 1969 J ExCom canceled STRAW~Ll:\ 5 

\Vh i. (' h WD S pl'C~WI1 ie' d as prov i ding a one -yeal' oycr 1 ap \'; i til 

I In ,Janual'y 1~70: we nonCOI1CUlTecl in the addi tion L-~---.----~-;-" 

()j long-liic' batteries to ~TRAW~IAN 4 at a cost of S724K. The 

PI'op()scd battcl'Y change would have resul ted in a 15-18 month 

EOn syst()lll life in contrast to tl10 present life. (Present 

tilt' ('stimales by tIlL' program office have ranged from G to 

gl'catc!' than 12 months Q ) We also established a STRAIDIA:\ 

s (' 1]( , c1 u lc' a t t !l a t t i III e W h . . - - III 0 nth gap sin EO B 

Cllvcl'age Since that time 

Ill>! 11 STH[ schedules have slipped.. :\o\" there 

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M/rJo:HNATIV 1-;S (Sce TAB A) 

The foll()wing options prC'sellt all the majol' strategies 

jOj' STHAW~lAN 4: 

Present PI' ram 

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option B - S1 STHAWMAN ,t Until STHAW~lAN :: FailuJ'€' 

Aclvalltagl' - A launch 011 Jailu)'(' sll'atc'gy \\(lliid 

pI'ovid!' til(> gTca cst STRAWMAN :-;y:-;tClll lill'. 

Di:-;advantage - High co;-;t; :-;lip (,(),,-;t is $:~()K(i;l\' 

alld additi()nalopel~ational support is abollt $1!lKd:1Y. Tlli"", 

option would provide coverage beyond that j·('(JUil'.'d 101' 

I I Clebu"'()'in'" , _ hh h. 

Option C - Acid C and X Band Capability to STHAWMA\ all d s1TPVR~r;'\LY--""-"'----'''-'------'--- .--.----.-.-.. ---.. --

Advantage - Eliminates overlapping C()V('I'dg('~ 

Disadvantagc - Cost is ahou l $G~l /01' s lip :Uld I i III i lId 

C anel X band hardware plus an undctl'l'lIlillcd ('(lst 101' '; I j]JP i II~', 

URSALA. 

Op t ion D - Cancel STRAW~IAN ,1 

Advantage - Save $5.68M --~--.-... ~---

O.72M 

$6.40M 

N RO ($1. ,1 Mill Jo'Y 7 :.J. ) 

NSA 

. Disadv~.lntagc - Losc IIcOVC'I';.lg('. (;ap i II lOll c'" 

up to 2000---jftfz--wrl-t--n~clll' afte~jlll Ill<' 01 STIIAW\l;\\ ::. 

DISCUSSION 

Option A will ovcl'-kill 1Iw 1':08 }'c(jui 1'('ill<'111 \l'i 111 C)\"1 

lapping covl'rago g Fortunatoly. 111(' ()vI'I'lap (,r>ill! idl oc , \1, jill 

the I . jPi·()gj'am. Bot lJ OJ) 1 j ()JI~ I; ;llid (' 

l'eSllIl III C05LS Lllat arc not balaL(','d (Jut \\1111 ill1PI'ClV"IIH'liI 

in covcray·e. Option D, cancel STRAW!,1AN <'1: 111W .. ;j !)(' Ii i c 1'.,':.;:11'''' 

since the_ ihas been idcntiliC'd by LJSTB a~ tl](' 11I(,e;i 

important ELINT target. 

RECOMMENDATION 

Gcneral King has 1'ecomlllended Op t i()n B, I all11(, 11 STII/\\V\I;\ \ 

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on fa i luI' e 0 i S T RA W M AN 3 (T A,t:BLJB::i)L.,.._--.JHt::1.!-'C'_fu' (L:.'~1.'( ·'-.Il...::;...;,,-' -.-1.1 ..LhL:.'LJ Ll ---""LL' ILlIt-'-' ull---'.'.LI ----_ 

5t1'a tcgy is cheap insurance l I I L-__________ -----" 

The Staff believes that the prC'scnt sclH'dllJ(' pl'ovid!': 

bettcr covel'age than that established a yc'al' agr): EX!'!)III II,) 

not changed its position; and ()Ul' c()llficlc'IH'(' ill I 1;111<1 

STRAWMAN is iJettcl'o Tlm:-;, we cannot sec why W(' s!lould 1'.';p'll'l 

additional funds for additional 1'()Vl'I'~I!-((' ai thc' )l1'('~(111 I in" . 

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Since the' uthe}' oplion,.; do not ";!H)','. a el('a}' adv:ult;.q:;/' 

OVCI' til(' r)l'c~";ClJt plan, r 1'('CUlll/lj('/l(1 that Ill(' !1l(";'-;a~l,c· d! 11)(. 

l'ight be ";c'llt which cOjltinlH'''; STHAW\lA\ '1 Oil th(· Pl'I",('!]! 

sche'du Ie. 

It i,.; IU1't!1('j' ]'C'('OIllJll('IHiI'd that til(' P('J'JC)}'llldllc'/' ()l 11](, 

1;-; pac (' c' I' a j 1 1)(' )' ( . vic' II / 'd . j 11"; t 1)(' I () I' (' ! Ii C ' J; llli ]I'll 

~(~) ~l ---rS.....,'I"'I"m-.--.-cW"\'11'r\N"'-----:-·1.------T1 0 d (' t (. ]'fll i ]H I i j a 1 a 1<'}' I au Il (' II i -..; a p PI' ( ) JlI' j a 1 I' • 

TlH' 1I1'('quil'(IlIlC'n1, alolle', ju,.;1ili('s tll(, f).·nl !liJ!laJ' CO:-,! 

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to lTy---sTHAW\IA:.\ 1. Only a lailul'(' ()r til(' I I 

spac('(']'al1 would ,ill";!.i Iy a dc·La:\! in U)(, lalillcil (JJ STIL\\\'\J.\\ l. 

TC'l'lIlil1aliol1 of STHAW\I:\\1 ,,'.()uId 1)(' ,ju,.;lifiahll' if 11)11 1 

71 i" intcl'Coptcd and if III' al'" II i II in,· ," "a,·,1>l .. ",." JI". 1 

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TAB A, Option,.; 

TAB B, CHAHGE 5726 (BAr D-6-a) 

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