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DECLASSIFYING "FACT OF" NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE'S USE OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE AS A LAUNCH VEHICLE

A POLICY

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CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE OF POLICY

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!"i!J1 To assess the risks of declassi the "fact of" the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) use of the Space Shuttle as a launch vehicle

will be the basis for to the Director, NRO. of this PDRA with the

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assessment (

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the Office of Director's recommendations The CSNR coordinated the contents and

NRO Staff elements:

of General Counsel Office of The NRO Historian

(UII~) In CSNR coordinated this assessment with relevant external offices for factual content and to ensure that the assessment reflects their views:

Robert A. McDonald Office of Chief, Center for the of

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(U) Table of Contents

(U) Problem and Preface i

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1.0 Assessment 1

2.0 (.81 NRO Use of Shuttle 2

3.0 of Four Areas 4 3.1 Sources 4

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8 4.3.2 8 (b)(3) 4.3.3 Personnel & za 9

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POLICY DECISION RISK ASSESSMENT DECLASSIFYING "FACT OF" NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE

USE OF SPACE SHUTTLE

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