OCTOBER 1956 Sq $ \ 2 Z$

$OCTOBER 1956 Sq $ \ 2 Z$$

UNCLASSl . R=1.~160526.005 8 CMLC CONTROL NOT- ESTIMATE OF CBR SITUATION

k' .Y OCTOBER 1956 sQ $ \ 2 Z$ . SUPPLEMENT < =\\J1 REVIEWED BY XOkQ quab U. 8. ARMY Cm!C HlST OF '\% ACTION QWrL w:q- SPECIAL HANDLING- REQUIRED: iu A3 :< Qk NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN n c NATIONALS EXCEPT N6)dg 9 c% BY AUTHORITY OF&@DATEGJ~~~ c;k 9; QJ< 6ca;J';G' 2G-2 d@+/ M4 &A+p 4; JAJtL # Classified by-$x70 c 1 73 Exempt from G D S of E 0 1165

- Exemption Category 4 Declassify on 4 OFFICE, CHIEF CHEMICAL OFFICER

I. WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - +' 1 :. i d3

REGRADING DATA CANNOT BE PREDETERMINED mL ESTIMATE OF THE CBR SITUATION (U) 1 OCTOBER 1956 (TOP SECKET SUPPLEMENT)

This document supersedes the TOP SECRET supplement to the Estimate of the CBR Situation dated 1 October 1955, The 1955 Supplement will be destroyed by buming in accorhnce wLth 1-R 380-5 and Certificates of Destruction forwarded The Adjutant General, r3epartment of the Army, Washington 25, 3, C.

This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the %pionage Laws, Title 18, U.S. C,, Sections 793 and 794, the transdssion or revela- tion of which in any manner to an unauthoriaed person is prohibited by law,

AN ARMY INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENT. This document uas compiled and published by Chemical Corps after review and approval by the OAC31, and therefore contains agreed Department of the Arn~rintelligence,

HSMADING DATA CANNOT BE PKEDETYRMINED

Prepared byr CHIEF CHEMI:CAL OFFICER Department of the Army kJaashington 25, Do C. ESTIMATE OF THE CBR SITUATION (U)

1. POliC~. a, Chendcal and Biological Warfare:

The United States must be prepared to use chemical and biological weapons in general war, to the extent that the military effectiveness of the armed foraes will be enhanced by their useo b. Radiological Warfare? The sole United States ability in radiological warfare as presently defined is to produce contamination by the use of nuclear weaponu. Hence, the National Policy for RW is necessarily the same as that for nuclear weapons. This latter policy requires specific direction by the President for the initiation of nuclear warfare.