ACTION MEMO FOR CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

ADVISORY BOARD
June 29, 2007

FROM: ISAB Executive Director, Dr. George Look

SUBJECT: Approval of April 25 ISAB Meeting Minutes

Recommendation:

That you certify that the attached minutes of the April 25, 2007,
International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) meeting are complete and
accurate by signing and dating the "approve" line below.

Background:

By law, the board chairman must certify the accuracy of minutes

taken during board meetings. This must be done within 90 days of the
meeting. The ISAB Executive Directorate took notes during the April 25
board meeting and transcribed them into the attached document. Once
certified, these minutes will be maintained by the ISAB Directorate at the
Department of State.

Disapprove
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ADIVISOR BOARD

SUMMARY OF MINUTES OF THE FULL BOARD MEETING OF
April 25, 2007 (U)

(U) A plenary meeting of the Secretary's International Security Advisory Board

was held in the Principal's Conference Room (7516), at the Department of State
(Harry S. Truman Building) on April 25, 2007.

(U) This meeting was held in accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), which sets forth the standards for the formation and
conduct of government advisory committees. Since the meeting was devoted to
discussion of matters recognized as not subject to public disclosure, the meeting
was conducted in a closed session.

ATTENDANCE (U)

(U) Board Members Present: Senator Fred Thompson (Chairman); Dr. Michael
Anastasio; Dr. Kathleen Bailey; Dr. Ashton B. Carter; Ms. Alison B. Fortier; Dr.
William Graham; Dr. Robert Joseph; Mr. Mitchel Kugler; VADM Robert Monroe
(USN, Ret); Dr. Gordon Oehler; Dr. Keith Payne; Dr. Robert Pfaltzgraff; Senator
Charles Robb; Dr. C. Paul Robinson; Dr. Amy Sands; Dr. James Schlesinger; Dr.
William Schneider; Dr. William Van Cleave
Board Members Absent: Dr. Ronald Lehman; Mr. R. James Woolsey
Quorum Present: Yes

(U) Others Present: Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs; Mr. John Rood, Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation; Ms. Paula DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for
Verification, Compliance and Implementation; Mr. Thomas Cynkin, Executive
Assistant to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Affairs; Mr. Michael Sechrist, Staff of the Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security; Ms. Jaisha Wray, Staff of the Assistant
Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

(U) ISAB Executive Secretariat Staff Dr. George Look (Executive Director); Mr.
Brandon Buttrick; Major Christopher Byrom; Mr. Christopher Herrick; Ms.
Thelma Jenkins-Anthony; Mr. Gonzalo Suarez

(U) Presentations By:

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Mr. Frank Levinson and Ms. Sarah Factor, Analysts, National Air and Space
Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Lieutenant General Henry A. "Trey" Obering, III, Director, Missile Defense
Agency
Dr. John Harvey, Director, Policy Planning Staff, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy

SUMMARY OF THE MEETING (U)

(U) The meeting was held from 8:30AM to 4:30 PM, with one hour for lunch.
The agenda for the meeting is at Attachment 1.

(U) ISAB Chairman Senator Fred Thompson opened the meeting at 0830 in the
Secretary's Conference Room, by introducing ISAB Executive Director Dr.
George Look who made administrative remarks.

(U) Chairman Thompson reviewed the agenda, announcing the main objective of
the meeting-the approval of Dr. William Van Cleave's Task Force Report on
U.S. Space Policy-and welcomed Dr. Robert Joseph as the newest member of the
Board. He then introduced the first speakers, Mr. Frank Levinson and Ms. Sarah
Factor, who discussed recent developments in Chinese security policy.

(U) Following this discussion, the Board moved to the Principal's Conference
Room where they reviewed the Report of the Task Force on U.S. Space Policy.

Report on U.S. Space Policy

(U) Space Policy Task Force Chairman Dr. William Van Cleave thanked the
members of the task force for their efforts in producing the report. Specifically, he
thanked Ms. Allison Fortier who was a principal author. Dr. Van Cleave discussed
the major findings and recommendations of the report, particularly the report's
support for the National Space Policy objectives. Ms. Fortier also noted that the
report tried to focus on actionable recommendations that the Department of State
could take. It also focused on issues of cooperation in space and the need for a
more active public diplomacy program in this area.

(U) Board discussion ensued supporting the various recommendations made in the
Space Policy report, particularly regarding the need to increase funding for space

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programs and enhance public diplomacy and outreach efforts. The report was
approved unanimously.

Status of New Task Force Efforts

(U) Dr. Gordon Oehler, Chairman of the Task Force on Preventing Rapid
Expansion of States Possessing Nuclear Weapons, reported the Task Force held its
first meeting which included briefings from NDU and the Intelligence Community.
The next meeting of the Task Force will involve briefings from the Department on
strategies in place to address possible proliferation by specific states.

(U) Dr. Paul Robinson, Chairman of the Task Force on the Proliferation
Implications of the Global Expansion of Civil Nuclear Power reported the Task
Force held its first meeting the day prior. The Task Force received briefings from
the Department of Energy and the Department of State on issues dealing with the
expansion of nuclear energy and the difficulty such an expansion represents for
preventing proliferation.

Discussion with Nicholas Bums, Under Secretary for Political Affairs

(U) U/S Bums, in place for Deputy Secretary Negroponte who was unable to
attend at the last minute due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, provided the
Board his views on the status of current nonproliferation efforts towards Iran,
India, and North Korea.

(U) On Iran, U/S Burns explained that U.S. policy is to convince Iran to abandon
their nuclear weapons program. Much of the work in this area is being conducted
in the United Nations, but much more still needs to be done in this area. On India,
U/S Bums noted that although there are still some issues to work out in
i mplementing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative, India can become a strong
strategic partner. Regarding North Korea, U/S Bums said that the fact that the
talks are multilateral was key to obtaining international pressure on North Korea to
reach an agreement. The United States will continue to work with the international
community to put pressure on North Korea to keep moving forward.

Discussion of Public Diplomacy

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(U) Dr. Kathleen Bailey asked for Board members to email comments to her on the
summary of the Board's previous public diplomacy recommendations that she had
prepared. This summary is included in Attachment 2.

Status of the U.S. Missile Defense Program

(U) Lt. Gen. Henry A. "Trey" Obering, III, Director, Missile Defense Agency,
briefed the Board on the status of U.S. missile defense and the on-going third site
missile defense activities in Poland and in the Czech Republic. Lt. Gen. Obering
provided the Board with an overview of the various missile defense programs and
capabilities his Agency is currently directing. Concern regarding the nuclear
weapons and ballistic missile capabilities of Iran and North Korea prompted the
U.S. to engage with Poland and the Czech Republic to establish a European missile
defense site. These sites are expected to provide increased missile defense to
Europe as well as to the United States.

The Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW)

(U) Dr. John Harvey, Director of Policy and Planning at the National Nuclear
Security Administration, described the value of the RRW program to our nuclear
weapons policy. Dr. Harvey lamented the public misconception that our nuclear
weapons are not embedded into a broader international security framework. He
noted that, in fact, the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review links our nuclear weapons to
international security policies, particularly nonproliferation, threat reduction, and
arms control. He stated his belief that a better job can be done to communicate
these policies and the role played by nuclear weapons to Congress, the public, and
the international community.

(U) Following the Board's discussion with Dr. Harvey, Chairman Thompson
adjourned the meeting at 4:45 PM.

Attachments (U):
I . (U) ISAB Meeting Agenda, April 25, 2007
2. (U) Public Diplomacy Recommendations

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ISAB Meeting Agenda - April 25, 2007

Principal's Conference Room (7516)
Harry S Truman Building, Department of State

0800 Coffee available for ISAB Members in Room 7516

0830 Move to Secretary's Conference Room/Opening

Remarks/Administrative Comments (Chairman Thompson/George
Look)

0845 Briefing on "China's Successful Direct Ascent ASAT Test" (Mr.

Frank Levinson and Ms. Sarah Factor, National Air and Space
Intelligence Center) (in Secretary's Conference Room)

0945 Break (meeting moves back to Room 7516)

1000 Review and Approval of the Report of the Space Policy Task Force
(Chairman Thompson and Dr. Van Cleave)

1045 Status of New Task Force Efforts (Dr. Oehler and Dr. Robinson)

1100 Break

1115 Discussion with Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns

1145 Lunch in Room 2136 (Update on topics of current interest by Assistant

Secretary John Rood)

1300 Discussion of Public Diplomacy in Room 7516 (Drs. Bailey, Sands

and Oehler)

1400 Status of the U.S. Missile Defense Program and Third Site (Lt. Gen.
Henry A. "Trey" Obering III, Director, Missile Defense Agency)

1500 Break

1515 The Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) and the Future of US

Nuclear Weapons Program (Dr. John Harvey, DOE/NNSA)

1615 Wrap-up (Chairman Thompson)

1630 Adjourned
Public Diplomacy
Recommendations

3 iSAB Reports


National Strategy Report

• Add PD to the National Strategy (S4)

• Deterrence must be key topic in PD: "The
U.S. reserves right to use military force to
prevent irresponsible or belligerent states or
organizations from producing, deploying,
transferring, or using WMD." (S3)
• All officials must use same message (Al)


Nat'l Strategy Report cont'd

• Role and value of nuclear weapons must be
explained in PD (AS)
Increase priority and funding for PD; focus
on proliferators, their neighbors, Muslim
nations (A6)
• Interagency table-tops on combating WMD
to inform policy and diplomacy (A13)


WMD Terrorism Report

• Expand and strengthen PD regarding WMD
terrorism
- Clear plan on North Korea
- Focus PD on countries of concern; Muslim nations
- Incorporate U.S. deterrent posture into PD
- Programming on WMD on Farda & Sawa
- Use modern media more
- Give more briefings


WMD Terrorism cont'd

• Working group to draw up Diplomatic
Strategy to Combat WMD Terrorism
• Consider a Global Initiative on Religious
Tolerance and Moderation
• Conduct fora with Muslims


Space Policy Report

• Emphasize threats to space assets in PD (3)
- Declassify information to provide better

• Educate a cadre of space experts within

understanding (4)

State (5)
• Use PD to convey U.S. right to explore
space-based defense w/o restrictions (7)


Space Policy cont'd.

• Create PD plan (13)
- Strategy for top-level officials to brief
- Engage Congress on space policy &
requirements
- Attend conferences & speak out
- Engage allies
- Use surrogates to speak on space policy