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SECRET 2 The study noted that SDIO is pursuing other applicable tech- nologies and concepts that, while they might be suitable for this mission, would not be available in the required early 1990 time frame or would suffer from operational shortfalls in the context of the ASAT mission. TST The study noted the need to seek adequate funding from the Congress and to seek relief from the current Congressional moratorium on testing against an object in space. The Department of Defense and the Air Force should make these requests to Congress on my behalf as soon as possible. (8) Further study of long-range U.S. ASAT requirements should continue. The Director of Central Intelligence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Secretary of State will support the Secretary of Defense as needed to conduct these studies and implement the ASAT program. The ongoing results of these c studies should be reported to me by 30 September 1987. (s) SECRET