Shockwave or Shockwave

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Records of any histories, summaries, conclusions, after-action reports, assessments etc of a "Shockwave" or "Shock Wave" as described in the following Defense Science Board Paper:

https://media.nti.org/pdfs/Assessment_of_Nuclear_Monitoring_and_Verification_Technologies.pdf
Earlier, during the Cold War, there were
key developments in which test‐beds used in conjunction with operational experience led to
important improvements in theater weapons, forces, and their CONOPS. These included:
 “Shockwave” in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Central Region during the
1970s and 1980s (see the next section of this chapter for a more complete description);
 SORAK (N.E. Asian theater) [37];
 Pershing IA and ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) endurance experimentation
during the 1980s [38];
 Horizontal and vertical dispersion of dual‐capable aircraft (DCA) to improve theater
nuclear force (TNF)‐DCA force endurance.
...
“Shockwave” (mentioned in the previous section) was a comprehensive, successful, TNF‐related
threat‐monitoring/understanding effort that ran from about 1978 to about 1985. It is discussed
here as an effective antecedent of future, comprehensive TNF threat‐monitoring systems which
would benefit from improved technologies and possibly from negotiated limits and monitoring.
The purpose of Shockwave was to understand improvements in the ability of the
Soviet/Warsaw Pact (WP) to execute a swift, successful campaign inside U.S. and NATO
timelines for nuclear employment, and thus to aid selection among U.S. and NATO options to
counter those improvements. It used a wide range of U.S. national, theater, and tactical
monitoring means, from both the Army and Air Force, as well as similar Allied means where
appropriate. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Defense
Nuclear Agency (DNA) were major players in developing new monitoring capabilities. Exercises
using NATO forces were used to elicit responses in later WP exercises that could be observed by
Shockwave assets. The effort was led by successive SACEURs, with integration at both Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and United States European Command (EUCOM)
headquarters. Over the 7‐8 years it was run, Shockwave was highly successful. In fact, it serves
as a premier example of how persistent, comprehensive monitoring for threat‐assessment
purposes can pay off

[37] SORAK was a South Korean experimentation concept developed in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s based on
Shock Wave. It was sponsored by Commander‐in‐Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC) and supported by
DARPA, as part of the joint United States‐ South Korean exercise Ulchi Focus Lens. The concept was intended to
create an all source testing capability to observe operations.
[38] Pershing II and GLCM operations were driven by the need for survivability in moving units out of peacetime
garrison in crisis and in move‐and‐hide tactics in the field in crisis and war. These operations were developed
iteratively using red‐teamed test‐bed exercises coupled with simulations, both in CONUS and in Europe"

If it helps make the scope of the search easier, I am only interested in the planning and use of NATO Forces to "elicit responses in later WP exercises that could be observed by
Shockwave assets."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brian Mills

Hello,

A friendly check-in on the status of these documents.

Thanks,
Brian

Thank you for your response. I am not requesting files outside the original Shockwave period of 1978-1985 mentioned. I am not asking if the shockwave technique is being applied still

Thanks,
Brian