CIA Reading Room nsa-rdp96x00790r000100030041-0: PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL THREAT TO COMSEC IN THE 80 S

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Declassified and Approved For Release 2011/12/01 :NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030041-0 5/ 2/83 PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL T~iEAT TO COMSEC IN THS 80's PREFACE - Definitions and reasons Parapsychology Paranormal PSI Psychic Mystical Subjective Objective Occult Purpose of report To present in a single report the state of the use of paranormal techniques, especially by the Soviets and the Chinese, and the possiblity that these uses are a threat to COEMSEC as we know today. 3 Forms of PSI in ~Torld scientific, religious, occult Danger or dealing with OCCULT self-interst, leads to fraud and deceit, wrong element, goes for highest price, against countries basic principles. Need for repeatable snd trainable mettad of paranormal use for use to be effective for use to be practical for uee to be accepted E7~CQTIVE PRECIS (Summary) The United States today has access to people today mho can through the use of paranormal means produce useful intelligence. It would be foolish to believe that the Soviets with their large ongoing research projects or the Chinese with their history of belief in the mystical are not able to or are not already using paranormal techniques for the same purpose. I. DISCUSSION OF USES OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY FOR AND AGAINST COMSEC TODAY. II. DISCUSSION OF BASIC DIFFERENCES AND SIMILIARITIES IN CHINESE AND SOVIET PROGRAMS A. In Background theory B. In research techniques C. In Subjects, use of subjects, treatment of subjects, etc. Declassified and Approved For Release 2011/12/01 :NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030041-0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2011/12/01 :NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030041-0 III. DISCUSSION (Brief and not too detailed) OF PROGRESS MADE DURING THE LATE 70's UNTIL 1980. A. B. Soviets Chinese IV. DISCUSSION OF PROGRESS MADE IN 1980 UNTIL 1983. A. Discuss of progress made in research. 1. Soviets a. Growth of research industry (1) number of institutes (2) number of personnel (3) amount of money spent b. Advances is research c. Conferences in and outside of country (1) sponsored by Soviets (2) attended by Soviets d. Exchange of people, or training of personnel outside of country (1) ezchaages of personnel (a) who (b) where (c) how long (d) stated purpose (e) anything of special interest concerning this (2) Training outside Soviet Union (a) who (b) where (c) how long (d) stated purpose (e) aaythigg of special interest concerning this e. Williggaess of country to allow top scientists to take time to do this work f. Recognition gives to research is this field 2. Chinese a. Growth of research industry (1) number of instititues doing research (2) number of people involved (3) amount of money (actual and percentage of research) b. Advances is research c. Conferences is sad outside of country (1) sponsored by Chinese (2) attended by Chinese Declassified and Approved For Release 2011/12/01 :NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030041-0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2011/12/01 :NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030041-0 d. &~change