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f. The research and development aspects
of Sino-Soviet Bloc offensive and defensive BW
and CW capabilities.
g. The scientific and technological aspects
of Soviet capabilities for Arctic warfare and
Arctic development.
h. The basic scientific resources of the
Sino-Soviet Bloc--the quality of Soviet scientific
and engineering manpower and the effectiveness of
their utilization.
Since it was felt then that the Office was preoccupied
with technical intelligence to the detriment of intelli-
gence on the basic sciences, the Fundamental Sciences
Area was established.
In spite of OSI's desire to strengthen production
in the basic sciences, depth research production remained
about evenly divided between the basic sciences and
weapons developments. (See chart in subsection on depth
research.) Amid the strongly emphasized weaponry
developments, guided missiles were beginning to occupy
a prominent place. In 1955, the first national intelli-
gence estimate on guided missiles (NIE-6-54) was published.
Contracts with US firms in the guided missile business
were established to perform intelligence research. In
this period, research on ground weapons was discontinued,
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