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o At th« request bf Senator Murkowski, a team of analysts 

 has been working to assess the potential environmental 

 consequences of long-term nuclear testing and waste 

 disposal practices of the former Soviet Union. 



o Earlier this year I was asked by the President's Science 

 Advisor, Dr. 0. Allan Bromley, and Senator Albert Gore, 

 to assist NASA in its effort to collect and analyze 

 satellite data on the environment. The project —called 

 the Earth Observation System—will help scientists to 

 answer some of today's most pressing environmental 

 questions such as "How do the oceans, forests, desert and 

 atmosphere interact as an integrated system?" and "Is the 

 earth's climate changing?" The CIA will provide guidance 

 to NASA concerning the most -efficient means for 

 processing the large quantities of data that it is 

 collecting for this project— because we have vast 

 expertise in this area. 



o At Or. Bromley's suggestion, the Intelligence Community 

 recently assvoned membership on the Committee on Earth and 

 Environmental Research, which has become the primary 

 coordinating body for national environmental programs. 



