as the role of models and analysis in the arms control process and statistical problems in arms control. Finally, work continued on upgrading the ACDA's computer operations. All the preparatory work was completed to implement ACDA classified computer operations, which will begin in 1986 and permit all staff members access to a number of information retrieval systems available on the computer. particular importance is the ARENA system, which documents all the negotiation records, and the AIRS system which permits retrieval of key arms control documents. External Research During 1985 ACDA sponsored external research embracing forty projects on many areas of arms control and weapons research. The topics ranged from such general subjects as avoiding war and controlling arms to the year 2000 to the specifics of IAEA safeguards for plutonium fabrication. of Some of the studies included the Soviet view of arms control issues, a mobile ICBM study, interactions between SDI and offensive ballistic missiles, technologies for strategic defense, US and Soviet dependence on space assets, telemetry in arms control verification, techniques for remote detection of chemical weapons production and storage facilities, evaluations of yield estimates from individual seismic stations for test ban verification, safeguards for plutonium fabrication and storage facilities, a data base for international spent fuel and plutonium disposition, cooperative measures for anti-satellite arms control, and arms control verification of the SDI surveillance program. Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships in Arms Control and Disarmament AC DA sponsors Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships in Arms Control and Disarmament which are designed to encourage specialized training and research in the arms control field. The program is part of ACDA's legislatively mandated responsibilities for the conduct, support, and coordination of research on arms control and disarmament policy formulation. Named in honor of Senator Humphrey, who was a strong arms control advocate, Humphrey fellowships are intended for the support of advanced graduate students who have completed all their Ph.D. requirements except for the doctoral dissertation. Candidates for the J.D. degree are also eligible for Humphrey Fellowships during their third year. Eight rounds of competition have been held since the inception of the program in 1979 and a total of 47 awards have been made to date. Five fellows were selected for Humphrey Fellowships in 1985. Visiting Scholars Program In December 1983, the Arms Control and Disarmament Act was amended to provide for the establishment of "a program for visiting scholars in the field of arms control and disarmament." The purpose of this program is "to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines relevant to the Agency's activities an opportunity for active The board, chaired by ACDA Director Adelman, selected six scholars for its first program in 1984-85, and there are five scholars for the 1985-86 program. The scholars' assignments to ACDA were effected under the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act. In honor of the first Director of ACDA, William C. Foster, who died on October 15, 1984, these visiting scholars are known as William C. Foster Fellows. The currently-assigned Fellows include: Planning began in the summer of 1985 for the third year of the Visiting Scholars program. PUBLICATIONS ACDA is required by statute to prepare annually for publication only two reports, the Arms Control Impact Statements and the Annual Report. In addition to those two publications, ACDA annually publishes two other reports which, over the years, have become useful and popular reference documents, World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers and Documents on Disarmament. From time to time ACDA publishes reports on specific arms control issues and updates the compendium, Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements. Arms Control Impact Statements ACDA has statutory responsibility to submit to the Congress annually Arms Control Impact Statements (ACIS) on certain weapon systems appearing in the Department of Defense and Department of Energy budget requests. Those weapons systems include nuclear weapon-related programs, defense programs which exceed specified cost ceilings, and other technology and weapons systems which the Executive Branch certifies as having significant effects on arms control. ACIS were submitted to the Congress on February 11, 1985, to supplement the FY 1986 Department of Defense budget request. The following systems, grouped by Program Elements in specific clusters, were included in the FY 1986 Report: Strategic Defense Initiative Research Program, Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles, Airborne Strategic Offensive Systems, ICBM Programs, SSBN/SLBM Programs, Space Defense, and Chemical Weapons Programs. All of these weapon programs were considered compatible with arms control and essential to US security interests. Work began in May 1985 on the preparation of the FY 1987 ACIS. These statements have been consolidated into a single document that, for the first time, includes a separate arms control policy statement. policy statement. The approved topics for the FY 1987 series were Airborne Strategic Offensive Systems, ICBM Programs, SSBN/SLBM Programs, Space Defense, Chemical Warfare Programs, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. The impact analyses refer to this ACDA Annual Report Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act requires that ACDA send to the Congress by January 31 of each year a report concerning the activities of the Agency. The report is to include a complete and analytical statement of arms control and disarmament goals, negotiations, and activities and an appraisal of the status and prospects of arms control negotiations and of arms control measures in effect. This edition is our 25th report. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers The Agency's responsibilities include informing the public on arms control issues and the yearly publication of |