Political Warfare Timeline 1977
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
January
- 10 - Henry Kissinger states "I do not believe the Soviet Union is achieving military superiority over the United States", contradicting Team B analysts.[1]
- 19 - Outgoing US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claims, in line with Team B analysis, that Soviets appear to be aiming at war-fighting rather than deterrence.[1]
- 30 - Publication of a report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, criticising Team B's charges. New York Times reports that Carter administration will nominate Paul Warnke to direct the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. A memo opposing Warnke by Penn Kemble and Joshua Muravchik of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority will begin to circulate anonymously around this time.[2]