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MEMORANDUM rOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT USSR GENERAL STiiFF 1\CJiDF.HY LESSON: Strategic Rocket F::~1'ces ~nd Air Defense Forces
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DATE OF DATE 24 July 1989 1985 'I INFO. .I SUB~ECT ·------·------ ·! USSR GENERAL STAFF ACADEMY LESSOM: 'I Strategic Rocket Forces and Air Defense Forces
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SUIIIIIary: 'I The following report is a cranslation from Russian of the text of a lecture given at the Voroshilov Gener.::tl Staff f• ~aderny in 1985. The topic of the lecture is the Strategic P.ccket f·or~es and Air Defense F·orces. The text is not in very : < good condition, but thet·e is a 11istoriea1 introduction followed by a discussion of each branch: 1 t.s mission , organi.za t.lon, and some very sketchy information on strength and. typee. of a rrr• am ett ~. • End of Summary ..------tE:~ I 25Xl, E.0.13526 I ., ~:
This report is an amended version ot ~ document previously issued as ....J lund~r the: title.• "II!.>SR General Staff Academy Lesson: Soviet . :~ . J ' 1 Strategic Hacke ~ ro ;~ces. :: i\daitlonal material recovered includes the introduction and ileginnf.r•g of' t.. hr;. h i ,:.: ·.·: or· i. e:;d. w c; kg :c · o ~.md, a section on the Soviet Air Defense f\:•t·ces 1 / [Withheld under statutory authority of the TS 0898445 ;central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 Copy IJ..J.._ !U.S.C., section 403g) '·t.) TOP SECRET C01197700 TOP -~:::CRET TOP SKltET , WAIINIHG NOT1C~-INTEWGENCE SOUilC!lS 0!! MijTHODS IN\10!\IfD NOT IIWASABU TO FOREIGN NATIONALS A ~~------~ Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 4 of 17 Pages STRATEGIC ROCKET f'·:JR•.::::;s Il~'lD AIR DEFENSE FORCES The .!•!j tjr.ct. of t.i.1L'1 .~ . P.ettir·~ :ls til•J p< ;q~> o.s : G;, nrg.,.rdzat..ion,. D.nd armaments of the Strat ·~giw :l.:d:at f>or;·cez: u.t'lci 'cr,e i!lr· D [Line i .J.legti:\ Le) n ;vo i.ui'.l.on.a.ry char;€_':·S.S in ;niJitary affairs, the factors which de!;erminec1 Lh< ~ Sf: ch.:m~_;Bs ~-rr;tre st;rxl l<:d, in mJ.lit.ary affairs as a. whole and [as] [~ororcl iJlegl.blel ; [among them ] r TSP U:C?:f.Y C01197700 TOF SECRET i'QP f:ii::Eftt.f Vil\lll41~fG fl'tl)"ft~~-iNTl>WGiENC..:' $i:i!J~C.::; Ofl fJl~Y.IlOOS INVOI.Ifi:O N lines. In the histor ieal literature, \~ . :;p~ ·..:'LJ.l .. y the foreign historical 11teraturr3, assertions can be found such as those to the effect that we copied the rnissi.les, 1ve bor't'owecl them, s.;e go·~ :: ; ~.:!1.1 1 from the Germans •••• ••• began to work intensively with missiles right after the Great Patriotic War, end i.f:l 19ti6 ·"- COII'IIll.tt.te'?. uas formr:d under the late USTINOV to visit. Germany. All that was left [illegible] of' airnl"aft and missiles and blueprints , since all ot the specialists had been taken off to Amedca '.md.er von Braun, and a.ll that we had was [illegible). l':s early as October 1947 a range had been built and our first rocket 1 the R-1, wa.s launched from t.h.ere. This rocket, of course, differed in ties:l.g,n andl. ntHi.tary prop~t'tir;; s from. the series of prototypes as well as tbe [ii.legj[b.J.e1 and liuJ.cc:m 1<1hich th<=-' f.~<:;l'ili<.'lllS i1a.d had. Sl.nce 1947-1948, we are no1"' 1.n. t.he fifth gener'ation ot' ha:>Li.;:: Vi.c mtssnes wJ.t.l'l. whicb the Strategic Rocket Forc:es have been equ:LppE!d, Although the exper.J.enne tM\$ been t;r13.t t-,b.e deveJQpment period of a single ; i missile system is around 15 years, w~ !1ave h~ . d thi.s cycle (somewhat] shortened tor well-ln vehicle 1 .1 .- ~::tdinfr; k· t.'ne ·.:G·:! ·:O:'..Ll~1 ion the.t an ai rp~La.ne :,.;;s not: e ft\::cUv•: a.s the delive:r·y Vf:r'11 c l ':' f.~it" nur~J.,~ 8\.::" w,::apone. t• t; C a '.\~·' " of i ~s ·~ u lne r·at•ility a.nd its depenc1·::l'icf; on c'.i i'ferent. fii.•) t.o:N:. The r ;;j e-re '"-'' f •>r t.s ~ret~e und.et'taJcen to use rockElf.-5 ;;,:5 dt::'i l. '! .: ~, s a.:H· :i. y <'!::' i 9~/j tht:: t'J.r:.'>t. t.,,,st.s ;,,s ~·~;: r.'o:id uct TS #898445 Gopy II __ _ ;· -ff)P !:J[:l~f"!ET ------ C01197700 Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 u·.s.c., section 403g) Page 6 of 17 Pages What di.rect.i on is devE'.lopn1enr. of t!'!is br·anch of the ar·med forces taking at the present. t :l.me? Fi.l'St, .i.mprov.:.,1.:c.:nt cJ. launch,~rs, sl.los, (ill .;~ glble] .systems with single la.unch.. 1 ' :1'~ .'\ 'Z '!•:!l · ~·: a.n tT·:c'J"",)c··;~ .. t": <: c'ckoni.nL..- and battleworthiness, these [ 11::. \lC! ''] ·:: ] $:f~ ; ~: . ; :;;,; .: " ~"~~~ · ~· m:e !1[·: !: •· ~.i_ ;· •;·:'c :i.r:f<:r·r.c.r ,. !F:.t 'i. n some ways they ~ur~::.. .:;: ...:. tllru . :'. i~~·:.: ! · icJ.r. ,.~ J ,J . ! l~~r·tJ~u : ~;~; Second clirecU.on: P.d.1ievement of a high level of automatio'1 of control of troops and weapons , rn th.is area the St.rat:.egic Rocket Forces [tNSN] can in truth be said co occupy a first p-osltf.on. The familiar troop a.nd wea~0.ns control sy11tem [illegible1 :Ls the most~ .soph l sticated and makes H. possible to implement a launch of any l'lissile fron1 any launcher from a centr'al command post and even (illegible] fro1u an airborne com~tand post.• ..... - I 'l'hil"d dlr~ctJon~ Jlu .U..ct..•.n~ of h i:~hJ. y '?.OO:!.l e rnissll''l systems with self /·' propa11ed l;wuchers, ~ fi r'ouri::h od.ir.e<:i;i of strai;egic employment of t.ne armed rorces. What are the new for•Jrts ti1ai:. a p rei'l. r ~ r.l ? wii;i1 tt1e econd forn1 is tae si;rategic I , operation ~o 'cepel an enemy a~!'O.-.>pa .:: <:1 Strategic aueleal· fo.•ct~s as a whole and Strategic Rocket Forces are employed in a<:Gcr•:lar. ;; . :~ HJ.I)l Clrdei:' ,] of thr. surwene !1i1ih Command to perfopm the mo st lmpcr i; a.n t.~ s i;i'3i:•:·g5.c mL~:> i.m1 :; :l n ai..l t;h;J ai;erJ of rJJ.itl;arf oper·aUon.s and a.ll geog'i'a.phi ;~ r <~ g\on.;;. iie .'o1m.- i:. nR ::. und.e:' i:he new f. 5_ii~gible ·l \;her;; are 'Ill theat,;::rs ;J.ncr it ~etJ .~l"'lpl'li :: r·.~gic n.R. :)!: ra::O P.g i. r ~ n.,.,::tear f '1\ v; t'o.\.< ;:;c±' i;.i1is bl'a ,,,;:() ;:1{ t.b:;! a. rcrmci fn ·r:::<~s, ~-~1 : "! ;:)tr,lte;r:\c Rocl F.\c;:·.t. of all , t lK c•l-' i "~·, ,-:-. :;~· . The Scratel)iC Rocket Forces are intended for ,I carrying out th~ nastr. sr.rat.egic missions 0f a future war .in cooperation with other si:.rats·:-~i.e n : . Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 7 of 17 Pages include, in addit-ion to i~h~~ :St.rateg.i.(': "'::<0i•".!t ?oi' CEJs 1• the naval strategic nuclear forces and aie strategic '"' ' -'~lear for·ce.s , i.e., long-range aviation and ground launched ccu13e missiles. Note ~) 1 :t ~ r.;~ ~ .!l ': . ,v• ::tl~.\·· ;·; l ·:: trmllf.:ll \',:y·• l';.rr'y.l.Z'Jj; . :11~; 1}::~ <1:i.:·;,.:k-t:: s not simply ).· in a fut~.::;;. :·:a:·, tut '" r:.l lc: .~s::;.J· 1·.-u:, i::c:cs.t•.~ . ;; 1t };;; ~."{ui;.:p~:c ;dtL m:(!lear ~o~eapons. Although the for1ner Cl1ief o.f' the Gene:ral Staff OGARKOV, in his most recent ,I. article, has said th:"t sine<~ the:re is a gr-oHlng pos.sibility nor: r>.f 3. prolonged ~o~ar, a war 1dtil convant.f.onal ··ileapons, it rni~:ht be advisable to r·aise the quest ion of (!quipping t••JckGt troops !\l":i.t\1 pof:er.ful conventional 1•eapcn.s. But this presents dHficul"l;ies. for now , u~~s nrancn does net l1ave them; but, on the ether hand, it is an interesting sl.tuaticn. I once participated in writing of the colli:bat ro<>r,v. laU.on;;~ of \".hi!' bcan t~\1, · .::•.nd a pa.rt1~ular•J.y compl.ic.ated cjtle!f'cion cante u[): At Hhat point ar e tb(;5f) l:.l~o<;p:; consHiered tCl be fighting'! This ts not a.n ia:Je ~t•..z:3t.1.o•'! sincr-; U _i ,:; C", legal i.ssue. ·fhere is a war going on all around; they are caK'ry Jng out launct'les. Ar•e the personnel involved in war or not? T1~ fad;, u·•.e :dt, U Just wb~.t m.L:.sior,;:; !•t'!..i.i t.he .:;tr·ategie f\~<:keL Fot·0e:;; i'1ave't' Fi.r-st of all, destz-uctior1 of '~eun:> or nuc ). eat· at~ack, p~ ' il'ICij:iaJ.ly stN.-\t.egic mean:;.. 'f.:lrgets of thi:> r.!i.:s::sion at·e strat.e!~:Lc U Ji. fa~liliar: t.r-udtL'. r ~,, \itii.ch CHlef!;i~: ~ ..:d , cle~crHJes the balance oC strategic .. ··r ~ nuclear- f6~ ~~t~t:L. r,_J.~ the .:j.cd r:t at~r~ C;J!tpi I r::d tn i. t .. ., i ;,I :if '-''e ::.pc~a;;. c:;;L ~ out ~. :tl"&r=' :', r:la.i•!ag;e, U:..~ s Li·;-..i;eg:lc n':H:.lea :.~ force .~; of our prob:t. bit~ Op:;Jo!':ic;nl; ma:; iJSE: .1 ~,hnusand ilucl•::aO"' wm·he<1d.1 HI. tl:'l a totaJ. y :i. eJ.d <:Jf 12,000 me.gnton:o: [r;j;;: t>.pf; 'fr,r.; nel( \:. ,,,l.;.si.ot'. ::<..'> :;i:meil tu t.he r-oc: l< :;:l:. t<·c:op~ , .i~\ tc bit t.h3 rn.ain e nemy ·;_.,, troop grc•up t ngs L1 WAIINI!Aiw 1\'VY~~---13\lT!Qil~l::W::y ~Oi / J:Cf-5 iJA ,\U7M~ t'nr.ri t'!IHlASAkl'.l.' TO'rmt~t;:~ l\iA!i:IN ~.t~ Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) ?age 8 of 17 Pages reserves .in assembly are<':S, assal.' lt } ::i nd~ n g fo J · ~ · ~s in areas near embarkation sites [ ilJ.E"~ gl b.J.t~ 1 groupings ·wh ich cannot b-9 NJaehe d by front means . Ne>~t l s di 'i'i. ~ e co •, :i:IC·~ > itiorl of ti1::' Str' f'l l: cgi•: fio ,~:c;~t Fm·cr::s e: :rJtsl.stl.; , ~$ you lP.M·ned in another 1 -e ot.tll"f.,. nf [ H1ii~,.i~ • l c ~: l·,n:.cp*i ,, rJf' il n~. e r Tl'le iot. e!:"e () ntin~ntal r:~ i.O.f 't N.; tr, i. - : r•~l' ~· lt- .iil enta :! . m i:>s )_·, ~ :f'.:::r·c<· ~,; h;:.v'= ~'- tr : ( LE: · -~·nc ;nJ.~.si.J.?. -"lt · ~~. The syst~ · f!ls a r i~ J ~ Jc~~ J . r. F:'~ t.r> ,:, J::... r-:Gri ~i . l. o. :~ .~.fli:'! .i .J abon.t t1·G m ~t2r s c!~~~P . wit.h a. cushJc·neo -:-:r.: p: '< l! !1?. s uspE•>!·~·?.d l ,-, it.. 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Jf t ;·t :: j' at ' ·· ~ : · .'~. :. 1~ . ! : . ~· :?..';\:~ .. ·.~ ·:;r~ ..· i~. ·1r·ct r~~~~ r ~· · ~i 'E:;_r;~~ ~~( 1 . \~p:~ ~ti\~JY in Europe and being .'G~ .:. ...wed by [ L:•.-gLJlL j; L!':<•Ji a.:"" ~2-:m:J",:)·:; l'z':)~ ' thr;; ::; ,";.·t·,_;; unding structunl i n launch posiUon , Ar:d pr·og•·essille t~ends i n this branch arm are the self-propelled missile launcr1ers, the so-calle.d PI'OHER (Pioneer] or SS-20, which is often menti.oned in thn open pr•ess, a SjOecial tr(;ops in the 'or-anci'l U :t'!< n~·J:l<;;t::.! ' teci'i.-dcal troops, involved in suppol:'l':, p~·oepr:u•ati.on, stot'o'-g·e, and ma J ntcMnc1~ of nl)clear weapons . Missile tectmtca:i. !'.3" ouos ar•e tn ~ t.r'l::>vo:s -.:·i'iu <1'.'.1 ru::, \. i\t!:d,ar•e"' •Krd~. Ji uilss.l.lc a;av stand ten year.s :.:o.t. [J.JH: ~iol~ :i. u; is ft.l·e l eo :, c: 1'l te fit··st. l"Oc.:k·;ets 11erG a.i..cohoL ';.'n!:'.!J they rwn t t. <' nitruus oxide , and pure oxyge1 ~. ,!,t i.t ~~· ~ pre::;en {·. UJi)t; a.J.i. 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C01197700 Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 10 of 17 Pages cons truct•~d ln E:Hrope Sind Uwy wt;rr: cor;:J l ' '~ t:. n; ~ !'!<~ 1.!" ·:)Wn ex ereises, th~~y were photographt~d [:!.UegiblH ] and it could all be seen likE: the palm of one's hand. Special :wiaU~m. Frsl'. ::tl''"J' r•:;:., a :; -:-w.>·j t,".in :~f' I w~rd Uleg:Lble). The function c,. f ivn:·~. 1l.t'?.('t.'.r: :.1 <:·:dat{rn ;·; t:~ hc-. ;·:1 '. \~ro::;l';-~1. ·2 1 ;· :'-.::.r~. duty peraonne~ :..::· ,·-:,:wi:.;urvEy? J ns n ~r [ i.Heg-Jhle ] places for monH.oring. aim1.ng, ana geC'ci.ecie suppol"L !.11e S!:rat.eg.i.r. Rocke!~ F<'Wees ar1"! org So f::•.t t.h€; .~8 r'o.-c.es ~·; :"" '" ex;_ ~.\;r:: r:i fJt' 2: year!>; t. h.:·y -':l .re t.h e onjy b,..anch of the ·3.rmen <;,':' .: thai:; an opet·::n.. loo c-r t.oe :::,trategic Rocker. forces [iHe~Jbie} cr;lieet.ive r.hmC;,;], t;h <~ "fhde .system of i:.t·ai.niog i\•r this branch, ami l:.hr~ ss· ~\t.f :f< \ C'f.' op!'!t'r, rjon~; nf tr,<: &r'o!c0 (l forc. .s;.. f!t. t.hr: p rc : S<:~L. Ume U·, is is in U!f'! Pr· ~. n<,: ;, p.'.t• r> but 1rW~. : ~ .i.i.k a .Ly Hi.t.t\ e.:\ eye r;r) t:h ·P fui".t!r•"; r''·~' no~t it is on p3.f)E:r- : a r; .t~.s : r. : :E, :: I I TOP sr·cnr:T C01197700 Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 11 of 17 Pages [ Illegible) t he di f'.fi.cu l ty, rm r. ·v o ii; t; , ~r i ~ ?.n(: , is t hu. t. once there is an ;· ; operati on of .:stJ:·ategic nur:: l ear· fot"ces ancl onr.e J. t hit::: :Inr~ e gral pa.rts, t his means ~ :'i that:. all (,hese i nt eg1·3l. ~nn• t ;;; , 5Ll c :: ·:: .;.;::;· J o p'>r t•.i cipal:e , carry o u t some kind of form. Tha t i s , ~l"11 ~~~ ;? r' i! ·,t·:" i0 '.1 -~ 1 y r. o'1 'J:"he bas i c co1:~ba t; unil; or l he r-ockt: t. f or(:e::;; l .s l.:.b ~ ru i. .s::~ile regh1ent , as well as t he RSD f medium-raflge mj,<,;sile] re~il'lent ~.nd the MKH [intercontinental missHe} regi men t.. 'rt1 ~1 MKH r eg:l.ment ls numer!ce.Hy about the same as a missile battall.on ; the number of personnel ru.s been greatly r ~duced thr•ougtJ aut-;:; IQa t lon of the con t rol syst ems . The IP. i. ~sil.a regi ment i ~ : i ntended fm· perform.ing e.lert. ciut.y and preparing and I! conduct.in~ mi ssH e ).aurh~ h E!S . 'fbe maln C0.1;lbat Sl: bun H bt' !1XR f orces i.s tb.e • I r la. u~ ~h gr;:,up , 1'11€ · .laun ch W' ' '~ ~ a .s:.> i g! i:' ;::f: •J 8 J' a ]. r:•>m b.;d; c·t ' 13!-IS llbo a r·e e< l •.,ays on I duty l. n ~ i1 H 1'h.;- j:·•,r :mn.:;E?l o f ~h :l:; [!filll:P r:r<.>. ~· t.: il l'I:'IJ :1ut ;;~ J.a utw.!l •~ . lt l1er ( ~ t.s... I , remo t.:J y o r.- 1<:, ci E-! pn;;)(~E '~.: l y . ln t em.:; of fi '~ t.~ ~- l ' ta t ion :;:'J.. o br.a nc!h o f l;he m·med · for ces h ir. .Ll.r·s i~ p l.a .:: t ~ . ·n ; .::- ~~ 1 1o.le m L: : ~ I.l~; J.a.i.i i'l cl.'l. ; 3 y ~:; !:, E)n is !J.UJ.;o,lli:l te d and ;.q ••I·. provi ded J·rH .h r.·,; rr,ot e cor;I: '"L' 'l. and rram :! l:m·L·;; g. . .\ h.•t :~ yp~r. r 1:1 t;l ~ ·~· Ult3l'2 w en ~ :s :>Ji€ e-:•iJt.: ·;: ':.;.\erJtal t!en l·.ta.l c•J•Jtmand pos i; l:w nehes of ! . ' missi L~ s ~'l'...', t: h \. llle[!.:i bl e J. iic w t hePe i:.; 11. rn L ;,. 3.Ec;, t.:o.:li,':' d [i ll e g ib :t e ] l ~ hat. if !. . some~o.> h.c · r <:> cJo ~ •; the r. ' r~ i.:::· t• i ·;·i, ~~ c11l <:i t li i? c.o ;-;f;rc; :.. ~·. g :;t e n ~. .is disr u.rted i i:. takes off. Morern· , ~ r , H .k . J ~ e: l:t pro t ~ct-:!d [.l.llegib.le ], a.i1 d t. r. .~y ca.n. l a ;;nch f r-om l a urlchers ;I whose. contrc-l s ystem has been • Hsr u p t. · ~d . But t'l' : e~a arl:• s till st u di e ~.. j 'ih(: •x-. nma;:,·:i r. ;o .~ ·. t ). s i:'U.If i1lV 'iD ~ J il ff·om .:a.e:h i . a.un d·, r;; .~ · . 't'he ccmm.-.nd pos t is a ,i silo Jc~ s t. ~ i~ l;i.J ? a : uu.~. nc he :r l L.. ~ ~~ ~ ~ Ld: J~ ~~ ~- ~ :: ;:i G ~ t::..- ~ : : . ryr· y --= ~ iJi1tJr! a . nd p c:~ t , h"l!.8c :·:· t here ;! are t r-:' '..1 me .1 CH! clut.y . [ Pa ra.graph i i. l e g:ibic .. 5 ....! f I11 ~ p:l bJ 1'' ) v_:=. .S•'·lf'··:j r op e l l-~ c ' J :~ s i_:!.i),':. : ~ . r. r:i rJomb i na t.1. c•n l aunchers. ., r:'' un c- \·;er.:., ) The OS\1'-i c t,,;:GhnJ.•: C'J. n n!. ~ .l s th< t •=:.:;hn i c<>.J. mL::.-ciJ. ?. ba,_:;:.•. It i ::. U·'j t:' un it 1 ~l1 i. ch i nS't.~ l.ls t h€ : t r: : '.~ :..s -!. .1~ = : in :~o ~: ! : ' t ! ::.= Ll (' ~ {"P (~J. s _t_f,j p~ i t ~ t~ . J.r.1 tn ~.~ ca.nn.t.s te:·: c~nct 'l.'S /1 898 44 5 Copy · u]____ :j .. ! • , I C01197700 TC,i··. SFC:Rt:T Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 12 of 17 Pages attaches th•;: WE1tf1ead. Th.l s un it per .i' :.o ,-m.s ·~a n.stc. r J t f:lllegible ] and [illegible] maintenance. The repair t.e ci'l"''.t:''.l b: .J?. h th7 -~·'' "", r.;': ~P.f.' ~ i I ~ ~r: · :-:-v tce s the nuclear warhea.d3 ,. [1 :; 1: ; -·~ r r.: ·-~'1 -'! :':;:· ::]; ,:' i l rEr,·': .f .". 1.-:.;r i 1; 1,; J •. . ' 'l:.fnt.Gri:--. : ;e - ~, The role of the rocket forces is determined both by the importance of their mission and by the combat capabilities of the mis:3l . l~s. Tll(~ l!'.a l.n comba ·t capab.il.it :l e~l of mlssll~lS a?'e the follot•ing: h.i.gf1 t•ead:iness for combat. employment, [illegible J. [lll. egible ] r~ormec t wHh tt1e cables, run ( Hleg1ble] ctt.ec.~out c-f th~ >lhole mV;silD syst.em , t.:··j sn erf:0t it aP.d fill it, cl1ecl: it out, then put f uel tn it again and chec.\< U again -- a tasJc t!•at takes 24 hour'S. [ l lle~ible J combat cF.t~·, a i1iU ties, r a.nge, a nd yie-ld have improved, but readiness i'Jc>.s not fart:: Range of r.,j~siles. Those first m!.~ : siles hari a r·ange of 50D km, L(1f)n 900 [illegible} • t.he u ·;,200. Ynen in 'i 96 i th,; G<•gar} n fj_i.ght was also <:. <'.Omba t ml~sHe, [flTI LEi(i . 8 'i51~ mo i·.. Jr . And ~ hen r a nge increasecL At present, !'ange is not ;.;11 t8S •.li1 s:\.:we i::! 1P.se ol.l :;,s ij_.;; ;; r ~an r)i 'c ; ; \ole know t.hat AmAri can counterpar c ~.ts t~ ms [ illegible] and others have gone to ve.?.·i ous l niJl.tJ.p."u:?} J. ;n.mc):es. Oui' JEG5 c>.i'!l: l'it :t':±•'l t.h8t Wi!.y. Silo la-unchers (iJ.leg ~l;i.e} <.!f.l:'o.-'i the pnu ~f.tr i lHy o f a i " h.lght tim 1·Jt i;; i.s a .\ :1. we E awl ~oo.:, of r:o:1 rse_. but :-;f! w= t·e ::.i x :n!. m.:t~s •>ht:rt. ' (Ill , ~g it'jt e ) li'le r t! to get ).t"! 3 TJF' :)E.GR:T C01197700 ~CF' S[GHET 'ifG··~· ::o;;;m::T \Wi\1;\\l~l..'!il h1 t;·l~t~- - ;mWUGEN<:I: ;;(.HJI'H'J'S O.~ M'F.n iOiJ:i I • I NOr !Uil!AS .~~ll!'i JO lf0ft!9Gl~ NA'ftONALS Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 13 of 17 Pages let u.s exami.ne other techni cs.l mea.s•.i r "~;;, ~-: ;•.c :: ;1,)SeGone has a radar-attenuating (prot;ivot•ad J. ::>lolcatsi.onnoye ] coating. Second , each nos•.o- cone has [decoy? ] wad'lead:s ~ i . '=! . , Nl1en in t.r·a jeci:.or'J, a :.: . ; •_.:. ~ ~ - ~ point. it celea.;;es the decoy warheads, a.nd [i.l11!:~n::· r ~t~'P€:"r f nl en ;-r.·'. :-o"J-1::-r· ·~~r·,~(·•·;, 'Third, the last stage of the mi::Mlr: b•: ;1!::J orr . 'U:. !:; .\t: :,·L . lVL\l: i; ;~, , 'J<:it.;•.J. I.rj ·:).f fla.t [illegible], but at ar::; ~' Great combat effectiveness of' misstle hitting of targets, whi.ch consists of the g;,•ea i~ polv•?.r of t1·1e w-a1·heads. Pe r· h : ~.ps you recall the .speech of Nik! ta Sergayevich Klf'rlUSHCHEV, w-ho said app!•ox1mate!ly that we had missiles (illegible] <\(lc1~thell" yielt1 o!etS 100 megatons. We d~.d 71-:Jt h. at.~e such .rd.ssiles but in · princ.jple teci':mtca}. capat·ilHies make lt. poss.(b}.e to httild such yields. But as coMputt:t :;. cns c;,nct practtcF.: showed ,. b•.1 .iJ (!t;;? rr M. :=;l .' t: ;:•~ ·•.L U:;n <>Cui.' ra.cy of rw:r mi~s:\ l~::.:: :is ;•.;;ckonf;n 1fl tens of metr~r:~. And the ~~~J!~·.: for:s::gn :::c•.ll'CE:J ;sav t: bat. ll.E i ~f1}: . U. .: ,] :.>inc.e l~h~:: BG,:; ouz• sys~el!l;;; at m. a~l(i2'- U m r ar\gG· and t.7;'.(: C!.;.r··:J.G:"f .~ {): f: be aoP s:l :i;: ~~ e(i ll ).ieg: J t H1gh 1 aul11;;1 n.:·.Ll aM .u ·;;./ c:t f rcLs:;ll.;~ s .. I ;; F '<• "·s·>it. l•" lo 1aur;.c.h [ll l e~:tble] · mis:!-:'iA·es wh:id: l'rave t:>t<) O J'n('..l. •:ient. .1 ~~h ot ~.-J fi r-..~ p · J rt. t.h ij t. !ij.J. t.li\? .S t r·::.~ .f -.f~ ~~ ~ .i~ Ro ··~' k t: !~·. Forc, ?-5 ~ c. :h3pl ~·:ted accot""ciing to ·:~ l wa;-t.i.;,; e; f'iC•.>.E:! , ;:c ;><• i.('(',ltGd t r, r:·~~ s o-.::a Lt.e·s. :::i. t.:i :tg ar.- . ,,2~ ; whi·::h 2. ~-e [Ull:lgible] sitin~ ar~a~ . ih~y comur ~ se siLing areas or ui~si~e regiments, [illegible], ,': 11 comm:-md and reservt! commt>.nd post , [ i.J.leg ibl-c:] , and hou.s ing compounds where .·.. offi~~ ~s ~nd N( Os of t h3 [ ~ o r ~ i11e~i bl0] s 2rvic ~ J.ive. At the bresent time, 1 f l conc1.t t ·.1. o r.~ h ':l!Mif\.11 ! '1'! ~ ,: ,1 :.) ~!(.~- -ftlH\iiUlG ; ~-K.t; l!J'!Jr.t:P.; C!l J\\['i}lt)f>.) INVOlV.£1) tW"I ~:.lM~~Ql!i TO l'fal~l4H !•iA"Ii\'lHJ..).$ Withheld under statutory authority of the ) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 Page 14 of 17 Pages U.S.C., section 403g) and [word i. llegible] t'or t.J1e storag10 <>n i ~1i'f; ~ ~-: d.ion of the miss:i.le [is necessary i and normal c:ondit ions ( Hlegibled, p<::rsonnel and [illegible1. · All .strat.egic rur:J '"'f' f~~ r·ce .~; , }!"•~ 1.!i~i.~~ ~;; t)·J~ Sf:.r;lt-t:lf;il.' Rocket Forces, are employed :t<;c·:•:cd:'.:;.:; !;.o r;r·:::-:·!r:: ct \". h (~ St". : l' ·:·· ~ . ! ~ r1 :".gi..: r:: n ;~.rr.wl, ;::;,i1:1 F. ·.• ."liable system (' of USF (w;~ ,_. u.~!t .: · " ··i. 'I:!.O!'i l..:, u, t ~::Lts.!.. : • L ~fhat a.:r-e the tasks pe!.' f ormed by the Air Defense Forces? Above all, combat wit-h t h•:: aero !;p ac.l~ ene;n:;- . .~.•;conn ; .:i:<:J:. !':" ~ d ng t.he ber,i nn1 r:;1 of a.n enemy ·missile and a:lr.· atta _,~ k , • ••~; p<:.c•:l objw::to> whi.dl we hav~ ~mel l". h~y are used for economic, navigation , :i and communi.catlon..s pllrposes; there C\re, 0f course, military-purpose objects .l .',i [wore': i iJ.,;;2·:f1)l"' j ,::· '"ccor:nu.i.;;;:.-,..n.:;e. [ ~' - :n.rera. l \ofclrd~ D:iegi bJ.e] [which j the enemy also I has. F i rsi~ or ali , [ ::;ev .:, r·al. \•/Ol'ds i i :LegiiJ l. t ~ .l. ~ ; ·. l 1J:.t; tiir f;t:~ f · fH ! :it~ Yct ·r.!r:.s .:·.J_: .s c::.!..~ c t.~;~· ~ : ..~d ; :_ ith· ~: ornh::d: t :i n.g th.a •:~ r:.emy's <.erial reconn:~ . i~: ~:: ?.rt. C '?. r:!~a . n s ~r~( ~ ::~d..:; ,:-\ir· 8 ~:.,:;,;;\'.: .l. t . · c ~J.:I!'t,; ·J. ~j __;_e:.gJ ~ ble l" i n fH:1.aceti.m.z the Air Det'en:;<• f ( · l'· :·,. ;;~ : r.:·or.flct l!'v,, ;;.ij to :. • dr ::; ~ .:- e; um i·.~;rrnst.d . a J. ~pace . TS /i898445 Copy #___. .'1 ' ; i .I C01197700 Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 15 of 17 Pages · The number- or branch .?.J ' fi!.S i n t.J1f.s bt•aneh of the ar mecl f orces has doubled [word i llegi ble ], and [th ~ ee word s i lL~~ " Jle] Air Defe nse Fo r ces or the country to Ai r Defense ~ o r ~ ~ · ' . ' The m i ~ > si o n of the His.sile Attack Warning Troops is first of all t:. o detect I the beginning of an enemy mLs.si.le attack .:m d i ssue a command [ sic - should be r warning? ] [ ?to} the Gen:. ra l Staff, thea ter eommander , and commander-in-chief ! ( 1of t he b.r:21nch J. Th i.5 cas!·: is per·for· me cl using over..the- horizon and above- the horizon radar!; as well : ~ s reconnaissance satellites. 1\nd, as the textbook of t~e Gener al St.aff Acadel1t'f st.ates: "!n pr :Lnc:lp1.e t.!les e systems detect missile laurirh and ~ . s.s ue a war•rdng of t,he J.iWflt:!.t; ·withi n. e. peri od of time equal to the miss ile 's l'l.l,:'lp roa ch Ci, m <~ ." 'J.'i ~ is L'> ~orb.;/ w-· i'1-.1o:::- o 1 .1J . e~•, i biri! ] say that nn one, so to ~ pe alt: , ~ ; iJ.l t,et away t't•oin :a Nlt3 l.iar,oli'y ~:t ri k~ . i: ! ji ;; :. . I tUss1Jfl f•ef ense 1'rooys a.r e i.nt.encled for in·-t'light destt•ucth1n of hallistlc 1l' miss .U.e~ usi ng Jand-ba.sed mBans an Space De f en se '!'rorJpfi ar·e l. ni:.enderi frw wm:i.tm·i ng space and de~troy i ng mili t: ctr Y- ·~ I'. G f.:O SE : :-ip r~c r: ·, ...;., .~ ~~ ::-:'r :11er.w .s , - ·Ll' .:JK•I,i:lt::r L1e .'!'e i. s.st1€ :;) , l.m ~:. tt1~ . t r!rK;::; not mo;,m \". f'l;:tl;. tr•sr G :t:; such an initi8i:. i " '" . ~ ~; r· f< l ·~ €; .. to ...~ i:- 1-'ii.::.s i..'.:<' 'iTc•op: [ L in kTll' h' 'J ~ 3l:l(l•.l!l i:. o{ tf . . . (line ~ Ll egibie] -·· a l.ow-altit.ude system wl:i i ch hits tar gets located at alt ii".Ll r!e~ . fro.;, 20 rleUJ·;. t o 2:' k!.l c.· mr;r, r.; r~ :. Tb Br· E: f.~; a c:c• n:'it:mt. rlispu te ricrw Jn . I c onne·cr..ion •:U.h r: ru L;:: l'r.'.s.',.d.-,:s. [ Line J.ilep,; :l n .l. e . ~~ "Xhese da te.: He re r·<~ c e n t J. y ·' r • T~ ~8 98445 c:opy II:)_ .. -:-c P ~. ~( i·. F. T C0119_7700 TCP SECRET u:r~ s:r.c.~.n Withheld under statutory authority of the ) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 16 of 17 Pages ' obta.ined fl~om the General St The medium--range (system ] hits tai!'gets at altitudes of [?1000] meter·s to [?] kilomete!:':>; the slant range is 50 [km J; tho& target velocity is [ '? 1; af'd ~he probability [of kill] is (0.?]. This system is being r·eplaced. lLine illegible.) Tile long-t·ange system hits targets at altitudes of .300 meters to 40 kiJ.o~et.er.~ : t.tl~ [s.1.a.nt1 tt·m~gs rt~•o tor~r :_:!s i.Ue~f.hle) _i_s f245 kml; and targets are hit at a veJ.oeity r.:lf· ]00(: km/h1•. The pr·oba.b:l.iir.y of ld.\J. by two miss5.les ( sever2.1. wm·ri~~ iH&ei.bJ.e :i (L.99. II; shoulei be r ; .,;l;1~u r.r1r1t \~ he Sm·f~'t;!t;;- t;; :;.- t~ :~ "· Jiii ~::>:~ l.;; :t•·oops f. tw-o words illeg:l. bl{t 1 IH::;;;;Li.e 'rruopf• an,! a1::so being -=qu:.:.ppeti l'dd:.h nuclea~· Wal'head:s. When .{ they 113e nuolear. lla!"heads tlh~~y <'flO hit multf.p1e moving t.arget.s wHh great 'j ' effect;.veness. 'i'hls t1i:'anc:h a.rm of the JU~r Defense F'orces is ai:~o useci against land and surfaoe target.:; .. Air Defense A·;iat.i.on used t., be ca lled 11 A1 r Defen;se Fighte(' Aviat!.on," but now the name has been chany,e:d, becaus · ~ Air Defense tmi.;:d:.ion 1nostly consists of' fighter· and spec:i.al ·~l.e t-iig .. ~ : 9 E.:l'J d 1-l:ltl.'"J i ;;.r.·e nE:!.':'iH, St.-9. ~:n- -i 5, \,;b:leh cll'H tei.ng r•apL:1ced by hei.:icnpl:fws; Hn d rhn 'iH't-:.:,:2, ar.d 'K' u- . ·i~:ti . ':'h!'! rn.:D';)..!l ?v:>.diotechnl.cal t.r·oops ~. re eaulpped ~lit h various types of radars. By the ,I.'. way, f.n t;hr: CLi:reE :10rdt-: -"dq;.'.'.:.tl.e :: ~ ;y .ot;.~ t:1 tJ;•1r" TS #89H445 Copy # C01197700 ... Withheld under statutory authority of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C., section 403g) Page 17 of 17 Pages There exists ~ ~~ nce n~ ~ f s u ~f!t9d ~ ~~~~fen~~ ~v: ~ ~m . (Several words lllegibl.€ i a~:rr- (1 ~/ l • !• ~,-, ~: t . :i0::: f f!,~!: r: :• !\'f, ;-,<:. ·:,; ~. n ? . J ·~ id'sn .:s<1 ~ · ~ s a brief explanat~ .::• : . : .,, i t.:! ' f :~ 1..~ : : ,· 1 ~ ~- i ; ··' €. tEb.! t{J l: t.: t.~ l'-• •:.r.:\!l ·ed ) i :j ;.j ,'• . i' TS !:1898445 Copy 1!-J .) .•·.