THE THIN-LINE DEFENSE AGAINST CHINESE MISSILES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70B00338R000300110005-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 24, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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HOW IT WORKS: The above drawing shows
how the: "thin-line" defense would wgzk inst
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a limited attack, such as China might hunt
as opposed to a "saturation attack from the
Soviet Union. U.S. Spartan antimissile missiles
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would intercept at4cking-'iWs$iles at a, first
line of defense 400 piles, and at'a secondary
line 50 miles, from i1e target. The radar instal-
lations shown on 1''e drawing are visualiza-
tions. Their exa4 .locations are secret.
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