SYMINGTON CITES SLASH IN RED MISSILE GUESS

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CIA-RDP75-00149R000700440026-2
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December 21, 2016
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August 4, 2006
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26
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February 8, 1962
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Approved For Release 2006/08/09: CIA-RDP7 STAT he said, "ii#otficial proclamat- tion." and once. in 1969, by. sddinj unmanned bombers to planned American ICBMs and leaving them off of Soviet estimates. "The contradictory, and con- fusing esttaow4teap; Bgvlet ICBM strength that we have. received in the past two yearp ratees.se- rtous questions about the aocu racy and sffeotiveness of our{ Int apparatus," " Sena for' maid. ; irately. there is no rea- son to believe that President Kennedy has underestimated" the Soviet baflitary ? strength, the Senator said. . Tha President. he said. L in- iubansarl mtealte$ b !40 per Cent b's a end of 196 4z hslld sx: creased the number of bomber Mlnutesman 1CB 6ductiont, Approved For Release 2006/08/09: CIA-RDP75-00149R000700440026-2 .The gap. however' "`'had sin unaccountable sway a(~ ow- ing. closing and oocA*lonally acoording to Sani*'.Syming- ton. Democrat of Missouri. Answering chart peat he and other officials had been acting in bad faith wen tth~q pre- dicted'a dangerous missile gap. Senator Symin- many officials had its licl8. and )ntelligence sad prt- vat$ly that a m ` le ggaapp was expected and Would i fitinuit fora long time, nalp,0t1.1. The up mQttFet sea changed, vanishing altoge;bier." the Ben- ator said in an' in Rew porter magazine,}t6das. out that the miasi a ap piedlo- bS berttpCritt'6n uidtno T'then senator by milt- Cary >; two Re- of De- feY~. afd . : ate Wgence