CONTINUED ANALYSIS OF (SANITIZED)-144 REVEALS THAT ALL SIGNIFICANT

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1. CONTINUED ANALYSIS OF 144 REVEALS THAT ALL SIGNIFICANT 25X1
COMPONENTS OF THE SHUANG-CHENG TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER AND THE
ASSOCIATED LARGE AIRFIELD CAN BE OBSERVED AND THAT NO NEW MAJOR
FACILITIES CAN BE IDENTIFIED, ALTHOUGH OBLIQUITY AND SCALE PRECLUDE
A DETAILED ANALYSIS. OF SIGNIFICANCE ARE INDICATIONS OF CONTINUED
ACTIVITY AT THE CENTER SINCE THE FOL- 25X1
LOWING TWO FEATURES WERE NOT PRESENT IN AT SSM LAUNCH 25X1
COMPLEX A, HEAVY TRACK ACTIVITY IS EVIDENT BETWEEN THE LAUNCH
AREA AND A POINT 3 TO 4 NATUICAL MILES (NM) DUE WEST, OR IN A
DOWNRANGE DIRECTION FROM THE COMPLEX. EXTREME OBLIQUITY AND
SMALL SCALE PRECLUDE DETERMINATION OF THE NATURE OF THE SCARRING AT
THE TERMINUS.
2. A LARGE GROUND MARKER, CONSISTING OF A CROSS AND FOUR CORNER
TICKS, IS LOCATED IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE LARGE "L"
INSTRUMENTATION PATTERN. THIS "L" INSTRUMENTATION PATTERN IS
ASSOCIATED WITH AIRFIELD ACTIVITY.
3. THE RAIL SPUR, IDENTIFIED ON 25X1
WHICH EXTENDS SOUTHEAST FROM THE SUPPORT BASE AND TERMINATES 25X1
JUST SHORT OF THE SAND DUNES, HAS NOT BEEN CONTINUED BEYOND THE
POINT WHERE IT ENDED IN AT THE TERMINUS ARE A 25X1
TURNING WYE, SEVERAL SIDINGS, TWO BRANCHES WHICH CURVE BACK TOWARD
THE SUPPORT BASE, AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS. THE NORTHERN CURVED
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BRANCH WAS PRESENT IN I IBUT THE SOUTHERN CURVED BRANCH 25X1
WAS ADDED SINCE THAT TIME.
SEVERAL STRINGS OF RAIL CARS ARE
VISIBLE ALONG THE SPUR, INDICATING CONTINUED ACTIVITY OF AN UN-
IDENTIFIED NATURE.
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