STRATEGIC OFFENSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00972A000100440013-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 21, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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Strategic Offense
Heavy Bombers/Tankers
1969
.1974
Bear
105
200
Bison
80
70
Total
185
270
The figures for 1974 include the possibility-of
deployment of a new.Bear with a new ASM in the 1970-71
time period, and low attrition rates for the Bison
aircraft. Currently, the Soviets have no heavy bombers
in production.
1969 1974
Total Operational Launchers 1056 2500(rounded)
The figure for 1974 assumes that the SS-9 will
continue to be deployed at a rate of six new groups
(or. 36 launchers) per year and the SS--11 at a rate
of 15 new groups (150 launchers) per year, and includes
current projections for deployment of the SS-13 in both
the hard and mobile configuration. The.total also
assumes retention of all. SS-7/SS-8 launchers.
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SSBNs/SLBMs
1969
1974
Submarines*
H Class (3 launchers per boat)
9
9
Y Class (16 launchers per boat)
7
46
Launch Tubes*
1969
1974
H Class
30
30
Y Class-
112
736
142
766
Y--Class submarines are currently being produced
at a rate of 6-8per year. 11-Class boats are not in-
production, but the Soviets are expected to retain
all units through 1977.
*The figures represent total units in inventory. Boats
on-line are generally about 80--85 percent of the total,
and the Soviets are currently given the capability for
maintaining about 30 percent of their force on-station.
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Strategic Defensive Forces
1969
7600
9700
The 1.974 number assumes that none of the older
launchers (SA-1 and SA-2) are phased out as new launch-
ers (SA-3 and SA-5) are introduced. It also assumes
that deployment of the new systems will continue through
1974 at peak rates.
1969 1974
Launchers (Moscow System) 48 64
ABM deployment activity is now limited to the Mos-
cow system. If a follow-on long-range ABM interceptor
is deployed by the 1973--75 time period, the number of
launchers could be as high as 280 by 1974.
Interceptor Aircraft
1969
1974
Number of Aircraft
3500
4400
The 1.974 l amber assumes that phase out of older
aircraft is halted and that deployment of new systems
(Foxbat, Flagon, and Fiddler) continues through 1974
at peak rates. .
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The 1974 number assumes that none of the older
launchers (SA-1. and SA-2) are phased out as new launch-
ers (SA-3 and SA-5) are introduced. It also assumes
that deployment of the new systems will continue through
1974 at peak rates.
ABM
1969
1974
Launchers (Moscow System)
48
64
ABM deployment activity is now limited to the Mos-
cow system. If a follow-on long-range ABM interceptor
is deployed by the 1973-75 time period, the number of
launchers could be as high as 280 by 1974.
Interceptor Aircraft
1969
1974
Number of Aircraft
3$00
4400
The 1974 number assumes that phase out of older
aircraft is halted and that deployment of new systems
(Foxbat, Flagon, and Fiddler) continues through 1974
at peak rates.
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Conventional Forces
Ground Forces
Manpower
Line Divisions
1969 1974
1.5 million 1.8 million
164 '189
The 1,974 figures assume that the estimated rates
of increase for 1968 and 1969 (generated in response
primarily to China border problems and instability in
the East European Satellites) continue through 1974.
Tactical. Air Forces 1969 1974
Total Aircraft 3400 4300
The 1974 figure assumes that phase-out of the
older model aircraft now in the order-of--battle is
halted. It also assumes that aircraft now believed
to be in the last year or two of production continue
in production through 1974.
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