OPERATIONAL MOBILE IRBM BASE NOVOSIBIRSK MOBILE ARBM BASE 6, USSR

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January 25, 2011
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December 2, 1982
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9 0 NORTH SEA KIVERTSY MOBILE IRBM BASE 2 5 AFGHANISTAN Laki LiuIAha.S) Lakc.? RavhaI ~..~..?? ??~ CHINA ~..~ PAKISTAN 1? SS-40 MOBILE IRBM BASES IN THE USSR I-11731 NPIC/PEG (12/82) GRAPHIC I -OF 2 I OPERATIONAL MOBILE IRBM BASE NOVOSIBIRSK MOBILE IRBM BASE 6, USSR Muimaosk HaugNTS SEA o KARA SEA LAPTE SEA P-ovi en a (~ BERING .._.SEA SEA OF OKHOTSK Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to 7-11731/82 NPIC PEG (12/82) Copy TWO PART GRAPHIC OPERATIONAL MOBILE IRBM BASE NOVOSIBIRSK MOBILE IRBM BASE 6, USSR 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: NOVOSIBIRSK MOBILE IRBM BASE 6 IS PROBABLY OPERATIONAL. 2. (SW"1) REMARKS: SS-20-ASSOCIATED VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE OPERATIONS AREA AT NOVOSIBIRSK MOBILE BASE 6, SUGGESTING THAT THE BASE IS OPERATIONAL. ALSO, THE ROADS IN THE OPERATIONS AREA AND THE APRONS IN FRONT OF THE NINE SINGLE-BAY GARAGES AND THE THREE FIVE-BAY GARAGES HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF SNOW. THREE MISSILE SUPPORT VANS (MSV) ARE IN TANDEM AT THE NORTH END OF THE OPERATIONS AREA. THESE VEHICLES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS (C3). THIRTEEN CAMOUFLAGED MSV ARE IN A SEPARATELY SECURED AREA OUTSIDE THE OPERATIONS AREA WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THE OPERATIONS AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED SINCE (SWN) THE TEMPORARY SUPPORT AREA EAST OF THE OPERATIONS AREA, WHICH CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS TENTS, IS NOT PRESENT. A PERMANENT SUPPORT AREA WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE OPERATIONS AREA (NOT ON GRAPHIC) IS IN THE LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. BOTH TEN-BAY GARAGES AND THE C3 BUILDING ARE EXTERNALLY COMPLETE WHILE WORT: CONTINUES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA. CONSTRUCTION AT THIS BASE HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE AT LEAST DECEMBER 1981. 25X1 25X1 (SWN) THIS SCRATCH-BUILT SS-20 BASE IS IN THE EASTERN USSR AND IS ONE OF TWO MOBILE MISSILE BASES THAT WERE ASSESSED TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE OTHER BASE, KIVERTSY MOBILE IRBM BASE 2 IS IN THE WESTERN USSR AND WAS IN A 25X1 LATE STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE 25X1 38 SS-20 BASES IDENTIFIED TO DATE ARE NOW CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL. COORDINATES 55-15-30N 083-03-45E 25X1 25X1 These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SFrRFT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100040002-9