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SS-23 BRIGADE-LEVEL TRAINING KAPUSTIN YAR SRBM SUPPORT FACILITY, USSR

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP91T00712R000100260001-4
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 14, 2011
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
September 4, 1983
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100260001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100260001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100260001-4 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of I Attachment to Z-14995/83 Copy_12f\ SS-23 BRIGADE-LEVEL TRAINING KAPUSTIN YAR SRBM SUPPORT FACILITY, USSR NPIC/PEG (9/83) 1. SIGNIFICANCE: SS-23 BRIGADE-LEVEL TRAINING IS OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SOVIET UNION. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: AN SS-23 BRIGADE-SIZE UNIT IS OBSERVED BIVOUACKED IN THE TRAINING AREA ADJACENT TO THIS FACILITY. TEN SS-23 TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER/RESUPPLY VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 100 SUPPORT VEHICLES, AND 80 SQUAD TENTS (800 TO 960 PERSONNEL CAPACITY) ARE PRESENT. SS-23 BRIGADE-LEVEL TRAINING HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN OBSERVED IN THE SOVIET UNION. (SWN) KAPUSTIN YAR IS THE CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH TACTICAL SURFACE-TO-SURFACE SYSTEMS. FROG, SCUD, SCALEBOARD, AND SS-21 ARE ROUTINELY OBSERVED. SS-23 HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITHIN THE FACILITY IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS. (SWN) COORDINATES 48-42-55N 046-15-15E 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 SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100260001-4
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