EXPORT OF SS-21 EQUIPMENT NIKOLAYEV PORT FACILITIES SOUTH, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310009-0

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December 28, 2016

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March 8, 2011

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September 27, 1983

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310009-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310009-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310009-0 -SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1, of 1 Copy Fg EXPORT OF SS-21 EQUIPMENT NIKOLAYEV PORT FACILITIES , USSR 1. SIGNIFICANCE: EXPORT ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SS-21 MISSILE SYSTEM CONTINUES. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: MOST OF THE SS-21 EQUIPMENT PRESENT HAS BEEN LOADED ONTO THE AKADEMIK TUPOLEV-CLASS ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) SHIP "AKADEMIK MILLIONSHIKOV". OF THE 18 SS-21 TRANS P0 -ERECTOR-LAUNCHERS/RESUPPLY VEHICLES ON THE QUAY ONLY FIVE REMAIN NEAR THE LOADING RAMP, AND THEY ARE PROBABLY BEING PREPARED FOR LOADING. THE FIVE SA-8 TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHERS AND RADAR (TELAR) ADJACENT TO THE RO/RO ARE NOT PRESENT AND ALSO MAY HAVE BEEN LOADED ONTO THE SHIP. AT LEAST 24 VEHICLES AND NINE PIECES OF UNIDENTIFIED CARGO HAVE BEEN LOADED ONTO THE DECK. (SWN) THE SS-21 IS THE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM TO THE FREE-ROCKET-OVER-GROUND (FROG-7) SYSTEM, AND IS THE LATEST SOVIET DIVISIONAL TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM. (SWN) Attachment to Z-15192/83 NPIC/PEG (09/83) ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT PARKED ON THE QUAY INCLUDES 13 SA-6 TRANSLOADERS, ONE PMP RIVER CROSSING SET, AND AT LEAST 35 VEHICLES. (SWN) COORDINATES 46-49-57N 031-56-57E 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 SECRET 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/08: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310009-0