PROBABLE LONG-RANGE CRUISE MISSILE LAUNCH PREPARATIONS KAPUSTIN YAR MISSILE/SPACE TEST CENTER SSM, USSR

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December 28, 2016

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March 11, 2011

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September 28, 1983

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/11: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200320004-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/11: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200320004-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/11: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200320004-3 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 COPY 4 PROBABLE LONG-RANGE CRUISE MISSILE LAUNCH PREPARATIONS KAPUSTIN YAR MISSILE/SPACE TEST CENTER SSM, USSR 1. SIGNIFICANCE: PROBABLE LONG-RANGE CRUISE MISSILE LAUNCH PREPARATIONS ARE CONTINUING. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: TWO NITROGEN TRUCKS, ONE MISSILE-ASSOCIATED RAILCAR, AND TWO POSSIBLE TRAILERS ARE NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF ONE OF THE ASSEMBLY/CHECKOUT BUILDINGS AT KAPUSTIN YAR COMPLEX C Attachment to Z-155212/83 NPIC/PEG (9/83) ASSEMBLY CHECKOUT AREA (RIGHT GRAPHIC), 25X1 POSSIBLY INDICATING THAT AT LEAST ONE CRUISE MISSILE AIRFRAME HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND IS BEING PREPARED FOR A FUTURE FLIGHT TEST. THE TWO NITROGEN TRUCKS ARE BACKED UP TO THE BUILDING AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO EACH OTHER AND ARE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE CHECKOUT/PREPARATION OF THE CRUISE MISSILE AIRFRAME. SIMILAR NITROGEN TRUCKS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BESIDE A TRANSPORTER-LOADER AT KAPUSTIN YAR COMPLEX C SITE 2 PRIOR TO THE 25X1 LAUNCH OF THE NEW PROBABLE LONG-RANGE CRUISE MISSILE (LEFT GRAPHIC). THIS ACTIVITY IS PROBABLY RELATED TO PRELAUNCH ACTIVITY WHICH HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS AT KAPUSTIN YAR COMPLEX C SITE 2 (SWN) 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/11: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200320004-3