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January 23, 2007
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CONTI A A OF REVEALS THE
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1. THREE NEW TACTICAL SSM SUPPORT FACILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED
FOR FIRST TIME AT AGA, SVERDLOVS-K,'AND KIRZHACH, USSR ON MISSION
L TACTICAL SSM FACILITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN
A. SIX NM SOUTH OF GA AND 0.5 NM NORTH OF THE AGA AMMUNITION
DEPOT RAZ F- 1 A NEW TACTICAL SSM SUPPORT FACILITY IS
OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT 51-04iq 115-11E. THIS FACILITY IS AN-
OTHER IN THE SERIES OF TACTICAL SSM SUPPORT FACILITIES IDENTIFIED IN
THE USSR.` UPON COMPLETION THIS FACILITY WILL PROBABLY BE OF THE
SMALLER TYPE CONTAINING TWO MISSILE STORAGE BUILDINGS AND A-SINGLE
WARHEAD STORAGE BUNKER. THE PRESENCE IN THIS FACILITY _2F UNDATION
OF THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE-AS
FACILITIES. THIS TYPE OF FACILITY IS USUALLY IN DIRECT SUPPORT
OF AN SSM UNIT AND ITS CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE USSR-MONGOLIAN
BORDER IS INDICATIVE OF THE CONTINUING SOVIET MILITARY DEPLOYMENT
IN THIS AREA.
. B. THE SVERDLOVSK FACILITY, AT 56-59N 60-46F., IS THE SIXTH OF
THE LARGER TYPE CONTAINING 7 OR MORE MISSILE STORAGE BUILDINGS AND
TWO WARHEAD STORAGE BUNKERS IDENTIFIED IN THE USSR. THESE LARGE
FACILITIES PROBABLY HAVE A DUAL FUNCTION IN SUPPORTING SSM.
UNITS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND THE SMALLER FACILITIES LOCATED
IN THE BORDER REGIONS.
C. THE KIRZHACH FACILITY 56-06N 038-44E) LOCATED ADJACENT TO
THE KIRZHACH STORAGE -AREA ALSO A LARGER TYPE
TACTICAL SSM SUPPORT FACILITY., IS ROAD AND RAIL SERVED. FACILITIES
INCLUDE: 8 EARTH COVERED, ARCH-ROOFED MISSILE STORAGE BUILDINGS
WITH A NINTH STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 2 DRIVE-THROUGH MISSILE
ASSEMBLY CHECKOUT BUILDINGS AND 2 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. NO WARHEAD
STORAGE BUNKERS ARE ES N AT THIS TIME.
2. ALSO ONI A NEW SA-3 SAM SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
IS IDENTIFIED AT 44-48-10N 033-32-35E, 12.3 NM NORTH OF SEVASTOPOL,
USSR. THE SITE IS OF PROBABLE "F" CONFIGURATION AND CONSISTS OF-
FOUR LAUNCH. POSITIONS AND AGUIDANCE AREATNTTTAL STAGES OF
CONSTRUCTION. THE SITE CAN BE NEGATED ON
THIS BRINGS TO 42 THE TOTAL' NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN THE USSR.
OBJECTS WHICH
RESEMBLE GRIFFON MISSILE COMPONENTS ARE OBSERVED WITHIN THE
FEODOSIYA SAM SUPPORT FACILITY, USSR 45-04-5ON 35-12-OOE. T1E
CONFIGURATION-AND PRELIMINARY MENSURATION OF ONE OBJECT EQUATES
FAVORABLY WITH THAT OF THE GRIFFON SUSTAINER SECTION MINUS THE NOSE
.SECTION. AN ADJACENT OBJECT ALSO COMPARES IN SIZE AND SHAPE
(MINUS FINS) TO THE BOOSTER SECTION OF THE GRIFFON MISSILE
SUGGESTING AN ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY OPERATION TAKING PLACE.
THE GRIFFON MISSILE HAS BEEN SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON KH PHOTOGRAPHY
ONLY AT THE SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE-TEST CENTER.
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