SYMINGTON CITES SLASH IN RED MISSILE GUESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700440026-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 8, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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he said, "ii#otficial proclamat-
tion." and once. in 1969, by.
sddinj unmanned bombers to
planned American ICBMs and
leaving them off of Soviet
estimates.
"The contradictory, and con-
fusing esttaow4teap; Bgvlet ICBM
strength that we have. received
in the past two yearp ratees.se-
rtous questions about the aocu
racy and sffeotiveness of our{
Int apparatus," " Sena
for' maid. ;
irately. there is no rea-
son to believe that President
Kennedy has underestimated"
the Soviet baflitary ? strength,
the Senator said.
. Tha President. he said. L in-
iubansarl mtealte$ b !40 per
Cent b's a end of 196 4z hslld sx:
creased the number of bomber
Mlnutesman 1CB 6ductiont,
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.The gap. however' "`'had sin
unaccountable sway a(~ ow-
ing. closing and oocA*lonally
acoording to Sani*'.Syming-
ton. Democrat of Missouri.
Answering chart peat he and
other officials had been acting
in bad faith wen tth~q pre-
dicted'a dangerous missile gap.
Senator Symin- many
officials had its licl8. and
)ntelligence sad prt-
vat$ly that a m ` le ggaapp was
expected and Would i fitinuit
fora long time,
nalp,0t1.1. The up mQttFet sea changed,
vanishing altoge;bier." the Ben-
ator said in an' in Rew
porter magazine,}t6das.
out that the miasi a ap piedlo-
bS berttpCritt'6n uidtno T'then
senator by milt-
Cary >; two Re-
of De-
feY~. afd . : ate Wgence