NEW SOVIET MISSILE TRIED, EXPERTS SAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01273A000100060099-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 99
• Publication Date: January 1, 2000
• Content Type: NSPR

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with intercontinental range. single payload, so ,9~n can force le of the Soviet t Union's
Mihtter sources said experts said it did not involve force of about 4600 land based
new missile is about as big as a test logy. y multiple warhead .strategic missiles.
the. giant Soviet SS9 and Arab- U.S. intelligence ,men calcu-
ably incorporates advances The Russians have devel- late that the new missile eduld
over that weapon. The van al- loped triple warheads which be combat-ready in about twc
ready is regarded as a possi- can be fired ins fash- more years assuming
ble threat to knock out U.S. ion, but have not Yet achieved Russians the rmal
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