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Sunday morning took
a series of disturbing photographs
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Our analysis at NPIC indicates
that the Soviet Union
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has followed up its conventional
weapons build-up in Cuba
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with the introduction of
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surface- to-surface medium range
ballistic missiles, or MRBM's
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Our official estimate at this time
is that this missiles system
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is the SS-4 Sandal
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We do not believe that
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the missiles are as yet operational
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IRONBARK reports that the SS-4
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can deliver a 3-megaton
nuclear weapon 1, 000 miles
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So far we've identified 32 missiles
serviced by about 3, 400 men
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undoubtedly all Soviet personnel
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Our cities and military installations
in the southeast
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as far north as Washington, D. C.
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are in range of these weapons
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and in the event of a launch would
have only five minutes of warning
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Five minutes, gentlemen
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In those five minutes
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they could kill 80 million Americans
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and destroy a significant
percentage of our bomber bases
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The Joint Chiefs' consensus
Mr. President
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is that this signals a major
doctrinal shift in Soviet thinking
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to a first-strike policy
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It is a massively destabilizing move
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How long until they're operational?
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General Taylor can answer
that question better than I can
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GMAIC- Guided Missiles
Intelligence Committee
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estimates ten to fourteen days
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A crash program could limit that time
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However, I must stress that
there may be more missiles
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that we don't know about
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We need more U-2 coverage
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Gentlemen, I want first reactions here
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Assuming for the moment that Krushev
has not gone off the deep end
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and intends to start World War Three
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What are we looking for?
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Mr. President, My team is in agreement
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If we permit
the introduction of nuclear missiles
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to a Soviet satellite nation
in our hemisphere