46 CIA femorandum Probable Sol·ier IRB f Sires in Cuba 16 Ocrober 1962 O FIC I RECEIVED REF'ERREO TO r ' ELEASEO II SEEN BT I CATE I ' '111£ I CJ ATE I Tl £ U MAME 6 OFF'tCE SYMBOL S JG IATUAE I I I l I I I ' I I I I I I I I II II I I I I I I I l OAT£ l T I I T OVEA l Handle Via Indicated Controls r CV ••·••••••···•·············· r - • 4' _ - - WARNING This t c oa r il'IS So r a OII r -i d riry of r • l - i-red S 4U 'W lrilift i ' ISI cf ea ono rO'W'$ U S Cod Title 1 S Cien1 '93 cr C 14_ ne 1 c -w p ro l i t• - iir• tr a iu i¢ 6e of i fs c ieT -sts i cr T DQl r IZ I J o z s ie cs 11 c 1a is• - O lT lcr w-• p-- tic id rl--A se e' y o o s f U- itN Si'e-■s ' - ef r of cr7 f •• 90T«-t _ t _ r e c-t'r-- ol l Jair d Stc ■ a IJ •• 'k 1 - - - ■l • ■ ly •• - o - - Oris J -a _ i - icn O sicr •H c► O¥ els ta se-c---ri y -m is •c i- e-c h oc cMd r ce 6 re a %0 oe to i A LENT Cc e r I Sys et -- on 139 46 Continued mmIJ IGZ r£ l t l i obabla Sites la Cdboi l · l P'hOt ®l 17 cf 14 October 1$62 bas 41 sc t'ilO ·· as tn tbl l $ 4DJ lio o taim J about n m 'll li t ·soutir-est 0-t Ire ilhith 'J Oa i to c IJ viot wmliJ tn tho eor titaec11 i ir t op - A third era 4b0ut five nnA '-ten miles oast err tho tn-st wo rc ipl' Ctively n to be · a ldl ttar r firllt n1w nclu i@ 14 ltl rse tentii· 15 8tlmllrat tc rl a and 15 $ at a t4 ditta -ont tJPeS• lfhc llll st 111£pl1fic iant -ve d J ea et thu site or m cmvt1 1cove red t s ot 00 t In -ovorall h vtdch ato t a l ate snit 00l 1f1euratiou o-t those w scu to· o r t «' O'lliet ss- 700 JWA• ba1Uatic mru 1Ue and ss Ji l l 00 n m bolll tio' m1UBil e tr41 l or 3y o r im l ch eigl 1 W X'C U'e l ' c i ted tt• ccctr 14 iolte m -a 'believed to l 11 rger tllm'1 uircd t o i3cvict SS •2 J50 m liGtia 1Sit tdl e • ' ' wae · e oeoond u1tl't ia n -in 4 the titst 1ll1J4 in wld ltioD to tbn eo a1 z I tOTJr c p coi t vebicles Ot' 1 1oce11 o e i t wti h -c tlUld be t mutlilc CJ 'o ction tn· a ficJ4 cnvh•om mt At thG time oZ pliotogutrpey one t t t1 1¢ er3 ws Sn uition with OllO of thcl#C PQ1 0 Q -01 0C't g ct nite aJ sn· COnta i w 17 lerae t o a m all tenta lO l lrSr t ·tl Uclta l6 6lXJ Qll l2l l l2 uni nttt1td 1 1 as o GO equi nt no otba 1 9 J 11i 11dlo n u ocio tC li eq a a t i O D w · ll 81 m Gtor• vc been detcot lb f eilit r -to XI WlC-Br 1t'heclla t1t1 ba tUicd at ers ' Uu ff tlu 'eoi1nat iona - 140 -46 Continued - -- - l rJ • M enD ia i a of' tba t l i m eitber SS 3 ar SS J c rl sslle imol ' 'Cd t sc are ne Dbilo ru d cc be 4c Pl -1th 3 lm h etc ll th 'tbc a -3 ml $64 are tt licler v 1ll a 3 000 Jll t o mrn n o r 700 n z i m il 1100 n n -- val T- Z-3qst eGliqtl 1d asmi • m 1dent u1la t a t - YJ o - - • - ad - A i o J J t b e - ' _ '·· to t2 as 34 to· · __ ·_ • · i Ve 4o DOt -btn-'c· 1 ro t Gh Lppi ef CJYer GOar -to f 11 1 1 3 i ·tJ other arr1-ve1·1n tllo - e t o t·tha pre t «uutt - Jo g a tt ut cqu 'llilrJ hi v J l ll to 8rn'nt 4 t-iJlo Der - At that - -r4 the l Oe o p b r i s a col1D1 ot d - e _on rot d 'lli CJ 1Q t h e -_A'LtlloU$1le be fl rt j t · cee is too bt lk or 'tbe egJ 11 s1d pped roi i WSI aa m1 roa iobnc uii1t - i ai blo ·rw f'1el 4 4 e p nJe· tma to l'Cl2Ch 10%10l 't'C'ti'HUG S9 tlllJ4 bef· q-a1t t zn1 · J I D ' tb® tba rmy Zoollns n g ia e tba t i P a t 1 aro il u tnll¢1 tlmt Wl'hemG iiro 1n C-Jbll ot en·route ·- iollal -- ab cOlil4 · md at Cul a i hcllll t£w S• 41'ho viet 1aion to @ iJ a t llal l 1stk J lisGiles to Cuba u tilies to to 4ate lrlrj c 'tivo US int 1on owrlh mr tl a W1eh -a a m 1ne ct • $ ISt 1 ccta li- l a titt '1-t ll · lZh1oh w med tap t c e n Wtll4 lcnd -toa m chle r p -tbst t h9 i in cs eo those m- iislle f - 'it 11ch tl e'J t 'IIOul4 b aim to the tlS er v r n t v1ll 61ellii c tbai ostaam·nDt s wr rtaectio i tllil ly_ rci rarce tm c llcl l3arl m i i ieh r n IQllc i' 1a 1 m· ll Scff c 5Q7ict Et ltcamt ·J ld i l 'Utlt W X at'SU cla l l'l_r 1a c i cktrg to - _ey lcr ll l e i l'r -_·_ • ' __ -- - - 141 ·· ◄ • - _ _ ___ -· I 46 Continued • • 1 • f 1 _• -· - _ _ · ·•· i · ·· _ _ · · 142 · 46 Continued ANSSX Strategic Consiceratior s - · 1 In vei ing their decision to install ballistic issiles i Cuba tho Soviet le cors ust have considQrod the xtllit -ry utility of these ea ons with d without nuclear arheads the taT iets in the US llld else here which they coald roach an · tho strategic value·of oeploying · •issile forces oi various si es in Cuoa or 2 Bocauso of their typo guid3nca nu rela ive icaccurncy ballistic issilos h vc utility gAinst fucd targets of known loc tion and not against such taricts u convoys or naval forces at sea The Soviet 700 and 1- 00 n m missiles those CEP' s o estimlted to be in a · _· · _ the_l to l S n ranio ould conceivably be e ployed vith IIE warheads against large dlitary cor crs and UTban · aroas It is highly unlikely that Ute Soviets would see ·any advantage in deployment for this purpose but they sight'rGgard this threat as contribution to tha dvterrence gf Latin Alllerican support for US or Cuban rcfuiGO operations against t e C stro regiEie _ ·· 3 Deployed 70SJ and 1 100 u missiles with nuclear warheads would augment Soviet strategic striking power by virtue of their bility to reach a nllll ber of Al lcrican tar• g ts with warheads ·having yields which arc not significantly • si aller than tllose of current Soviot ICEHs Fron r tho · present bnso area in Cuba 700 n a- 1 1issiles with llUClear war11eads could reach east Tn US targots 111i thin nn 4TC includiDg Savannah a11d Now OrleaRs• includinE 7 SAC bo ber and tankor bases and at l ast one i portant av l base _ · The 3S0 n isslles could roach bo bor bases i Flori l »0£ which thorc are only t o The 1 100 n issil oula threaten a ouch more significant nU13bcr of critical ili- i t ry targi ts including 18 SAC boahor and t inker bases · an ICBM baso and three ajor naval basc3 n addition · su targots lS t 'te Pana111a C mal aad _us bases as· far east - · as Puerto Rico could bo reached Bo h of these missiles ' have ran es sufficiont to reach any US popul tioa in• - dustrial and a inistrativo center -including in tho case of the 1 100 n issil Y ashinston D C lnstallation3 0£ iaporunc to the_ US tCJ lic on rzy md S Co prograr is also vould be i hill r go of Cub n-bascd 700 and l 100 n a issiles - · 143 46 Continued salt Lake City Omaha• ATLANTIC OCEAN f uc no ' C 'l C _ SANTO DOMING '• •' r I •' ' VRNi ' ZIJELA · l cot mmu a 5r - ' _ 3272'1 - - - r 144 on ZiL i 3