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CPYRGHTapproved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001200170006-5 The YANKEE-Class SSBN that sank off Bermuda in October 1986 as a result of g an explosion inone of its missile tubes served as a reminder of the constant SLBM threat to the US. third greater than that of the US Ohio-Class. It can operate under the Arctic Ocean icecap, adding to the protection afforded by the 8,300- kilometer range of its SS-N-20 SLBMs. Two or three additional 25,000-metric ton TYPHOONS. are probably under construction and will be operational by the early 1990s. — The Soviets since 1978 have removed ‘1B a YANKEE I units from service as ballistic missile submarines by dismantling their launchers. These units were removed as newer submarines were produced.in. order. for the overall Soviet SSBN force to stay within the 62 modern SSBN/950 SLBM limits established in 1972. Some have been reconfigured as attack or long-range cruise missile submarines. In a widely reported accident, the Soviets i fi lost a YANKEE-Class SSBN in the Atlantic near Bermuda in October 1986. The ship suf- . fered serious structural damage as a result of an explosion, presumably of volatile missile _ ..-fuel.. The loss of this unit had a negligible impact on Soviet strategic forces. : . force Developments. The | the DELTA IV, that are fitted with the SS-N-23 SLBM. This large, liquid-propelled SLBM will have greater throw-weight, carry more war- heads (10 rather than 7), and be more accurate than the SS-N-18, which is currently carried. on: the DELTA III-Class SSBN. Up to two more DELTA IVs are under construction. A new class of submarines is likely to enter the force in the early 1990s. | Approved For Release 2001/03/07 CIA- - Soviets: have | launched four units of a new class of SSBN,
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