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TITLE : John F. Kennedy document Control Record

COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 382: Disarmament, 7/63-10/63, item 4D.

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1. Definitions

(a) Strategic Delivery Vehicles SDV)

The problem in defining an SDV is one of determining the

importance of the distance between the delivery vehicle and the target.

In an exchange between forces located in the US and forces located in

the USSR a strategic missile is simply defined as one capable of making

the trip. While range is still the important factor in defining strategic

aircraft it is not a complete description due to the increasing capability

of fighter aircraft. Strategic aircraft are more precisely described

in terms of weight.

The definition problem becomes acute as the distance between

nations is reduced. In Europe, for example, tactical missiles which

reach more than 60 kms beyond the immediate line of battle can frequently

perform a strategic role. Tactical aircraft (certainly US tactical

aircraft) are readily adaptable to the strategic role in Europe.

Granting that the definition is arbitrary, we have defined

strategic aircraft in this paper by a weight (20,000 kilograms) so as

to include all current US and USSR medium and heavy bombers. Likewise,

strategic missiles have been defined by range 100 kilometers for sea-

based missiles and 1000 kilometers for land-based missiles/ so as to

include all current Soviet missiles capable of striking US forces in

West Germany from Soviet soil.

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Weapons systems falling under the above definitions would be:

US

B52

B47

B58

Atlas

Titan

Minuteman

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Polaris

-

Regulus

Mace B

Heavy jet bomber

Heavy turbojet bomber

Medium jet bomber

Medium jet bomber (supersonic)

ICEM

ICEM

ICEM

IRRM

MREM

MREM

Submarine ballistic missile

underwater launch

Submarine ballistic missile

surface launch

Submarine cruise missile

surface launch

Land launched cruise missile

USSR

Bison

Bear

Badger

Blinder

sS-6

SS-7

SS-5

SS-3

SS-4

SSN-4

SSN- 3

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Aircraft

Bison

Bear

Badger

Blinder

Total a/c

Missiles

SS-7

SS-6

SS-5

SS-4

SS-3

SSN-4

SSN-3

Total Missiles

2. US and USSR SDV Inventories

A. USSR

1 July 1964

105

80

800

100

1085

MON

MRiX

200

- 260

1 July 1965

100

.75

700

150

1025

MAN - MIX

270 - 350

1 July 1966

100

75

600

200

975

May - MAX

300 - 450

700 - 750

164 - 164

90 - 90

1154 - 1264

700 = 750

176 - 176

116 - 116

1262 - 1392

700 - 750

188 - 188

140 - 140

1328 - 1528

Note:

USSR aircraft figures represent total inventory while missile figures

refer to launchers. With the exception of submarine launchers the

major portions of Soviet missile launchers are estimated to have a

refire capability.

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Aircraft

B52

B47

B58

Total a/c

Missiles

Atlas

Titan

Min 'Man

Polaris

Regulus

Mace B

Total Msls

1 July 1964

Operational Total

630

705

483

1071*

80

89

1193

1865

138

117

600

346

54

1255

183

149

656

346

121

105

1560

2. US and USSR SDV Inventories

B. US

1 July 1965

Operational Iotal

630

699

257

1065*

80

85

957

1949

137

117

800

449

54

1557

173

149

824

591

110

105

1952

I July 1966

Operational Total

630

695

1063*

82

1840

131

117

950.

608

0

54

1860

173

149

999

853

110

1.05

2389

* The large difference between operationaland total figures in general represents

aircraft placed in storage by order of the Secretary of Defense at the request

of the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency who suggests their

destruction be related to an arms control agraement.

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