Approved for Release 2019l12f10 303192686 RECENT ACTIVITY ON THE TYURA TAM RANGE nmment nn' flight activity associated with the Tyura Tam Klyuchi missile test range indicate that another ICBM test or an earth satellite launch ing attempt may occur in early Decem- ber As of 28 November however there were no indications of final prep arations for a launching Recent movements by a CRATE IL-14 transport associated with the Ty-ura Tam range also suggest a launching in early December For unknown reasons this air- craft has flown to Vladimirovka it to 15 days before the be ginning oi operational activity preceding each of the previous four Tyura Tam firings Such a flight ma r have occurred on 21 November which could indicate operational range activity between 1 and 6 December The possible occurrence of a similar ight on 26-29 November somewhat lessens the use- fulness of the 10 to 15 day time scale in this case However 1 Dec Current Intelligence Bulletin Page 3 Approved for Reiease 201911211 0 003192636 Approveg'fpr Release 2019 112110 003192686 iv the flights of this aircraft to Vladimirovka do suggestan intention to resume operational activity on the Tyura Tam range Within the past week three aircraft associated with Tyura Tam have made flights for unknown purposes to Soviet facilities identified with bacteriological warfare activities and nuclear tests On 24 November a helicopter was scheduled for a flight to Vozrozhdeniya Island and from there to Tyura Tam Vozrozhdeniva Island located in the Aral Sea is believed to be a BW field research station for the Soviet armed forces On 28 and 29 November a trans- port aircraft made a round trip from Dzhusaly which included S'emipalatinsk and rangehead instrumentation sites This flight was duplicated on 29 November by a second aircraft 1 Dec Current Intelligence Bulletin Page 4 Approved for Release 2019 12310 303192586 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu