Declassified in Part - sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 21015107724 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE-AGENCY - I THE DAILY BRIEF - 6 SEPTEMBER 1966 23 Deolassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 5m DAILY BRIEF 6 SEPTEMBER 1966 50x1 1 Soviet Union The Soviet ICBM deployment program continues at a vigorous pace Satellite photography shows about 390 new dispersed single-silo launchers under construe tionlat the present time This number added to those already completed brings a total of at least 660 launchers identified Of these about 270 are now operational and given the current rate of completion all 660 should be operational by mid 1968 Al- though the number of operational launchers at present lies somewhat below our ear lier estimate for mid 1966 the present pace of deployment will carry the Soviet force on the order of ten percent beyond the upper range of our estimates for mid-1968 The new-launchers come in two sizes We have identified about 120 large silos for the SSHQ roughly comparable to an advanced Titan There are_also some 320 smaller silos for the comparable to a liquid fueled Minuteman - 2 Dominican Republic In a speech last night Balaguer served notice that he intends to proceed with military reforms aimed at reducing the political potential of the armed forces He also announced that General Wessin Wessin has been given a job with the United Nations delegation an honor- able sinecure that may reduce dissidence among Wessin's rightist friends 50x1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24