'Decla sified in Part Sanitiied Copy Approved for Release 2016 06114 The sz'dem j - Dali y Brief 4 October-1972 1 5 25Xl Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 2016KOBI14 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Retease 2016106114 1200030001-9 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY The SovietS'have dismantled'twc ABM launchers at a launch site at Sary Shagan that had beeh used to test two new showed the launch site intact Imam 25x1 gangster in one 0f the two launchers me 25x1 1 3 the canister-had been removed both launchers 25X1 aafbeen dismantled and the turntables and vehicle - guide rails had been bulldozed over - Each of the_two new ABMs had been tested from this-site five times but we have not detected any firings since last December Under the terms of the ABM treaty the Soviets are-allowed 15 ABM launchers at their test facilities The Soviete had 7 completed launchers at Sary Shagan with dismantled they are within-the treaty limit fhe Soviete'have been working on as many as five additional launchers at various times None has been completed and at Zeaet two may have been abandoned FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Deciessi ed in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016106114 CIA-RDP79T00936A011200030001-9