Declassified Tn Pan - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 0 19 The President s Daily Brief February 21 1974 5 I I in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 201BIO7I19 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016101319 CIA-RDP79T00936A0120000100157 inthe Moscow Area 25x1 Declassified m Pan - '3an22ized Copy Approved for Release 2016i07l19 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 07f19 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY USSR the Soviets 25X1 are constructing an eighth surface to air mis- sile complex near Moscow This complex when opera- tional will complete the air defense ring around the Soviet capital This missile has an ef fective range of at least 100 nautical miles and can engage targets between 1 000 and 100 000 feet The Soviets also have an system in the Moscow area which employs a short range missile ef- fective against medium and low flying aircraft down to 150 feet and perhaps lower Deployment of this system around Moscow is complete except for the southeast quadrant which is less vulnerable_to a low altitude attack Over the next few years the older and systems probably will be phased out leaving the two newer ones to provide air defense for the entire Mos cow area FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Deciassified in Part - Sanitlzed Copy Approved for Re1aase 2016l07l19 2