Declassi ed iri Par i Sanmzed Copy Approved for Reiease 2076f07l14 27000100004 The President s Daily Brief August 27 1975 5 To 25x1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016107l14 Declasai ed in Pad Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 07 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY USSR The Soviets are approaching a mile stone under the Strategic Arms Limitation Interim Agreement A second lengthened D ciass submarine launched in May should have begun sea trials out of Severodvinsk If so the Soviets will be over the limit of 40 launchers on nuclearmpowered subman rines to which they are entitled without compensating reductions of older sea or iandubased launchers Some dismantling apparently has already begun The Soviets are allowed 950 modern ballistic missile launchers on submarines under the provi sions of the Interim Agreement For every launcher above 740 on nuclear submarines however they must dismantle one older landw or seaebased launcher Lengthened D class submarines carry 16 tubes - Counting the first lengthened D-class submarine a now on sea trials the Soviets apparently have 730 launchers accountable under the Agreement A second lengthened D-class on sea trials would bring the total of sea-based launchers to 746 - 25x1 The Soviets said last March that they were dismantling 34 older ICBMs in accordance with the procedures agreed to by the Standing Consultative pommission Four 55 launchers 25x1 lalready have 25x1 been dismantledg-dismantling of two more may be in process The six would bring the Soviets within the provisions of the Agreement - The remaining 28 older ICBM launchers are in a reduced state of readiness and would appear to be prime candidates for dismantling when additional 25x1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Deciassi ed in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Re ease 2016i0m4