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The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range

LocationUSSR
Date / 日期December 1973
TypeDocument
CredibilityOfficial
Disclosure batchPURSUE-3

Summary

This CIA Intelligence Information Report from December 1973 provides information on the Soviet Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range. It covers the site's facilities, weapons systems such as the System-75 (SA-2) and System-300/Aldan warheads, rumored laser weapon research, and unidentified aerial phenomena observed at the location.

Detail

Released through the PURSUE declassification, this CIA Intelligence Information Report dated December 1973 describes the Soviet Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range. It details the site's facilities and several weapons systems, including the System-75 (SA-2) and the System-300/Aldan warheads.

The report also mentions rumored laser weapon research at the range, as well as unidentified aerial phenomena observed at the site. A more heavily redacted version of this report has previously been available on the CIA's public website.

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