European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Soviet Gen. Ivan Var Shknev Center briefs foreign journalists about the set i. . Reporters peer of soviet sleeping giant the Yovo . A beneath inc surface of the Northern russian landscape a few Miles from ancient churches and grazing the Blunt while lip of nuclear destruction. The ss-11 intercontinental missile has not intruded on the outside world in the 15 years or More since it was placed in its silo 150 Miles Northeast of Moscow. But it retains the Power to destroy new York los Angeles or any other american City in min missile is on full military standby. It s fully armed major Gen. Ivan Vershkov said thursday on a trip sponsored by inc soviet for eign ministry and defense ministry the soviet decision to show the missile to foreign reporters was unprecedented. Your presence Here is indeed a step toward Trust he said. If someone five years ago to lame a group of correspondents including foreign correspondents would meet me by a missile silo 1 would t have believed the single warhead ss-11 is among the oldest flee soviet strategic forces. Western military references Lisl three other types of ss-1 is and estimate the soviets have deployed about 440. The . Defense department says their Range is 6,600 to 8,000 Miles pulling any inter Continental target within their reach. The missile is based at what Western analysis Call the try Koto missile Range surrounded by the historic towns of Surdal. Rostov Yaroslavl whose ancient churches remind one of life centuries before nuclear weapons. Vershkov said residents know Only that a Mil itary installation is in the area. Soviet military officers said the decision to show the missile was made by the general staff of marshal Sergei f. Akrom Cycz the soviet Mili tary chief within Days of a reporter s query. The officers said they Learned of the visit six Days before it was shown a . Minuteman ii missile in the United slates this summer. Versh Kov a 49-year-old Veteran of soviet rocket Forvis said reporters were shown an sell be see soviet on Back Page the stars and stripes vol.47, no. 173 saturday. October 8, 1988 is Dili and Sunol u 8693 a Magazine says Waite will go free very soon Beirut Lebanon
