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74, (Continued) LS HOP-SHGREP 1436721 Oct 62 The handling equipment is similar to that photographed in the USSR. The spacing of launchers corresponds to that discussed in secret Soviet military documents and to that observed in known missile sites in the USSR. The 1,020-mile-range missile is a single-stage ballistic missile using storable liquid fuels. 1. It has an autonomous (i.e., all-inertial) guidance system giving a CEP of 1, to 1 1/2 nautical miles. It carries a warhead of 2,500-3,500 pounds, yielding 2-3 megatons. Photography alone cannot permit us to be very precise about the operational readiness of these missiles. 1. The sites at San Cristobal are the nearest to completion. We are inclined to believe that one of them could now have full oper-~ ational readiness -- i.e.: an ability to launch four missiles with a refire capability within 4 to 6 hours --and that the other could achieve this status in about two days. The sites at Sagua La Grande will probably not achieve the same stage of construction until 1 November or later. ~9- FOR-SHCRET