https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/83ba93f94a32aedeb4d6f00a3dc84db8.pdf 125a66b8ffda4e3f5d73459c4ff55345 PDF Text Text 1 ' PRIORITY csc/is N A T O SECRET BY SECURE MEANS nL: FM SACEUR 210954Z ZT^T-/.. J /'02-/ TO CINCENT CINCNORTH CINCSOUTH MODS'BELGIUM CANADA DENMARK FRANCE GERMANY GREECE ITALY LUXEMBOURG NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM INFO US CINCEUR NMRS BELGIUM CANADA DENMARK FRANCE GERMANY GREECE ITALY LUXEMBOURG NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM NATO SECRET CITE SH 20467 PARA 1 SUBJECT OF THIS MESSAGE IS RELEASE OF DOCUMENTARY INFORMATION ON IRBM WHICH IS PROPOSED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY NATO FORCES PARA 2 THE FOLLOWING DATA ON IRBM HAS BEEN RELEASED TO SACEUR BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND IS BEING FURNISHED YOU ON A NEEDTO-KNOW BASIS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND PLANNING ONLY. A. GENERAL OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT. AN IRBM SQUADRON WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH 15 OPERATIONAL MISSILES AND ORGANIZED TO OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. EACH SQUADRON WILL REQUIRE 5 LAUNCH POSITIONS. B. LAUNCH POSITION.,, EACH LAUNCH POSITION REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 60 ACRES, INCLUDING AREA FOR ACCESS ROADS AND SAFETY CLEARANCES. C. PERSONNEL. APPROXIMATELY 500 PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO MAN EACH SQUADRON. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THESE PERSONNEL MUST BE TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED. D. ESTIMATED COSTS OF AN IRBM SQUADRON. 15 MISSILES WITH ALL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 38 MILLION DOLLARS. ALL SPARES FOR FIRST YEAR 4 MILLION DOLLARS. INITIAL TRAINING 4 MILLION DOLLARS. CONSTRUCTION OF TECHNICAL FACILITIES (DOES NOT INCLUDE HARDENING OF SITES-TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY-WHICH SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS SOON AS POSIBLE) 1.5 TO 2 MILLION DOLLARS. TOTAL 47.5 TO 48 MILLION DOLLARS. ALL SPARES FOR EACH YEAR AFTER THE .FIRST YEAR 2 MILLION DOLLARS. E, OPERATION COSTS. ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS PER SQUADRON IS 5...27 MILLION DOLLARS . C(r> 20526/MC/212014Z DEC 57 fiAOW-w vvv ^ 0 ^V ' GCG..':i: J CI HI T~UA DEC 20 1957 000720 fr � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW04030 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04030 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO Cooperation Regarding Nuclear Weapons And Missile Bases (IRBM)," RG24-B-1, vol 21468, file CSC 2108:1, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en