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ADocumentaryHistoryOfTheCubanMissileCrisis1962

354 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Sep 16, 1992 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Adocumentaryhistoryofthecubanmissilecrisis1962 · 354 pages OCR'd
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103. (Continued) 7. Automatic anti-aircraft weapons and personnel trenches for pro- tection against air attack are now evident at many of the MRBM sites. These weapons have been introduced in the last few days and probably account for the ground fire now being noted on the low-level photographic missions. 8. Camouflage against aerial photography is being extended at the missile sites and is becoming more effective. Force dispersion is also evident. been identified at the double-fenced area at Punta Gérada in Bahia Honda. This was suspected formerly of being a port of entry for nuclear weapons. 10. We now estimate an integrated operational capability for the SA- 2 _ air _defense network in_Cuba. ee SS RS BEE 12. The toss of the U-2 over Banes was probably caused by intercept by an SA-2 from the Banes site, or pilot hypoxia, with the former appearing more likely on the basis of present information. 13. Microwave relay towers have beennoted at some of the MRBM and IRBM site areas covered on 27 October, indicating that an integrated “microwave command and control communication system will be utilized in Cuba. However, the use of high frequency radio is also indicated by the presence of high frequency antennae at Sagua La Grande sites 1 and 2. 9. A missile propellant offloading and transhipping facility has now 339
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