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Security Column * V3X15 * 14/May/97 * ISSN 1074-245X
WHY IS RUSSIA PREPARING FOR WAR?
1 Why is the U.S. Paying for it?
Russia is continuing to build nuclear-attack-survivable
underground bunkers, subways and command posts. "The
underground construction appears larger than previously
assessed," a CIA report labeled "top secret" said. The report,
obtained by the Washington Times from defense sources,
continued:
Three decrees last year on an emergency planning
authority under Yeltsin with oversight of underground
facility construction suggest that the purpose of the
Moscow-area projects is to maintain continuity of
leadership during nuclear war.
According to the CIA report, construction work is
continuing on a "nuclear-survivable, strategic command post at
Kosvinsky Mountain," located deep in the Ural Mountains, about
850 miles west of Moscow. "The command post at Kosvinsky
appears to provide the Russians with the means to retaliate
against a nuclear attack," the CIA report said. "The rationale
for the Yamantau complex is unclear."
Other revelations: The Russians are building or renovating
four complexes within Moscow that would be used to house senior
Russian government leaders during a nuclear strike.
A map published in the report showed new subway
construction under way from Victory Park Station in Moscow to
Mr. Yeltsin's dacha, some 13 miles west of the Kremlin and
about four miles from the Moscow Ring Road. Additionally, the
CIA report stated that a bunker for Russian leaders at Voronovo,
about 46 miles south of Moscow, is nearly complete.
According to the report, Mr. Yeltsin and Prime Minister
Viktor Chernomyrdin endorsed the construction of the bunkers,
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