1970-1992COMMUNISM & RUSSIA
INTRODUCED AND NARRATED BY FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CASPAR WEINBERGER.
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CU SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WEINBERGER SPEAKS OF SOVIET MILITARY POWER. SEAL OF OFFICE ON BKGD WALL, LIBRARY BOOKS, SHELVES. CU BOOK IN WEINBERGER'S HAND, "SOVIET MILITARY POWER"
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SOVIET NEW GENERATION MACH II "FLANKER" FIGHTER PLANE TAKING OFF AND IN FLIGHT. CU PHOTO OF SAME. CU PHOTO SOVIET "FULCRUM" FIGHTER PLANE. "FULCRUM" TAXIS FOR TAKE-OFF. FOUR SOVIET FIGHTER PLANE TAKING OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND IN FLIGHT.
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CU SOVIET RED STAR WITH HAMMER AND SICKLE
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PAN GOOD SHOT MOSCOW'S RED SQUARE WITH HUGE CROWDS OF MILITARY ALL LINED UP DURING SOLEMN CELEBRATION OF COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. NUMBERS SEVERAL STORIES HIGH, "1917" AND "1986" HUGE PORTRAIT LENIN, ALSO SEVERAL STORIES HIGH, PAN TO KREMLIN WALL WITH LONG LINE OF COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERS INCLUDING MAHAEL GORBACHEV, REVIEWING PARADE WITH MODERN MILITARY HARDWARE.
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ANIMATED DRAWINGS SHOW SOVIET STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES INCLUDING, SS-11, SS-13,SS-16, SS-17, SS-18, SS-19 AND SS-25, AND THEIR LAUNCHERS.
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DRAWINGS SHOWING SS-25 BEING LAUNCHED ALONGSIDE MOBILE CARRIER. DRAWING OF SS-X-24 RAIL MOBILE MISSILE WITH 10 WARHEADS ON EACH.
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DRAWINGS OF SS-18 MOD4 ICBM.
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VARIOUS CHARTS SHOW STEADY INCREASE OF DEPLOYABLE SOVIET ICBM'S FROM 1971 TO 1987.
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SOVIET NAVAL FORCES:
AERIAL VIEW OF SOVIET NUCLEAR SUBMARINE AT SEA. DRAWINGS OF VARIOUS CLASS SOVIET SUBMARINES INCLUDE "YANKEE I AND II", "DELTA I, II, II, IV", AND "TYPHOON". |
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ABOVE PHOTO OF "DELTA IV" AT SEA. IT CARRIES 16 SS-N-
23 MISSILES, EACH WITH 10 NUCLEAR WARHEADS. DRAWING, DELTA FIRING MISSILE. |
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ZOOM AWAY PHOTO HUGE "TYPHOON", THE LARGEST SUBMARINE IN THE WORLD. DRAWING COMPARES IT WITH ONE 1 1/2 FOOTBALL FIELDS IN LENGTH. "TYPHOON" CARRIES 20 SS-N-
20 MISSILES, EACH CONTAINING 6 TO 9 NUCLEAR WARHEADS. DRAWINGS. |
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CHARTS SHOWING INCREASED DEPLOYMENT OF SOVIET SUBMARINES FROM 1971 TO 1987 AND PROJECTIONS THROUGH 1990s.
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SOVIET AIR FORCES:
VARIOUS DRAWINGS, PHOTOS, SOVIET "BACKFIRE" BOMBER IN FLIGHT. |
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VARIOUS ANGLE SHOTS SOVIET "BEAR H" BOMBER IN FLIGHT.
WITH FOUR PROP POWERED ENGINES. FIGHTER PLANE FLIES UNDER HUGE "BEAR-H" BOMBER |
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DRAWINGS OF SOVIET NEW GENERATION SUPER-SONIC "BLACKJACK" LAND STRATEGIC BOMBER IN FLIGHT FIRING CRUISE MISSILE. CU DRAWINGS OF AS-15 LOW ALTITUDE CRUISE MISSILE. AIR AND SEA LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES SS-NX-21 AND SSC-X-4 ALSO SHOWN.
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SOVIET STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES:
DRAWING SS-NX-24 MISSILE FIRED BY SUBMARINE UNDER WATER. MONTAGE MISSILES BEING FIRED. DRAWINGS OF LAUNCHERS. BALLISTIC MISSILES PROTRUDE FROM MOBILE LAUNCHERS IN MOSCOW PARADE. |
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SOVIET MAP SHOWING LOCATIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES MISSILE SITES. FILM SHOWING MISSILES BEING TRANSPORTED IN VEHICLES ON ROADS AT NIGHT. MAP SHOWING SOVIET UNION IN RELATION TO WESTERN EUROPE RELATIVE TO MISSILE RANGE.
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SOVIET STRATEGIC DEFENSE FORCES:
VARIOUS DRAWINGS SHOW USE OF LASERS IN AIR DEFENSE, SATELLITE IMPAIRMENT AND BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE. WITH EXTENSIVE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM. USING RADAR AND SATELLITES. |
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DRAWINGS OF LARGE PHASED-ARRAY RADAR UNITS EXTENDING ACROSS SOVIET UNION. DRAWINGS OF HEN-HOUSE RADAR UNITS, WHICH PROVIDE SPECIAL DATA.
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ANIMATED DRAWINGS OF "MOSCOW BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM (BDS), ONLY BDS IN THE WORLD.
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SOVIET SPACE FORCES:
VARIOUS DRAWINGS, SCENES SOVIET SPACE SATELLITES, MAN IN SPACE, SATELLITE LAUNCHES AND OTHER OUTER SPACE ACTIVITIES RELATIVE TO MILITARY USE. |
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SOVIET ASTRONAUT DURING SPACE "WALK" OUTSIDE CAPSULE.
PHOTO FEMALE IN SPACE. |
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DRAWINGS OF VARIETY OF SOVIET SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES INCLUDE: SL-3, 4, 6, 8 11, 12, 13 AND 14. ALSO SL-X-
16 FOR USE IN LAUNCHING REUSABLE SPACE VEHICLE. PHOTOS OF SPACE VEHICLE BEING RECOVERED FROM SEA AFTER TESTS. |
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DRAWINGS OFF SOVIET SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES INCLUDE SL-W HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE WITH SPACE SHUTTLE ATTACHED. NIGHT IS LIT UP BY ROCKET LAUNCH OF SL-W
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SOVIET GROUND FORCES:
AERIAL PAN SOVIET TANKS, MILITARY VEHICLES AS FAR AS EYE CAN SEE. SOVIET ARMY INCLUDE 2 MILLION MEN, 200 MOTORIZED RIFLE, TANK AND AIRBORNE DIVISIONS, 53,000 BATTLE TANKS. |
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PHOTOS T-64, T-72, T-80 TANKS, WHICH FEATURE LARGEST MAIN GUN IN EXISTENCE, OTHER FEATURES MONTAGE
ARTILLERY PIECES, MORTARS, ROCKET LAUNCHERS FIRING |
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DRAWINGS MOBILE MULTIPLE-ROCKET LAUNCHERS FIRING.
PHOTO 152MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER ON TANK, AND 152MM HOWITZER TOWED GUN. PHOTO 203MM SEL-PROPELLED GUN FACING SKYWARD. DRAWING 243MM SELF-PROPELLED MORTAR. |
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SOVIET TROOP CARRYING TRUCK ROLLS OUT OF REAR RAMP OF CARGO PLANE FOLLOWED BY INFANTRY ON THE RUN. TROOPS JUMP OUT OF HUGE HELICOPTERS
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ATTACK HELICOPTERS INCLUDE, "HIP AND "HIND" IN FLIGHT FIRE ROCKETS. CU FRONT VIEW MULTI-BARREL 12MM NOSE GUN ON ODD LOOKING "HIND" HELICOPTER AS IT HOVERS, LANDS. PAN TO OTHER "HIND'S" ON RUNWAY.
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DRAWINGS OF SOVIET NEW "HAVOC" AND "HOKUM"
HELICOPTERS. |
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LARGE PALET OF MILITARY SUPPLIES SLIDES OUT OF REAR CARGO BAY OF CARGO PLANE BEING DROPPED BY PARACHUTE.
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SOVIET'S HUGE CARGO PLANE "CONDOR" IN FLIGHT TOWARDS CAMERA. MAP OF USSR SHOWS SITES OF SOVIET MAJOR STORAGE DEPOTS, LISTED EQUIPMENT.
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SOVIET AIR FORCES:
VARIOUS VIEWS OF SU-27 "FLANKER", MIG-29 "FULCRUM" MACH II FIGHTERS, AND MIG-31 "FOXHOUND", |
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VARIOUS VIEWS STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES (SAM) BEING FIRED AND MOVED ON VEHICLES.
DRAWINGS OF SA-12A AND GIANT SA-X-12B MISSILES, LAUNCHER PLUS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES. |
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DRAWING LONG RANGE SA-5 ON LAUNCHER, AND MOBILE SA-10s IN FIELD.
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SOVIET NAVY:
AERIAL SOVIET SUBMARINE AT SEA. SOVIET HAS WORLD'S SUBMARINE LARGEST FORCE HIGH ANGLE SOVIET NEWEST "OSCAR" CLASS SUB AT SEA, TWO SAIL ALONG SIDE EACH OTHER. |
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LONG LINE OF SOVIET WARSHIPS AT SEA. LIST OF SOVIET WARSHIP TYPES AND NUMBERS.
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AERIAL VIEW "KIEV" CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT SEA.
VERTICAL TAKE-OFF INTERCEPTOR PLANE LIFTS OFF VERTICALLY FROM FLIGHT DECK. LONG LINE OF HELICOPTERS ON DECK WITH ROTORS TURNING. |
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DRAWING OF 65,000 TON "LEONID BREZHNEV" AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITH UPTURNED BOW. LIKE SKI JUMP, FOR EASIER JET TAKE-OFF. PHOTOS, DRAWINGS OF "ACULA" AND "TYPHOON" CLASS SUBMARINES
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VARIOUS DRAWINGS OF GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER "FRUNZE"
AT SEA. ITS WEAPONRY EXPLAINED |
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MORE VIEW OF MISSILES ON PARADE IN MOSCOW.
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DRAWINGS OF U.S. AND SOVIET FLAG SIDE BY SIDE AS FIGURES COMPARE SOVIET AND U.S. MILITARY POWER IN ALL AREAS. SHOWING SOVIET FORCES FAR EXCEED THOSE OF U.S.
IN ICBMs, SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES, TANKS, SUBMARINES, AND ARTILLERY. |
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GORBACHEV AND OTHER SOVIET LEADERS REVIEWING PARADE.
TANKS PASS IN REVIEW, AS DO HUGE ARMY UNITS. GOOD SHOT ARMY UNITS MARCHING TOWARDS CAMERA. |
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SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CASPAR WEINBERGER GIVES SUMMARY OF SOVIET MILITARY STRENGTH, AND TELLS OF U.S. AND ALLIED RESPONSE.
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CU DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEAL.
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