§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has about the range of the SS21, SS22 and SS23 missiles; and about how many are deployed in East Germany and Czechoslovakia, respectively.
§ Mr. StanleyDetailed assessments of the ranges and deployments are classified. I am able to provide the following approximate figures:
Warsaw Pact SS21, SS12/22, SS23 deployments in East Germany and Czechoslovakia Type Maximum range km Number of missile launchers SS-21 (Scarab) 90 100 SS-12 Mod 2 (Scaleboard B) 900 50 SS-23 (Spider) 500 0 Notes:
- (a) All the above missiles are land mobile and can be moved relatively speedily between the Western military districts or the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
- (b) The missile launchers for each of these missiles can fire reload missiles, the number of which in each category is classified.
- (c) Scaleboard B is an improved accuracy missile for the SS-12 system, and was formerly referred to as the "SS-22"
- (d) In addition to the SS21, SS12/22, and SS23 missiles referred to in the table the Warsaw Pact has substantial numbers of the older Frog and Scud mobile ballistic missiles deployed in eastern Europe.