CIA • 1972

SOVIET ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE: CURRENT CAPABILITIES AND PRIORITIES

Approved for Release: 2017/06/14 C05512850 APPROVED FOR RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL RELEASE PROGRAM JUNE 2017 DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Intelligence Report Soviet Antisubmarine Warfare. Current Capabilities and Priorities AR 70-14 OL SR IR 72-13-S MOSI-STIRISCI72-6-S September 1972 Copy N 307 Approved for Release: 2017/06/14 C05512850 Approved for Release: 2017/06/14 C05512850 Comments on the facts and judgements contained in this report should be forwarded through appropriate channels lo the Director of Strategic Research, CIA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., 20505. Approved for Release: 2017/06/14 C05512850 Approved for Release: 2017/06/14 C05512850 -"Tor-sEcizzl CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of Intelligence Directorate of Science and Technology September 1972 INTELLIGENCE REPORT Soviet Antisubmarine Warfare: Current Capabilities and Priorities Introduction During World War I the attack submarine emerged as a serious threat to surface ships on the high seas and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) became an important component of naval operations...