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Nuclear Weapons

Volume 113: debated on Thursday 26 March 1987

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Mr. Shore

asked 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. Stanley

Detailed 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
TypeMaximum range kmNumber of missile launchers
SS-21 (Scarab)90100
SS-12 Mod 2 (Scaleboard B)90050
SS-23 (Spider)5000

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.