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This is Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified intelligence assessment from the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, dated nineteen-sixty-four. This document details Soviet, Chinese, North Korean, and North Vietnamese military capabilities and deployments during a pivotal year of the Cold War. You can find this record at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was released under a Freedom of Information Act request, case number CI01599, and declassified on July fourteenth, two-thousand-eight. It provides insight into the strategic thinking and intelligence gathering of the U.S. Pacific Command. The document begins: Commander in Chief Pacific Command History, nineteen sixty-four. The number of intercontinental ballistic missile sites continued to increase, so at the end of nineteen-sixty-four the Soviets had a greater strategic missile capability in the Far East in comparison to nineteen-sixty-three. Research and development of I-C-B-M-s was also noted, with continued firings into the central Pacific impact area. Additional Surface to Air (S-A-2) missile sites were observed. The Soviets continued to add to their air strength with additional eastward deployment of moderate numbers of new generation jet fighters. The addition of two nuclear powered submarines was the most significant change in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet during nineteen-sixty-four. People's Republic of China (CHICOM) The Chinese Communist ground forces continued to reflect a small decrease in personnel strength. Similarly, the Air Force registered a slight decrease in number of aircraft; perhaps due to an inability to replace aircraft lost through normal attrition. More significant was an increase of seventy to eighty M-I-G-nineteen Farmer aircraft in the Air Force. Of the nineteen-sixty-three estimated eight to fifteen surface-to-air missile sites in Communist China, thirteen had been confirmed as S-A-2 sites by the end of nineteen-sixty-four. The most significant improvement in air defense capability was in the south and southwest portion of the country. There were, during nineteen-sixty-four, several indications that Red China accorded high priority to modern, prestige-type weapons. The Chinese detonated their first nuclear device in October; testing of surface-to-surface missiles continued, and two guided missile patrol boats of probable C-H-I-C-O-M construction were noted. In addition, a "G" class missile-firing submarine (probably built by Red China) was sighted and there were indications that "W" class submarines were being constructed in the country. Communist China was probably working on the S-S-N-four missile (range three-hundred-fifty nautical miles) associated with the "G" class submarine. Possibly this signified that China's missile development program was broader in scope and more advanced than previously estimated. Korean People's Republic (North Korea) There was a slight decline in the personnel strength of the Army. Although the Navy added two…

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This is Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified intelligence assessment from the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, dated nineteen-sixty-four. This document details Soviet, Chinese, North Korean, and North Vietnamese military capabilities and deployments during a pivotal year of the Cold War.

Date: SEP 6 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was CIA Today, We Examine A Declassified Intelligence Assessment From The Commander about?: This is Declassified. Today, we examine a declassified intelligence assessment from the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, dated nineteen-sixty-four. This document details Soviet, Chinese, North Korean, and North Vietnamese military capabilities and deployments during a pivotal year of the Cold War.
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