TOP SECRET ght disorganise them to the extent that subsequent attacks could be made by day without unreasonable casualties. We have already appreciatedø that these targets are suitable for destruction by airborne raids. The forces needed are small and are available from existing military resources. It is possible, therefore, that a sudden Soviet atomic offensive would be accompanied by airborne raids against these targets. 13. Mining by air. Without any major redeployment there would be about 150 Soviet naval aircraft (Type 35 or IL 28) of sufficient range available for mine-laying in the East coast shipping lanes and close approaches to the East Coast ports.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Soviet Union United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/14/50
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/14
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0014.050
- Keywords
- Defence Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions War Preparations Military Objectives Bombing Atomic Warfare Air Raid Precautions Air Raids Armaments Anti-aircraft Defence Soviet Air Force Aircraft Mines Submarines Sabotage Air Raid Warning Systems Threat Of War With The Ussr
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Communist Party of Great Britain Chiefs of Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 5
- Persons Discussed
- Anthony Buzzard Francis Fressanges Patrick Reilly Eric Searight Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare
