Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Volume III, Microfiche Supplement, National Security Policy; Arms Control and Disarmament

295. Appendix to Memorandum From JCS to McElroy (Print Document 141)¹

Washington, March 13, 1958

APPENDIX: ESTIMATED SPECTRUM OF WEAPONS YIELDS AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER 1958²

Vehicle	Yield Range
	USSR3	U.S.
ICBM	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
1000 NM IRBM	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
700 NM Missile	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Tactical Missiles (75–350 NM)	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
ASM	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Strategic Bombers	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Tactical Bombers	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Fighters	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
SAM	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
AAM	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
ASW	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Torpedoes	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]
Artillery	[text not declassified]	[text not declassified]

1. Source: Estimated spectrum of weapons yields after September 1958. Top Secret. 1 p. Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Additional Records of the Office of the Special Assistant for Science and Technology.
2. Assuming no nuclear testing by either the USSR or the United States after 1 September 1958. [Footnote is in the original.]
3. See Contributions to Report on Nuclear Test Moratorium by the President’s Scientific Advisory Committee, Atomic Energy Working Group Disarmament Panel, dated 3 March 1958. [Footnote is in the original.]