JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING

S E C R E T GENEVA 000988 DEPT FOR T, VCI AND EUR/PRA DOE FOR NNSA/NA-24 CIA FOR WINPAC JCS FOR J5/DDGSA SECDEF FOR OSD(P)/STRATCAP NAVY FOR CNO-N5JA AND DIRSSP AIRFORCE FOR HQ USAF/ASX AND ASXP DTRA FOR OP-OS OP-OSA AND DIRECTOR NSC FOR HAYES DIA FOR LEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/17/2018 TAGS: KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ SUBJECT: JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING ADDITIONAL QUESTION ON TRIDENT II FLIGHT TESTS CONDUCTED NOVEMBER 4, 2004 AND MAY 9, 2006 Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, United States Representative to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission. Reasons: 1.5(b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-022. ¶2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a Russian paper containing an additional question on the Trident II flight tests that were conducted on November 4, 2004, and May 9, 2006. The paper was provided in Moscow and emailed to Washington. ¶3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation Telemetric Information for the Trident II SLBM Flight Tests on November 4, 2004, and May 9, 2006 The Russian side has reviewed the U.S. answers contained in the paper of December 3, 2007. In that paper the U.S. side notes that no encoding methods were used during those telemetry recordings (sic) for the launches in question. In addition, QAM-16 Modified is a modulation method, not a digital encoding method ("The U.S. side notes that QAM-16 Modified was incorrectly identified and is (a) modulation method, not a digital encoding method. No encoding method(s) were used during those portions of the recorded telemetry"). Does this mean that the QAM-16 Modified modulation method applies only to the broadcast of information and that this method is not present in the information on the tapes provided? Please clarify. Moscow November 12, 2008 End text. ¶4. (U) Taylor sends. TICHENOR NNNN End Cable Text