In early 1959, three years before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the site was equipped with 6 of the R-5 Pobeda nuclear missiles, capable of launching from a mobile launcher from one of four tennis-court-sized sites capable of handling the larger R-12 Dvina.
In early 1959, three years before the Cuban Missile Crisis, they were equipped with 12 of the R-5 Pobeda nuclear missiles, capable of launching from a mobile launcher from one of four tennis-court sized sites capable of handling the larger R-12 Dvina.
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