independ"entl-y targetable. This neans that they would separate in fli.ght and have different impact points, which, however, cannot be pre-selected accordingto their strategic value. nach of these warhead.s has a yield of 2OO kt,, vith a nissil-e range of \,000 to 5.000 km. 35. The new Trident submarine will first be deployed l_ate in l-980 or early in 1981 with the Trident I (a]-so denoted. Trident C-l+) MIRVed nissil_e of more than 7,000 kn rarge, I'hich wiIL also have been substituted in the poseidon submarine s.This frident sub:narine will carry 2l+ IUIRVed rnissiles., be quieter and. faster, andvi1I have an expanded operating area. At the s arne tilne, it neeals less operating area to remain within range of its targets. 16" l{ost Soviet depfoyed. SLBMs are presently non-l,flRved, except for the SS-N-1Bvhich has 3 warheads of about 200 kt. yield. and a range be]ieved to be similarto that of Trident, Soviet rnis s iLe-1ar:nching subnarines equipped with thesemissiles have a vastly expanded operating area and are less vulnerable to atrt i- submarine warfare. 37. 0n the United States side, the bomber force contains 300 to 350 B-52 lbng*rante bombers. The United States bomber force is kept at a high l_evel of rtound al-ert, as it is vuLnerable to SLBI{ attach, of which only a few minutesiwarning wou1d. be avail-able. The two Soviet corresponding types of lonA-range bombers are the Tupol ev 95 and the l4yas ishchev, knor,m in the \,test as tbe Bearand the Bison, respectively. There are about 150 of these aircraft.