The World - News from Nov. 18, 1985
An advanced Soviet task force will join the Soviet Pacific Fleet by midweek in a significant expansion of the nation’s naval power in Asia, U.S. officials said. The task force, led by the 28,000-ton Frunze, the Soviets’ first nuclear-powered cruiser in the Far East, steamed south of Taiwan over the weekend and was observed during an overflight by naval intelligence officers and journalists. The officers said the cruiser and two guided-missile destroyers will significantly enhance the 500-ship Soviet force.
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