Alternative Uses for Krasnoyarsk Site Suggested

This document is a page from the FBIS Concatenated Daily Reports dated January 15, 1991. It serves as a compilation of reader feedback regarding a previously published article in the newspaper RABOCHAYA TRIBUNA titled 'Hitting a Secret Installation With a Sledgehammer.' The original article, written by Military Observer N. Panyukov, discussed the 'sad fate' of the Krasnoyarsk Radar Station. The editors of the newspaper invited public discussion on how to utilize the remains of the facility, noting that the topic resonated deeply with their readership, having received over 100 letters. The provided text includes a representative letter from a reader who identifies as having a background in radar service. This reader expresses frustration and pain over the destruction of the facility, characterizing the decision to dismantle it as a result of 'elementary illiteracy' and 'human stupidity.' The author of the letter argues that the site was an irreplaceable base for space, geophysical, and astronomical research, and laments that the facility—which cost hundreds of millions of public funds—was destroyed without proper study or consideration of alternative uses.