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S E C R E T GENEVA 001208 SIPDIS 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 LOOK DIA FOR LEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2019 TAGS: KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U) U.S.-PROPOSED JOINT DRAFT TEXT OF THE PROTOCOL, DECEMBER 19, 2009 (CABLE 1 OF 12 CABLES) Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. ¶2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms dated December 19, 2009, will be prepared. It establishes the baseline for the next round of the negotiation. Because of the length of the document, text will be sent as separate cables. This is Cable 1 of 12 cables. ¶3. (S) Begin text: U.S.-Proposed JDT December 19, 2009 PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON MEASURES FOR THE FURTHER REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS Pursuant to Article I of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, the Parties hereby agree upon the following provisions regarding implementation of the Treaty: This Protocol is organized into ten Parts. Part One, Terms and Their Definitions, contains the definitions of terms that are used in the Treaty and this Protocol. Part Two, Database, contains a listing of the categories of data with respect to items subject to the provisions of the Treaty. Part Three, Conversion or Elimination Procedures, contains procedures governing the conversion, elimination, or other means of removal from accountability of strategic offensive arms and facilities. Part Four, Notifications, addresses the notifications provided for in Article VIII of the Treaty. Part Five, Inspection Activities, contains provisions governing the conduct of inspections activities provided for in Article XI of the Treaty. �00A; Part Six, Bilateral Consultative Commission, contains provisions governing the operation of the Bilateral Consultative Commission, established pursuant to Article XIII of the Treaty. ((Part Seven, Telemetry, contains the procedures associated with the implementation of obligations concerning telemetric information, pursuant to Article X of the Treaty.))1 Part Eight, Provisional Application, governs provisional application of certain provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol. Part Nine, Agreed Statements, contains Agreed Statements regarding the Treaty and this Protocol. Part Ten, General Provisions, contains general provisions applicable to this Protocol. Protocol Part I - TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS The term "air base" means a facility at which deployed heavy bombers are based and their operation is supported. The term "aircraft" means any manned machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from interaction with the air other than the interaction of the air with the Earth's surface. The term "aircrew member" means an individual who performs duties related to the operation of an airplane and who is included on the inspecting Party's list of aircrew members. The term "air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)" means an air-to-surface cruise missile of a type, any one of which has been flight-tested from an aircraft or deployed on a bomber after December 31, 1986. The term "airplane" means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed under given conditions of flight. The term "ballistic missile" means a missile that is a weapon-delivery vehicle that has a ballistic trajectory over most of its flight path. The term "basing area" means an area ((limited to 5 square kilometers in size))1 within an ICBM base for mobile launchers of ICBMs, in which deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles are based. The term "bomber" means an airplane of a type, any one of which was initially constructed or later converted to be equipped for bombs or air-to-surface missiles. The term "conversion or elimination facility" means: (a) for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility for the elimination of ICBMs, SLBMs, and launch canisters; (b) for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a specified facility for the conversion or elimination of mobile launchers of ICBMs; (c) for SLBM launchers, a specified facility for the conversion or elimination of SLBM launchers; (d) for heavy bombers, a specified facility for the conversion of heavy bombers, or the elimination of heavy bombers. The term "cruise missile" means a missile that is an unmanned, self-propelled weapon-delivery vehicle that sustains flight through the use of aerodynamic lift over most of its flight path. The term "declared data," with respect to the data the accuracy of which is confirmed during inspection activities, means: (a) data with respect to items subject to the Treaty, listed according to categories of data in Part Two of this Protocol; (b) data, provided through notifications pursuant to Part Four of this Protocol, that update the categories of data in Part Two of this Protocol; (c) information on the technical characteristics of new types of strategic offensive arms provided through notifications, confirmed during exhibitions, and subsequently listed in Part Two of this Protocol; and (d) information that the inspected Party provides to the inspection teams during pre-inspection procedures. The term "deployed heavy bomber" means a heavy bomber equipped for nuclear armaments, other than a test heavy bomber. The term "deployed ICBM" means an ICBM that is contained in or on a deployed launcher of ICBMs. The term "deployed launcher of ICBMs" means an ICBM launcher that contains an ICBM and is not an ICBM test launcher, an ICBM training launcher, or an ICBM launcher located at a space launch facility. The term "deployed launcher of SLBMs" means an SLBM launcher installed on a submarine that has been launched, that contains an SLBM(())1 ((a test launcher, or a training launcher))2. The term "deployed mobile launcher of ICBMs" means any mobile launcher of ICBMs, other than a mobile test launcher or a mobile launcher of ICBMs at a space launch facility, that contains an ICBM. The term "deployed SLBM" means an SLBM that is contained in a deployed launcher of SLBMs. ((The term "deployment area" means an area, limited in size, within which routine movements of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles are conducted.))1 The term "distinguishable" means different on the basis of the totality of functional and external differences that are observable by national technical means of verification, or, when such observations may be inconclusive in the opinion of the inspecting Party, that are visible during inspection. The term "each year" means during a period of 12 months commencing on the date of entry into force of the Treaty or on an anniversary of that date. ((The term "encapsulation" means, for telemetric information, recording and not broadcasting such information during the flight test of a missile, and recovering it subsequently.))1 ((The term "encryption" means, for telemetric information, the reversible transformation of such information that gives it a random character to prevent unauthorized access to such information.))1 ((The term "existing type" means for ICBMs, SLBMs, or heavy bombers, a type of ICBM, SLBM, or heavy bomber, for which at least one ICBM, SLBM, or heavy bomber of that type was deployed on the date of signature of this Treaty.))1 The term "facility" means an ICBM base, submarine base, air base, maintenance facility, basing area, silo launcher group, ICBM loading facility, SLBM loading facility, production facility, repair facility, storage facility, training facility, conversion or elimination facility, test range, heavy bomber flight test center, or space launch facility. The term "fixed structure for mobile launchers of ICBMs" means a unique structure, within a basing area, designed to contain mobile launchers of ICBMs. The term "flight test" means, for a missile, the launch and subsequent flight of a missile. The term "front section" means that portion of the payload of the final stage that contains the reentry vehicle or reentry vehicles and may, depending on design, include a reentry vehicle platform, penetration aids, and a shroud. The term "heavy bomber" means a bomber of a type, any one of which satisfies either of the following criteria: (a) its range is greater than 8000 kilometers; or (b) it is equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs. A bomber shall not be considered to be a heavy bomber if it meets neither criterion (a) nor criterion (b) or if otherwise agreed. The term "heavy bomber equipped for non-nuclear armaments" means a heavy bomber that is not equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs, nuclear air-to-service missiles with a range of less than 600 kilometers, or nuclear bombs. The term "heavy bomber equipped for nuclear armaments" means a heavy bomber equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs, nuclear air-to-surface missiles with a range of less than 600 kilometers, or nuclear bombs. The term "heavy bomber flight test center" means a facility, other than a production facility for heavy bombers, at which test heavy bombers are based and their operation is supported. The term "ICBM base" means: (a) for mobile launchers of ICBMs, an area ((limited to 125,000 square kilometers in size,))1 within which routine movements of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles are conducted, and in which one or more basing areas and one associated maintenance facility are located; (b) for silo launchers of ICBMs, an area in which one or more groups of silo launchers of ICBMs and one associated maintenance facility are located. ((The term "ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs" means an ICBM of a type, any one of which has been contained on, or flight-tested from, a mobile launcher of ICBMs, or has been declared an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs.))1 The term "ICBM launcher" means a device intended or used to contain, prepare for launch, and launch an ICBM. The term "ICBM loading facility" means a facility, outside an ICBM base and outside a test range, where ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs are loaded onto or unloaded from mobile launchers of ICBMs. ((The term "ICBM or SLBM the final stage of which executes a procedure for dispensing reentry vehicles" means an ICBM or SLBM of a type, any one of which has been flight-tested with more than one reentry vehicle and has executed a procedure for dispensing reentry vehicles during that flight test using a final stage engine; or an ICBM or SLBM that has released during a flight test of that missile a reentry vehicle or a penetration aid prior to termination of main engine thrust of the final stage and is an ICBM or SLBM of a type, any one of which has been flight-tested with more than one reentry vehicle.))1 The term "in-country escort" means a group of individuals designated by the inspected Party to accompany and assist inspectors and aircrew members throughout the in-country period. The term "in-country period" means the period of time from the arrival of the inspection team or aircrew members at the point of entry until their departure from the country through the point of entry. The term "inspection activities" means inspections and exhibitions. The term "inspection activity site" means a location at which inspections or exhibitions may be conducted. The term "inspection site" means a location at which Type One or Type Two inspections may be conducted. The term "inspection team" means the group of inspectors assigned by the inspecting Party to conduct a particular inspection activity. The term "inspector" means an individual specified by one of the Parties to conduct inspection activities and included on that Party's list of inspectors. The term "intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)" means a land-based ballistic missile with a range in excess of 5,500 kilometers. ((The term "jamming" means, for telemetric information broadcast from a missile, creating interference on frequencies used for broadcasting such information.))1 The term "launch canister" means a container, directly associated with an ICBM or SLBM, that can be or has been used for transporting and storing an assembled ICBM or SLBM, with or without its front section and from which an ICBM or SLBM can be or has been launched. ((The term "launch weight" means the maximum weight of a fully loaded ICBM or SLBM at the time of first stage ignition, demonstrated during flight tests of ICBMs or SLBMs of that type.))1 ((The term "launcher of missile-defense interceptors" means a device intended or used to contain, prepare for launch, and launch missile-defense interceptors.))2 The term "long-range ALCM" means an ALCM with a range in excess of 600 kilometers. ((The term "long-range non-nuclear ALCM" means a long-range ALCM that is not nuclear-equipped.))2 The term "long-range nuclear ALCM" means a long-range ALCM that is nuclear-armed. The term "maintenance facility" means a facility that is part of an ICBM base and at which ICBMs and ICBM launchers are maintained and their operation is supported. ((The term "missile-defense interceptor" means an interceptor missile developed and deployed for a missile-defense role, or of a type tested for missile-defense purposes.))2 ((The term "missile-defense system" means the totality of individual components that include the following items: missile-defense interceptors, which are interceptor missiles developed and deployed for a missile-defense role, or of a type tested in a missile defense mode; launchers of missile defense interceptors, which are launchers developed and deployed for launching missile defense interceptors; missile defense radars (MDRs),which are radars developed and deployed for a missile defense role, or of a type tested in a missile defense mode.))2 The term "mobile launcher of ICBMs" means an erector-launcher mechanism for launching ICBMs and the self-propelled device on which it is mounted. The term "new type" means, for ICBMs or SLBMs, a type of ICBM or SLBM, the technical characteristics of which differ from those of an ICBM or SLBM, respectively, of each type declared previously in at least one of the following respects: (a) number of stages; (b) type of propellant of any stage; (((c) launch weight, by ten percent or more;))1 (((d)))1 (((c)))2 length of either the assembled missile without front section or length of the first stage, by ((ten))1 ((five))2 percent or more; (((i) The change in the length of the assembled missile without front section or first stage of an ICBM or SLBM of a type declared to be a new type shall be a change in relation to an ICBM or SLBM of the same existing type or the same previously declared new type. (ii) The change in the length of the assembled missile without front section or of the first stage of an ICBM or SLBM of a type declared to be a new type in relation to an ICBM or SLBM of an existing type or previously declared new type shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 15 of Annex J to the Memorandum of Understanding. ))1 (((e)))1 (((d)))2 diameter of the first stage, by ((five))1 ((three))2 percent or more((;))1 ((.))2 ((or (f) throw-weight, by an increase of 21 percent or more, in conjunction with a change in the length of the first stage by five percent or more. (i) The throw-weight of an ICBM or SLBM of an existing type or previously declared new type shall be the accountable throw-weight of this existing type or previously declared new type, as it was first specified in the Memorandum of Understanding. (ii) The throw-weight of an ICBM or SLBM of a type declared to be a new type shall be the greatest throw-weight demonstrated in flight tests of an ICBM or SLBM of that type to a range of no less than 11,000 kilometers for an ICBM, or a range of no less than 9,500 kilometers for an SLBM. If an ICBM or SLBM of a type declared to be a new type is not capable of being flight-tested to such a range, it shall be flight-tested to a range of no less than 10,000 kilometers for an ICBM, or a range of no less than 8,500 kilometers for an SLBM. (iii) Should an ICBM of any type be declared to be a new type in relation to the SS-25 ICBM on the basis of an increase of 21 percent or more in throw-weight in conjunction with a change of five percent or more in the length of the first stage, the throw-weight of an ICBM of such a type declared to be a new type shall be the greatest throw-weight demonstrated in flight tests of an ICBM of that type to a range of no less than 11,000 kilometers.))1 ((The term "non-deployed heavy bomber" means a heavy bomber attributed to a production facility, storage facility, conversion or elimination facility, flight test center, training facility or repair facility.))2 The term "non-deployed ICBM" means an ICBM not contained in a deployed launcher of ICBMs and not on a deployed launcher of ICBMs. The term "non-deployed launcher of ICBMs" means an ICBM test launcher, an ICBM training launcher, an ICBM launcher located at a space launch facility, or an ICBM launcher that does not contain a deployed ICBM. The term "non-deployed launcher of SLBMs" means an SLBM launcher ((that is used))1 for testing or training, or an SLBM launcher that does not contain a deployed SLBM. The term "non-deployed mobile launcher of ICBMs" means a mobile test launcher of ICBMs, a mobile launcher of ICBMs located at a space launch facility, or a mobile launcher of ICBMs that does not contain an ICBM. The term "non-deployed SLBM" means an SLBM not contained in a deployed launcher of SLBMs. The term (("nuclear armaments for heavy bombers" means))1 (("nuclear armaments" means, for HB,))2 long-range nuclear ALCMs, nuclear air-to-surface missiles with a range of less than 600 kilometers, ((or))1 ((and))2 nuclear bombs. ((The term "nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs" means, for HBs, nuclear air-to-surface missiles with a range of less than 600 kilometers, and nuclear bombs.))2 ((The term "nuclear armaments weapons storage area" means a specified facility that is associated with air bases where deployed heavy bombers are based, and where nuclear armaments for heavy bombers are stored.))1 The term "Open Skies Airplane" means an airplane performing an observation flight in accordance with the Open Skies Treaty of March 24, 1992, which is simultaneously used for transporting an inspection team through a point of entry to and/or from the territory of the inspected Party. ((The term "payload" means, for a stage, all that separates from that stage, excluding the front section shroud and the propellant burned by that stage, beginning at the time when the velocity of the final stage is equal to 1,000 meters per second less than its velocity at the time of termination of main engine thrust of the final stage or at the time of the first release of a reentry vehicle or penetration aid, whichever occurs earlier.))1 The term "period of inspection" means the period of time from completion of the pre-inspection procedures until the commencement of post-inspection procedures. ((The term "procedure for dispensing reentry vehicles" means a maneuver of the self-contained dispensing mechanism or of the final stage of a missile, associated with targeting to an aim point and releasing one or more reentry vehicles, whether or not a reentry vehicle was actually released.))1 The term "produce" means build, construct, or manufacture in any quantity, and includes serial production as well as one-of-a-kind manufacturing. The term "production facility" means: (a) for ICBMs or SLBMs, a facility at which: (i) ICBMs or SLBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported as assembled missiles in their launch canisters, are assembled, including the joining of all stages of such missiles into launch canisters; (ii) ICBMs or SLBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported as assembled missiles without launch canisters, are assembled, including the joining of two or more stages; (iii) first stages of ICBMs or SLBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported in stages are assembled; (b) for ballistic missile submarines, a facility at which construction of ballistic missile submarines is performed; (c) for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a facility at which the erector-launcher mechanism of a mobile launcher of ICBMs is mounted on the self-propelled mobile device; (d) for heavy bombers, a facility at which assembly of a complete heavy bomber airframe is performed. The term "prototype" means, for ICBMs or SLBMs, an ICBM or SLBM of a new type, no more than 20 of which have been flight-tested, and no launchers of which have been deployed. The term "range" means: (a) for an ALCM, the maximum distance that can be covered by an ALCM of that type in its standard design mode flying until fuel exhaustion, determined by projecting its flight path onto the Earth's sphere from the point of launch to the point of impact; (b) for a ballistic missile, the maximum distance measured by projecting the flight trajectory on the Earth's sphere between the launch point of a missile of that type, and the point of impact of a reentry vehicle; (c) for an aircraft, the maximum distance that can be flown, without refueling, by an aircraft of that type when carrying an ordnance load of 7,500 kilograms, with a full fuel load in the internal and external fuel tanks and a flight profile optimized to ensure minimum fuel consumption per kilometer. In this connection, the fuel remaining in the fuel tanks after landing shall be no more than five percent of the maximum capacity of the fuel tanks, and the distance covered during climb and descent shall be taken into account. ((The term "rapid reload" means reloading a silo launcher of ICBMs in less than 12 hours or a mobile launcher of ICBMs in less than four hours after a missile has been launched or removed from such a launcher.))1 The term "reentry vehicle" means that part of the front section that can survive reentry through the dense layers of the Earth's atmosphere and that is designed for delivering a weapon to a target or for testing such a delivery. ((79. (XX) The term "relocation" means the one-way movement of a deployed mobile launcher of ICBMs and its associated missile from one declared facility to another declared facility, or from any location during a routine movement to a declared facility other than to the maintenance facility associated with that re stricted area.))1 The term "repair facility" means: (a) for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility, outside an ICBM base or a submarine base, for the repair or maintenance of ICBMs or SLBMs; (b) for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a specified facility, outside an ICBM base, for the repair or maintenance of mobile launchers of ICBMs; (c) for heavy bombers, a specified facility, outside an air base, for the repair or maintenance of heavy bombers. ((The term "residual propellant" means, when determining the maximum calculated throw-weight of an ICBM or an SLBM, the unusable propellant of a stage and the propellant of a stage reserved for off-nominal missile technical characteristics and missile flight conditions, expressed as a percentage of the total propellant mass of that stage.))1 ((The term "re stricted area" means an area within a deployment area, limited in size, in which deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles are based and in which fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs may be located.))1 The term "routine movement" means the movement of a deployed mobile launcher of ICBMs for the purpose of training, maintenance, or testing that begins and ends at the same basing area and does not involve movement to any other declared facility except movement to the maintenance facility associated with that basing area. The term "self-contained dispensing mechanism" means a device that separates from the final stage of a missile together with the front section and that independently targets and releases the reentry vehicle or reentry vehicles and penetration aids. The term "silo launcher of ICBMs" means a fixed launcher of ICBMs in a silo structure located in the ground. The term "silo training launcher" means a full-scale silo launcher specified for training purposes. The term "SLBM launcher" means a device intended or used to contain, prepare for launch, and launch an SLBM. The term "SLBM loading facility" means a shore-based facility, outside a submarine base, where SLBMs are loaded onto or unloaded from ballistic missile submarines. The term "space launch facility" means a specified facility from which objects are delivered into the upper atmosphere or space using ICBMs or SLBMs. The term "stage" means, for ICBMs or SLBMs, a section of a missile that is equipped with a propulsion unit, with the exception of the self-contained dispensing mechanism. The term "storage facility" means: (a) for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility, outside an ICBM base, a submarine base, a test range, or a space launch facility, for the storage of ICBMs or SLBMs; (b) for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a specified facility, outside an ICBM base, a test range, or a space launch facility, for the storage of mobile launchers of ICBMs; (c) for heavy bombers, a specified facility, outside an air base, for the storage of heavy bombers. The term "submarine base" means a facility at which ballistic missile submarines are based and that provides shore-based support for such submarines, which may include the assembly, loading, maintenance, and storage of SLBMs, unless otherwise provided for in the Treaty. The term "submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)" means a ballistic missile with a range in excess of 600 kilometers of a type, any one of which has been contained in or launched from a submarine. ((The term "telemetric information" means information that originates on board a missile during its flight tests that is broadcast or recorded for subsequent recovery.))1 The term "test heavy bomber" means a heavy bomber which is not a deployed heavy bomber, and whose sole purpose is testing. The term "test launcher" means an ICBM launcher or an SLBM launcher located within a test range, unless otherwise provided for in the Treaty. The term "test range" means a designated land area, other than an ICBM base, from which launches of ICBMs or SLBMs are conducted. The term "training facility" means: (a) for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility, outside an ICBM base or a submarine base, at which personnel are trained to use, operate, or maintain ICBMs or SLBMs and their launchers; (b) for heavy bombers, a facility where training heavy bombers are based. The term "training heavy bomber" means a heavy bomber used for training that is not equipped for nuclear armaments or non-nuclear armaments. The term "training launcher" means a silo training launcher or a mobile training launcher. The term "training model of a missile" means a full-scale, inert model of an ICBM or SLBM that is not capable of being launched and that differs from an ICBM or SLBM on the basis of external and functional differences that are visible during inspection. ((The term "transit" means the one-way movement from one facility or location to another facility or another location of: (a) a non-deployed ICBM; (b) a non-deployed SLBM; (c) a launch canister that remains after the flight test of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs; or (d) a non-deployed mobile launcher of ICBMs.))1 The term "variant" means: (a) for heavy bombers, a classification, declared by the inspected Party, of airplanes of one type and one category that are distinguishable from other airplanes of the same type and the same category; (b) for long-range nuclear ALCMs, a classification, declared by the inspected Party, of items of the same type that are distinguishable from other items of the same type; ((and))1 (c) for ICBMs and SLBMs, a classification, declared by the inspected Party, of ICBMs or SLBMs of the same type that are distinguishable from other ICBMs or SLBMs of the same type. ((An ICBM or SLBM of a type, a dimension of which differs from that of another ICBM or SLBM of the same type by more than three percent, but by less than the appropriate new type criteria, shall be considered to be a variant. In addition, a Party may declare an ICBM or SLBM to be a variant if its dimensions differ by less than three percent from those of another ICBM or SLBM of the same type.))1 The term "version" means, for mobile launchers of ICBMs a classification, declared by the inspected Party, based on external differences from other such items. ((The term (("nuclear warhead"))1 (("warhead"))2 means a unit of account used ((with respect to deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs, and deployed heavy bombers))2 for counting toward the (((1500-1675)))1 ((aggregate))2 limit ((that has been agreed by the Parties and that includes reentry vehicles of ICBMs, reentry vehicles of SLBMs, long-range nuclear ALCMs, and nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs.))2 ((as applied to the number of nuclear-armed reentry vehicles emplaced on deployed ICBMs and deployed SLBMs, and the number of nuclear armaments loaded on deployed heavy bombers and nuclear armaments in nuclear armaments weapons storage areas associated with air bases where deployed heavy bombers are based.))1 The term "weapon-delivery vehicle" means, for ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, a missile of a type, any one of which has been flight-tested or deployed to carry or be used as a weapon, that is, as any mechanism or device that, when directed against any target, is designed to damage or destroy it. (( ))1 Proposed by the United States (( ))2 Proposed by the Russian Federation End text. ¶4. (U) Gottemoeller sends. GRIFFITHS