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(U) (PART 1 OF 2 PARTS) U.S.-PROPOSED TEXT FOR THE
ELIMINATION PROTOCOL

REF: GENEVA 0860 (SFO-GVA-V-027)

Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States
START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041A.


2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the
Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group
Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed
during this meeting (Reftel).


3. (S) Begin text:

((Protocol on Procedures Governing the Elimination of the
Items
Subject 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))1 ((Section 3:
PROCEDURES FOR CONVERSION OR ELIMINATION))2

((Pursuant to and in implementation 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 procedures governing
the elimination of the strategic offensive arms limited by
the Treaty, as well as fixed structures and facilities.)) 1

((I. Procedures for Elimination of ICBMs for Mobile Launchers
of ICBMs and Their Launch Canisters))1

((1. Elimination of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs and
their launch canisters carried out in accordance with the
procedures provided for in this Section shall be carried out
at elimination facilities for ICBMs and shall be subject to
inspection.


2. Prior to the confirmatory inspection pursuant to paragraph
3 of this Section the inspected Party:

(a) shall remove the missile's reentry vehicle or vehicles;

(b) may remove the electronic and electromechanical devices
of the missile's guidance and control system from the missile
and its launch canister;

(c) may remove the missile from its launch canister, remove
the missile attachment devices from the launch canister,
disassemble the missile into stages and the self-contained
dispensing mechanism, and detach rocket motor nozzles and
interstage skirts of the missile from stages;

(d) may remove propellant from stages;

(e) may remove or actuate auxiliary pyrotechnic devices
installed on the missile and its launch canister;

(f) may remove penetration aids, including devices for their
attachment and release; and

(g) may remove propulsion units from the self-contained


dispensing mechanism.

These actions may be carried out in any order.


3. Upon arrival of the inspection team:

(a) Inspectors shall confirm the types, and number of each
type, of the missiles and their launch canisters subject to
elimination by making the observations and measurements
necessary for such confirmation. If inspectors are unable to
determine the type of the missile in its launch canister,
representatives of the inspected Party shall take steps to
resolve the problem, including removing the missile from its
launch canister, if necessary; and

(b) Inspectors and representatives of the inspected Party
shall read the data from and inspect the unique identifier in
accordance with Annex 6 to the Inspection Protocol.

After the procedures provided for in this paragraph have been
carried out, the inspected Party may remove any remaining
elements not subject to elimination pursuant to paragraph 4
of this Section, and the process of the elimination of the
missiles and their launch canisters may begin. Inspectors
shall have the right to observe each of the elimination
procedures provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Section.


4. Elimination process for ICBMs for mobile launchers of
ICBMs:

(a) If solid fuel has not been removed from stages, the
stages shall be destroyed by explosive demolition or burned;

(b) Rocket motor nozzles and cases, as well as the interstage
skirts of a missile remaining after completion of the
procedures provided for in subparagraphs 2(c),2(d) and 4(a)
of this Section, or after the completion of static testing
provided for in paragraph 3 of Section VI of this Protocol,
shall be crushed, flattened, cut into two pieces of
approximately equal size, or destroyed by explosion; and

(c) The self-contained dispensing mechanism, as well as the
front section, including the reentry vehicle platform and the
front section shroud, shall be crushed, flattened, cut into
two pieces of approximately equal size, or destroyed by
explosion.


5. Elimination process for launch canisters of ICBMs for
mobile launchers of ICBMs:

(a) The body of the launch canister shall be crushed,
flattened, or destroyed by explosion; or

(b) If the body of the launch canister is composed of
segments, each of the segments shall be cut into two pieces
at a location that is not an assembly joint. A launch
canister, the body of which is of unitary construction, shall
be cut into two pieces of approximately equal size, or cut
into three pieces in such a manner that pieces no less than
1.5 meters long are cut from the ends of the body of such a
launch canister.


6. Upon completion of the above procedures, or, if the


inspection team leader so decides, upon completion of
observations of the elimination procedures, the inspection
team leader and a member of the in-country escort shall
confirm, in a factual written report containing the results
of the inspection team's observation of the elimination
procedures, that the inspection team has completed its
inspection. This report shall be completed in accordance with
Section XVI of the Inspection Protocol.


7. ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs shall cease to be
subject to the limitations provided for in the Treaty after
completion of the procedures provided for in this Section.
Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with
paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol.)) 1

((II. Procedures for Elimination of Silo Launchers of ICBMs))
1
((I. Procedures for Conversion or Elimination of ICBM
Launchers)) 2


1. Elimination of silo launchers of ICBMs shall be carried
out in situ and shall be subject to verification by national
technical means of verification ((and by inspection)). 1

((2. Prior to the initiation of the elimination process for
silo launchers of ICBMs, all missiles and shipping containers
for ICBMs or ICBM stages, as well as all support equipment,
shall be removed at least 1000 meters from each such launcher
to be eliminated.)) 1

((3. A Party shall be considered to have initiated the
elimination process for silo launchers of ICBMs as soon as
the silo doors have been opened, removed, or eliminated.
Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with
paragraph 2 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol.)) 1


4. ((A silo launcher of ICBMs in the process of being
eliminated shall be considered to contain a deployed ICBM,
and thus to be subject to the limit provided for in
subparagraph (a) of Article II of the Treaty, until the
procedures provided for in paragraph 5 of this Section have
been carried out. Notification thereof shall be provided in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol.))1 ((An eliminated ICBM launcher shall cease to be
subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty after
notification has been provided pursuant to paragraph 3 of
Subsection IV of Section IV of this Annex.)) 2


5. The elimination process for silo launchers of ICBMs shall
be carried out ((using procedures to be determined by the
Party conducting the elimination, which provide for rendering
them incapable of launching ICBMs.)) 2 ((using any of the
procedures provided for below:

(a) The silo door shall be removed, dismantled, or destroyed
and the silo headworks and the silo shall be destroyed by
excavation to a depth of no less than eight meters, or by
explosion to a depth of no less than six meters;

(b) The silo door shall be removed, dismantled or destroyed
and the silo shall be completely filled with gravel. The
silo door shall not be reinstalled; or


(c) Other procedures, developed by the possessing Party, that
render the silo launcher incapable of being utilized for its
original purpose in a manner that the other Party can
confirm, shall be recorded within the framework of the BCC.))
1


6. ((The elimination process for a silo launcher of ICBMs
shall be completed no later than 180 days after its
initiation.))1 Silos ((an ICBM launcher being eliminated))2
shall remain visible to national technical means of
verification during the entire elimination process and for
the ((following 60-day period, or after an elimination
inspection, whichever occurs first.)) 1 ((30-day period
following provision of the notification.))2


7. ((Prior to the elimination of the first launcher of each
type of silo launcher of ICBMs using procedures provided for
in subparagraph 5(c) of this Section, the possessing Party
shall conduct a one-time demonstration to describe the
elimination procedures that will be carried out and to allow
the other Party to view the type of launcher to be
eliminated. Notification thereof shall be provided in
accordance with paragraph 1 of Section IV of the Notification
Protocol. The Party receiving such notification shall have
the right, within the 20-day period beginning on the date of
notification, to attend the demonstration.)) 1


8. ((Each Party shall have the right to inspect the
eliminated silo launchers of ICBMs to confirm that the
procedures conducted in accordance with paragraph 5 were
completed.)) 1


9. ((If an inspection is conducted, the inspection team
leader and a member of the in-country escort shall confirm,
in a factual written report containing the results of the
inspection team's observation of a silo launcher that has
been eliminated, that the inspection team has completed its
inspection. This report shall be completed in accordance with
Section XV of the Inspection Protocol.)) 1 ((The fact that
an ICBM launcher has been converted or eliminated may be
recorded by the inspection team during a visit in accordance
with paragraph 10 ((sic)) of Article XI of this Treaty.)) 2


10. ((If the procedures for elimination provided for in
subparagraph 5(a) were completed, the resultant hole may be
graded during the 180-day period provided for in paragraph 6
of this Section but not filled with earth until expiration of
the 60-day period or the completion of the elimination
inspection, whichever occurs first.)) 1


11. ((Upon completion of the inspection provided for in
paragraph 8, or if an inspection is not completed, upon
expiration of the 60-day period, the silo launcher of ICBMs
shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in
the Treaty. Notification thereof shall be provided in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol.)) 1 ((An eliminated ICBM launcher shall cease to
be subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty
after notification has been provided pursuant to paragraph 3
of Subsection IV of Section IV of this Annex.)) 2


12. ((Conversion of ICBM launchers shall be carried out in
such a way that the converted launchers cannot thereafter


contain ICBMs of the type for which they were intended prior
to conversion and that they have external or functional
differences.)) 2


13. ((Upon completion of the procedures provided for in
paragraph 12 of this Subsection, and after notification has
been provided pursuant to paragraph 6 of Subsection IV of
Section IV of this Annex, the converted launcher of ICBMs
shall begin to be considered to be an ICBM launcher intended
for ICBMs of a different type.)) 2

III. ((Procedures for Elimination of Mobile Launchers of
ICBMs, Mobile Training Launchers and Fixed Structures for
Mobile Launchers of ICBMs)) 1


1. Elimination of mobile launchers of ICBMs ((and mobile
training launchers carried out in accordance with the
procedures provided for in this Section shall be carried out
at elimination facilities for mobile launchers of ICBMs and
shall be subject to inspection))1 ((shall be carried out at
conversion or elimination facilities for mobile launchers of
ICBMs or at a site to be determined by the Party conducting
the elimination, and shall be subject to verification by
national technical means of verification.)) 2


2. ((After arrival of the inspection team and prior to the
initiation of the elimination process, inspectors shall
confirm the types, and number of each type, of the items
listed in paragraph 1 of this Section to be eliminated. After
such confirmation, the elimination process may begin.
Inspectors shall observe the elimination process.)) 1


3. ((Elimination process for mobile launchers of ICBMs and
mobile training launchers))1 ((Elimination of ICBM launchers
shall be carried out using procedures to be determined by the
Party conducting the elimination, which provide for rendering
them incapable of launching ICBMs.))2:

(((a) The erector launcher mechanism and leveling supports
shall be removed from the launcher chassis;

(b) The framework of the erector launcher mechanism on which
the ICBM is mounted and erected shall be cut at locations
that are not assembly joints into two pieces of approximately
equal size;

(c) Missile launch support equipment, including external
instrumentation compartments, shall be removed from the
launcher chassis;

(d) The mountings of the erector launcher mechanism and of
the launcher leveling supports shall be cut off the launcher
chassis and each such mounting shall be cut at a location
that is not an assembly joint into two pieces of
approximately equal size; and

(e) A portion of the self-propelled launcher chassis, at
least 0.78 meters in length, shall be cut off aft of the rear
axle and that portion shall be cut into two pieces of
approximately equal size; and no component, including those
removed in accordance with the procedures provided for in
this paragraph, shall be mounted, welded, or attached by any
other means to an eliminated launcher chassis so as to


increase the length of such a chassis.

Upon completion of these elimination procedures for mobile
launchers of ICBMs, the vehicle may be used only for purposes
not inconsistent with the provisions of the Treaty.))1


4. ((Upon completion of the above requirements, the
inspection team leader and a member of the in-country escort
shall confirm, in a factual written report containing the
results of the inspection team's observation of the
elimination process, that the inspection team has completed
its inspection. This report shall be completed in accordance
with Section XVI of the Inspection Protocol.)) 1 ((The fact
that an ICBM launcher has been converted or eliminated may be
recorded by the inspection team during a visit in accordance
with paragraph 10 ((sic)) of Article XI of this Treaty.)) 2


5. ((Mobile launchers of ICBMs shall cease to be subject to
the limitations provided for in the Treaty after completion
of the procedures provided for in this Section. Notification
thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of
Section I of the Notification Protocol.))1 ((An eliminated
ICBM launcher shall cease to be subject to the limitations
provided for in this Treaty after notification has been
provided pursuant to paragraph 3 of Subsection IV of Section
IV of this Annex.))2


6. ((Elimination of fixed structures for mobile launchers of
ICBMs shall be carried out in situ, and shall be subject to
verification by national technical means of verification.))1


7. ((Elimination process for fixed structures for mobile
launchers of ICBMs:

(a) The superstructure of each fixed structure shall be
dismantled or demolished, and removed from its base or
foundation; and

(b) The base or foundation of each such structure shall be
destroyed by excavation or explosion.

Upon completion of the above requirements, the elimination
process for those structures shall be considered to be
completed. Notification thereof shall be provided in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol.))1 ((Upon completion of the procedures provided
for in paragraph 5 of the previous Subsection, and after
notification has been provided pursuant to paragraph 6 of
Subsection IV of Section IV of this Annex, the converted
launcher of ICBMs shall begin to be considered to be an ICBM
launcher intended for ICBMs of a different type.)) 2


8. ((The destroyed base or foundation of each such fixed
structure shall remain visible to national technical means of
verification for the 60-day period following the completion
of the elimination process.)) 1


9. ((Upon expiration of the 60-day period provided for in
paragraph 8 of this Section, the hole resulting from the
excavation or explosion of each such structure may be filled
and the remains of the destroyed base or foundation of each
such structure may be removed from the re stricted area.)) 1



10. ((An ICBM launcher being eliminated shall remain visible
to national technical means of verification during the entire
elimination process and for the 30-day period following
provision of the notification.))2


11. ((Conversion of ICBM launchers shall be carried out in
such a way that the converted launchers cannot thereafter
contain ICBMs of the type for which they were intended prior
to conversion and that they have external or functional
differences.))2

End Part 1.



(( ))1 - United States
(( ))2 - Russia



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