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S E C R E T GENEVA 000866 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: 09/21/2019 TAGS: KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): (U) (PART 2 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-041B. ¶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 Part 2: IV. Procedures for ((Conversion or))2 Elimination of SLBM Launchers ¶1. Elimination of ((one or more))1 SLBM launchers ((shall be))2 carried out ((at conversion or elimination facilities for SLBM launchers or at a site to be determined by the Party conducting the elimination))2 ((in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Section shall be carried out at elimination facilities for SLBM launchers))1 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 SLBM launchers, all missiles shall be removed from the launcher(s) to be eliminated.))1 ¶3. ((A Party shall be considered to have initiated the elimination process for SLBM launchers as soon as the ballistic missile submarine has been positioned at the elimination facility with the missile launch tubes to be eliminated empty and the launch tube hatches opened or removed. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 2 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol.))1 ¶4. ((SLBM launchers in the process of being eliminated shall be considered to contain deployed SLBMs, and thus to be subject to the limit provided for in subparagraph (a) of Article II of the Treaty, until the procedures for elimination in paragraph 5 are complete. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol.))1 ((An eliminated SLBM 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)) 1 ((Elimination of))2 SLBM launchers shall be carried out using ((any of the procedures provided for below:))1 ((procedures to be determined by the Party conducting the elimination, which provide, inter alia, for removal or destruction of the launch tube hatches and which ensure that the SLBM launchers being eliminated are rendered incapable of launching SLBMs.))2 (((a) The missile section shall be removed from the submarine; (b) The missile launch tube(s),and all elements of their reinforcement, including hull liners and segments of circular structural members between the missile launch tubes, as well as the entire portion of the pressure hull, the entire portion of the outer hull, and the entire portion of the superstructure through which all the missile launch tubes pass and that contain all the missile launch-tube penetrations shall be removed from the submarine. Missile launch tube(s) that have been removed shall be cut into two pieces of approximately equal size and shall remain in the open in the vicinity of the submarine until completion of the elimination procedures, after which they may be removed from the elimination facility; (c) The launcher's height or diameter shall be reduced in a manner such that the launcher can no longer contain the smallest SLBM deployed by the possessing Party; (d) Critical components required to launch an SLBM that can be confirmed by the inspecting party, shall be removed. Such critical components may include but are not limited to gas generator(s) and related launcher sub-systems; or (e) Other procedures, developed by the possessing Party, that render the SLBM 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. ((Conversion of SLBM launchers shall be carried out in such a way that the converted launchers cannot thereafter contain SLBMs of the type for which they were intended prior to conversion and that they have external or functional differences.))2 7.((The elimination process for SLBM launchers carried out in accordance with the procedures provided for in paragraph 5 of this Section shall be completed no later than 270 days after initiation. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol.))1 ¶8. ((Prior to the elimination of the first launcher of each type of SLBM launcher using procedures provided for in subparagraphs 5(c),5(d) and 5(e) 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 ¶9. ((Upon completion of the procedures provided for in subparagraphs 5(c),5(d) or 5(e) of this Section, notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 4 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 inspect eliminated SLBM launcher(s) to confirm that the procedures provided for in subparagraphs 5(c),5(d) or 5(e) and exhibited in paragraph 8 of this Section have been completed.)) 1 ¶10. ((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 the eliminated SLBM launcher(s),that the inspection team has completed its inspection. This report shall be completed in accordance with Section VI of the Inspection Protocol.))1 ((The fact that an SLBM 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 the Treaty.))2 ¶11. ((A ballistic missile submarine))1 ((The submarine on which the elimination of SLBM launchers has been conducted))2 shall remain visible to national technical means of verification ((during the entire elimination process)) 1 ((for the 30-day period following provision of the notification.))2 ¶12. ((If the inspection per paragraph 9 is not conducted, the eliminated SLBM launcher(s) shall continue to be visible to national technical means of verification until provision of the notification provided for in paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol and for no less than the 20-day period following the provision of such a notification.))1 ¶13. ((Upon completion of the inspection provided for in paragraph 9 of this Section or, if an inspection was not conducted, upon expiration of the 20-day period, the eliminated SLBM launcher shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty. 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 6 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 SLBMs shall begin to be considered to be an SLBM launcher intended for SLBMs of a different type.))2 ¶15. ((Upon completion of the procedures for elimination of SLBM launchers, the launchers may be used for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of the Treaty.))1 ¶V. Procedures for ((Conversion or))2 Elimination of Heavy Bombers ¶1. ((Conversion or))2 Elimination of heavy bombers shall be carried out ((at conversion or elimination facilities for HBs or at a site to be determined by the Party conducting this elimination)) 2 ((in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Section, at elimination facilities for heavy bombers,))1 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 a heavy bomber, engines and equipment that are not part of the airframe may be removed except for the equipment that is necessary to confirm the type of the heavy bomber to be eliminated.))1 ¶3. ((A Party shall be considered to have initiated the elimination process for a heavy bomber when the heavy bomber has been located at the elimination facility and notification thereof has been provided in accordance with paragraph 2 of Section II of the Notification Protocol.))1 ¶4. ((The))1 elimination ((process))1 for a ((of)) 2 heavy bomber((s)) shall be carried out using ((procedures to be determined by the Party conducting the elimination, which provide for removal or destruction of the basic design elements and which ensure that a heavy bomber is rendered inoperable))2 ((any of the procedures provided for below: (a) The tail section with tail surfaces shall be separated from the fuselage at a location that is obviously not an assembly joint using any method; (b) All weapons bays and all external attachment areas for pylons shall be modified as to render them incapable of employing nuclear armaments; (c) All internal and external launcher assemblies shall be modified so as to render them incapable of employing nuclear armaments; or (d) Other procedures, developed by the possessing Party, that render the heavy bomber 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 ¶5. ((The elimination process for heavy bombers carried out in accordance with the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section shall be completed no later than 120 days after initiation. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol.))1 ¶6. ((Prior to the elimination of the first heavy bomber of each type of heavy bomber using procedures provided for in subparagraphs 4(b),4(c) and 4(d) 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 heavy bomber 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 ¶7. ((An eliminated heavy bomber 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 ((Following the completion of the procedures provided for in subparagraph 4(a) of this section, the remains of the heavy bomber airframe shall remain visible to national technical means of verification at the elimination site for a 20-day period, after which they may be removed. In the case of an inspection conducted to confirm that the elimination of a heavy bomber has been completed, the remains of the airframe may be removed after completion of the inspection.)) 1 ¶8. ((Following the completion of the procedures provided for in subparagraphs 4(b),4(c) and 4(d) of this Section, the eliminated heavy bomber shall not be flown, but shall be moved directly to the viewing site at the elimination facility. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol. The possessing Party may also provide an additional notification regarding the planned date of arrival of such a heavy bomber at the viewing site. The Party receiving such notification or notifications shall have the right, within the 20-day period beginning on the date the eliminated heavy bomber arrives at the viewing site, to inspect it to confirm that the procedures provided for in subparagraphs 4(b),4(c) and 4(d) and exhibited in paragraph 6 of this Section have been completed. Upon completion of such inspection, or, if an inspection was not conducted, upon expiration of the 20-day period, the inspected Party shall have the right to remove the eliminated heavy bomber from the viewing site.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 the eliminated heavy bomber, 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 a heavy bomber 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. ((Upon completion of the inspection provided for in either paragraph 7 or 8 of this Section or, if an inspection was not conducted, upon expiration of the 20-day period, the eliminated heavy bomber shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol.))1 ((Eliminated heavy bombers 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 ¶11. ((Upon completion of the procedures for elimination of heavy bombers, the bomber may be used as follows: (a) If the procedures provided for in subparagraph 4(a) were completed, the bomber may be used for spare parts; (b) If procedures provided for in subparagraphs 4(b),4(c) and 4(d) were completed, the bomber may be used for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of the Treaty.)) 1 ¶12. ((Conversion of heavy bombers shall be carried out in such a way that the converted heavy bombers have external or functional differences indicating that they cannot perform functions involving the armaments with which they were equipped prior to conversion.))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 heavy bomber shall begin to be considered to be a heavy bomber of a different category.)) 2 ((VI. Procedures for Elimination of ICBMs and SLBMs ¶1. Elimination of ICBMs and SLBMs shall be carried out at conversion or elimination facilities or at a site to be determined by theParty conducting the elimination. ¶2. Eliminatio of ICBMs and SLBMs shall be carried out using pocedures to be determined by the Party conducting he elimination, which ensure that they are rendeed inoperable, precluding their use for their original purpose. ¶3. Elimnated ICBMs and SLBMs shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty after notification has been provided pursuant to paragaph 3 of Subsection IV of Section IV of this Annx. ¶4. After elimination has been completed and otification has been provided, solid-propellant CBMs and SLBMs, including mobile ICBMs, shall remin visible to national technical means of verifiation for the 30-day period following provision f the notification. ¶5. The fact that ICBMs and LBMs have been eliminated may be recorded by theinspection team during a visit in accordance with paragraph 10 ((sic)) of Article XI of this Treaty.))2 ((VII. Procedures for Removal from Accountability of ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs as a Result of Flight Tests or Static Testing ¶1. Removal of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs from accountability as a result of flight tests shall be subject to verification by national technical means of verification. ¶2. Procedures for removal from accountability as a result of flight tests: (a) Notification shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol; and (b) The ICBMs shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in the Treaty after the flight tests. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol. ¶3. Procedures for removal of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs from accountability as a result of static testing: (a) The Party that has accomplished static testing of an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs shall provide notification thereof in accordance with paragraph 5 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol. (b) If static testing is accomplished through dissection, that is, removal of propellant segments for testing, each time the Party removes such a segment it shall provide notification thereof in accordance with paragraph 5 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol. (c) The remains of the ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs shall be eliminated in accordance with applicable procedures provided for in Section I of this Protocol.))1 ((VIII. Other Procedures for Removal from Accountability ¶1. ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs, their launch canisters, silo launchers of ICBMs, mobile launchers of ICBMs, mobile training launchers, fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, SLBM launchers, and heavy bombers shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in the Treaty after the completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 2, 3, 6, or 8 of this Section, as applicable. ¶2. Accidental loss: (a) If, in the judgment of the Party possessing an item subject to limitations provided for in the Treaty, that item is lost as a result of an accident; notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol. (b) The item shall cease to be subject to the limitations provided for in the Treaty as of the date or assumed date of the accidental loss specified in such a notification. ¶3. Disablement beyond repair: (a) If, in the judgment of the Party possessing an item accountable under the provisions of the Treaty, that item is disabled beyond repair, notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol. (b) The disabled item shall be eliminated at the site of disablement, or at an elimination facility, in accordance with applicable procedures provided for in this Protocol, including inspection. ¶4. Procedures provided for in paragraph 5 of this Section shall be used to eliminate, as a result of static display, of ICBMs, SLBMs, launch canisters, ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers, and heavy bombers. ¶5. Static display: (a) Prior to being placed on static display, an item referred to in paragraph 4 of this Section shall be rendered inoperable and unusable so that it cannot be used for purposes inconsistent with the Treaty. (b) Upon completion of the requirements in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, an item to be placed on static display, except for silo launchers of ICBMs, shall be transported to a location where it could be inspected. Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol. (c) A Party shall have the right, within the 30-day period beginning on the date of receipt of the notification provided in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, to conduct an inspection of such an item. (d) 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 the item specified for static display, that the inspection team has completed its inspection. This report shall be completed in accordance with Section XV of the Inspection Protocol. (e) Upon completion of the inspection provided for in subparagraph (c) of this paragraph, or, if an inspection was not conducted, upon expiration of the 30-day period, and after the item to be placed on static display, except for silo launchers of ICBMs, has been transported to and installed at its static display location, it shall be considered to be on static display and 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. ¶6. Ground trainers: (a) Procedures for eliminating heavy bombers to be used as ground trainers: (i) At least one third of each wing or the entire vertical stabilizer of the heavy bomber shall be removed; and (ii) Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol. (b) Upon the completion of the elimination process, the ground trainer shall remain visible to national technical means of verification for a 60-day period.))1 VIII. Procedures for Elimination of Facilities ¶1. ((The completion of elimination of declared facilities shall be subject to verification by national technical means of verification.))1 ¶2. Any declared facility shall be considered to be eliminated for the purposes of the Treaty ((if all strategic offensive arms specified for such a facility have been removed or eliminated and notification has been provided pursuant to paragraph 3 of Subsection IV of Section IV of this Annex.))2 ((as soon as all strategic offensive arms specified for such a facility, and all support equipment (support equipment includes, but is not limited to, ICBM emplacement equipment, training models of missiles, transporter-loaders of mobile ICBMs, storage cranes, launch-associated support vehicles, and driver training vehicles),have been removed and all silo launchers and fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs are eliminated in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Protocol.))1 ((Each Party shall carry out the elimination of declared facilities as provided for in paragraph 2 of Article VII of this Treaty.))2 Notification thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol.1 ((This Protocol is an integral part of the Treaty and shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Treaty and shall remain in force so long as the Treaty remains in force. As provided for in subparagraph (b) of Article XIII of the Treaty, the Parties may agree upon such additional measures as may be necessary to improve the viability and effectiveness of the Treaty. The Parties agree that, if it becomes necessary to make changes in this Protocol that do not affect substantive rights or obligations under the Treaty, they shall use the Bilateral Consultative Commission to reach agreement on such changes, without resorting to the procedure for making amendments set forth in Article XVI of the Treaty.))1 ¶3. ((The fact that a facility has been eliminated may be recorded by the inspection team during a visit in accordance with paragraph 10 ((sic)) of this Treaty.))2 Done at XXXXX on XXXXX, in two originals, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: (( ))1 - United States (( ))2 - Russia End text. ¶4. (U) Gottemoeller sends. RICHTER