SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START

S E C R E T STATE 099070

SIPDIS, GENEVA FOR JCIC

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/23/2019
TAGS: KACT KTIA PARM START US RS
SUBJECT: SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START
FOLLOW-ON
ELIMINATION PROTOCOL (1 OF 2)

Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, Director, VCI/SI.
Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d)


1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5
below.


2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy
Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the
U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles,
which
was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3
session in Geneva. This cable contains the U.S.-proposed
draft of the START Follow-on Treaty Elimination Protocol.


3. (S) This is cable 1 of 2 cables. This cable contains
Section I through Section VI of the U.S.-proposed Draft
Elimination Protocol. Addressees should note that, due
to
the length of the draft, the text was sent using multiple
cables.


4. (S) GUIDANCE: Delegation should provide a copy,
including the courtesy Russian language translation, of
the U.S.-proposed draft Elimination Protocol to the
Russian Delegation and, as time permits, explain the U.S.
positions on the Protocol. Delegation should encourage
Russian questions and reaction to the U.S. text, and seek
to identify areas of agreement and disagreement.


5. (U) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Moscow is requested to
combine the texts of the U.S.-proposed draft Elimination
Protocol contained in the associated cables into one
document and provide a courtesy copy of that text to
appropriate host government officials. Embassy Moscow
should explain that the U.S. Delegation in Geneva
provided
the Russian Delegation a paper and electronic copy of the
text as well as a courtesy Russian-language translation
of
the text. Embassy Moscow is requested to confirm
delivery
of the text, the name and office of the official to whom
it was delivered, the date of delivery, and any comment
or
reaction provided at that time.


6. (S/Releasable to the Russian Federation) 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

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.


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


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.

II. Procedures for Elimination of Silo Launchers of ICBMs


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.


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.


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.


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.


5. The elimination process for silo launchers of ICBMs
shall be carried out 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.


6. The elimination process for a silo launcher of ICBMs
shall be completed no later than 180 days after its
initiation. Silos 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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.

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


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.


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.


3. Elimination process for mobile launchers of ICBMs and
mobile training launchers:

(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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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 restricted
area.

IV. Procedures for Elimination of SLBM Launchers


1. Elimination of one or more SLBM launchers carried out
in accordance with the procedures provided for in this
Section shall be carried out at elimination facilities
for
SLBM launchers and shall be subject to verification by
national technical means of verification and by
inspection.


2. Prior to the initiation of the elimination process for
SLBM launchers, all missiles shall be removed from the
launcher(s) to be eliminated.


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.


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.


5. The elimination process for SLBM launchers shall be
carried out using any of the procedures provided for
below:

(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 launchers 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.


6. 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.


7. 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.


8. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in
subparagraphs 5(c),5(d) and 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) and 5(e) and exhibited in accordance with
paragraph 7 of this Section have been completed.


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 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.


10. A ballistic missile submarine shall remain visible to
national technical means of verification during the
entire
elimination process. If the inspection per paragraph 8 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.


11. Upon completion of the inspection provided for in
paragraph 8 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.


12. Upon completion of the procedures for elimination of
SLBM launchers, the SLBM launchers may be used for
purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Treaty.


V. Procedures for Elimination of Heavy Bombers


1. Elimination of heavy bombers shall be carried out in
accordance with the procedures provided for in this
Section, at elimination facilities for heavy bombers, and
shall be subject to verification by national technical
means of verification and by inspection.


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.


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.


4. The elimination process for a heavy bomber shall be
carried out using 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.


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.


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.


7. 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.


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 accordance with 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.



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.


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.


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.

VI. 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.

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CLINTON