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PROTOCOL
ON PROCEDURES GOVERNING ELIMINATION OF HEAVY ICBMS
AND ON PROCEDURES GOVERNING CONVERSION OF SILO LAUNCHERS
OF HEAVY ICBMS RELATING TO THE TREATY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ON 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 Further
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to
as the Treaty, the Parties hereby agree upon procedures governing the elimination
of heavy ICBMs and upon procedures governing
the conversion of silo launchers of such ICBMs
ABA
I. Procedures for Elimination of Heavy ICBMs and TheirLaunch Canisters
1. Elimination of heavy ICBMs shall be
carried out in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Section at
elimination facilities for ICBMs specified in
the START Treaty or shall be carried out by using such missiles for delivering
objects into the upper atmosphere or space. Notification thereof shall be provided
through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers (NRRCs) 30 days in advance of the
initiation of elimination at conversion or elimination facilities, or, in the
event of launch, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement Between
the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on
Notifications of Launches of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-Launched
Ballistic Missiles of May 31, 1988. ABA
2. Prior to the confirmatory
inspection pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Section, the inspected Party:
- (b) may remove the electronic and electromechanical
devices of the missile's guidance and control system from the missile and its
launch canister, and other elements that
shall not be subject to elimination pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Section;
- (c) shall remove the missile from its
launch canister and disassemble the missile
into stages;
- (d) shall remove liquid
propellant from the missile;
- (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
These actions may be carried out in any order. ABA
3. After arrival of the inspection
team and prior to the initiation of the elimination process,
inspectors shall confirm the type and number of the missiles to be eliminated
by making the observations and measurements necessary for such confirmation.
After the procedures provided for in this paragraph have been carried out, the
process of the elimination of the missiles and theirlaunch
canisters may begin. Inspectors shall observe the elimination process.
ABA
4. Elimination process for heavy
ICBMs:
- (a) missile stages, nozzles,
and missile interstage skirts shall each be cut into two pieces of approximately
equal size; and
5. During the elimination process for launch canisters of heavy ICBMs, the launch
canister shall be cut into two pieces of approximately equal size or 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. ABA
6. 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. ABA
7. Heavy 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 Relating to the START Treaty. ABA
II. Procedures for Conversion of Silo Launchers of Heavy ICBMs, Silo
Training Launchers for Heavy ICBMs, and Silo Test Launchers for Heavy ICBMs
1. Conversion of silo
launchers of heavy ICBMs, silo training
launchers for heavy ICBMs, and silo test
launchers for heavy ICBMs shall be carried out in situ and shall be subject
to inspection. ABA
2. Prior to the initiation of the conversion
process for such launchers, the missile andlaunch
canister shall be removed from the silo launcher. ABA
3. A Party shall be considered to have
initiated the conversion process for silo launchers
of heavy ICBMs, silo training launchers
for heavy ICBMs, and silo test launchers
for heavy ICBMs as soon as the silo launcher door has been opened and a missile
and its launch canister have been removed from the silo launcher. Notification
thereof shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs
1 and 2 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol Relating to the START
Treaty. ABA
4. Conversion process for silo
launchers of heavy ICBMs, silo training
launchers for heavy ICBMs, and silo test
launchers for heavy ICBMs shall include the following steps:
- (a) the silo launcher door
shall be opened, the missile and the launch canister shall be removed from the
silo launcher;
- (b) concrete shall be poured
into the base of the silo launcher up to the height of five meters from the
bottom of the silo launcher; and
- (c) a restrictive ring with a diameter
of no more than 2.9 meters shall be installed into the upper portion of the
silo launcher. The method of installation of the restrictive ring shall rule
out its removal without destruction of the ring and its attachment to the silo
launcher. ABA
5. Each Party shall have the right
to confirm that the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section have
been carried out. For the purpose of confirming that these procedures have been
carried out:
- (a) the converting Party shall notify the other Party through the NRRCs:
- (i) no less than
30 days in advance of the date when the process of pouring concrete will commence; and
- (ii) upon completion of
all of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section; and
6. Subject to the provisions of paragraph
5 of this Section, each Party shall have the right to observe the entire process
of pouring concrete into each silo launcher of heavy ICBMs, silo training launcher
for heavy ICBMs, and silo test launcher for heavy ICBMs that is to be converted,
and to measure the diameter of the restrictive ring. For this purpose: ABA
- (a) the inspecting Party shall inform
the Party converting the silo launcher no less than seven days in advance of
the commencement of the pouring that it will observe the filling of the silo
in question; ABA
- (b) immediately prior to the commencement
of the process of pouring concrete, the converting Party shall take such steps
as are necessary to ensure that the base of the silo launcher is visible, and
that the depth of the silo can be measured; ABA
- (c) the inspecting Party shall have
the right to observe the entire process of pouring concrete from a location
providing an unobstructed view of the base of the silo launcher, and to confirm
by measurement that concrete has been poured into the base of the silo launcher
up to the height of five meters from the bottom of the silo launcher. The measurements
shall be taken from the level of the lower edge of the closed silo launcher
door to the base of the silo launcher, prior to the pouring of the concrete,
and from the level of the lower edge of the closed silo launcher door to the
top of the concrete fill, after the concrete has hardened; ABA
- (d) following notification of completion
of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section, the inspecting
Party shall be permitted to measure the diameter of the restrictive ring. The
restrictive ring shall not be shrouded during such inspections. The Parties
shall agree on the date for such inspections; ABA
- (e) the results of measurements conducted
pursuant to subparagraphs (c) and (d) of this paragraph shall be recorded in
written, factual inspection reports and signed by the inspection team leader
and a member of the in-country escort; ABA
- (f) inspection teams shall each consist
of no more than 10 inspectors, all of whom shall be drawn from the list of inspectors
under the START Treaty; and ABA
- (g) such inspections shall not count
against any inspection quota established by the START Treaty.ABA
7. Subject to the provisions of paragraph
5 of this Section, each Party shall have the right to measure the depth of each
silo launcher of heavy ICBMs, silo training launcher for heavy ICBMs, and silo
test launcher for heavy ICBMs that is to be converted both before the commencement
and after the completion of the process of pouring concrete, and to measure
the diameter of the restrictive ring. ABA For
this purpose:
- (a) the inspecting Party shall inform
the Party converting the silo launcher no less than seven days in advance of
the commencement of the pouring that it will measure the depth of the silo launcher
in question both before the commencement and after the completion of the process
of pouring concrete; ABA
- (b) immediately prior to the commencement
of the process of pouring concrete, the converting Party shall take such steps
as are necessary to ensure that the base of the silo launcher is visible, and
that the depth of the silo launcher can be measured; ABA
- (c) the inspecting Party shall measure
the depth of the silo launcher prior to the commencement of the process of pouring
concrete; ABA
- (d) following notification of completion
of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section, the inspecting
Party shall be permitted to measure the diameter of the restrictive ring, and
to remeasure the depth of the silo launcher. The restrictive ring shall not
be shrouded during such inspections. The Parties shall agree on the date for
such inspections; ABA
- (e) for the purpose of measuring the
depth of the concrete in the silo launcher, measurements shall be taken from
the level of the lower edge of the closed silo launcher door to the base of
the silo launcher, prior to the pouring of the concrete, and from the level
of the lower edge of the closed silo launcher door to the top of the concrete
fill, after the concrete has hardened; ABA
- (f) the results of measurements conducted
pursuant to subparagraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this paragraph shall be recorded
in written, factual inspection reports and signed by the inspection team leader
and a member of the in-country escort; ABA
- (g) inspection teams shall each consist
of no more than 10 inspectors, all of whom shall be drawn from the list of inspectors
under the START Treaty; ABA and
- (h) such inspections shall not count against any
inspection quota established by the START Treaty. ABA
8. The converting Party shall have the
right to carry out further conversion measures after the completion of the procedures
provided for in paragraph 6 or paragraph 7 of this Section or, if such procedures
are not conducted, upon expiration of 30 days after notification of completion
of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section. ABA
9. In addition to the reentry vehicle
inspections conducted under the START Treaty, each Party shall have the right
to conduct, using the procedures provided for in Annex 3 to the Inspection Protocol
Relating to the START Treaty, four additional reentry vehicle inspections each
year of ICBMs that are deployed in silo launchers of heavy ICBMs that have been
converted in accordance with the provisions of this Section. During such inspections,
the inspectors also shall have the right to confirm by visual observation the
presence of the restrictive ring and that the observable portions of the launch
canister do not differ externally from the observable portions of the launch
canister that was exhibited pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article XI of the START
Treaty. Any shrouding of the upper portion of the silo launcher shall not obstruct
visual observation of the upper portion of the launch canister and shall not
obstruct visual observation of the edge of the restrictive ring. If requested
by the inspecting Party, the converting Party shall partially remove any shrouding,
except for shrouding of instruments installed on the restrictive ring, to permit
confirmation of the presence of the restrictive ring. ABA
10. Upon completion of the procedures
provided for in paragraph 6 or paragraph 7 of this Section or, if such procedures
are not conducted, upon expiration of 30 days after notification of completion
of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section, the silo launcher
of heavy ICBMs being converted shall, for the purposes of the Treaty, be considered
to contain a deployed ICBM to which one warhead is attributed. ABA
III. Equipment; Costs
1. To carry out inspections provided for
in this Protocol, the inspecting Party shall have the right to use agreed equipment,
including equipment that will confirm that the silo launcher has been completely
filled up to the height of five meters from the bottom of the silo launcher
with concrete. The Parties shall agree in the Bilateral Implementation Commission
on such equipment. ABA
2. For inspections conducted pursuant
to this Protocol, costs shall be handled pursuant to paragraph 19 of Section
V of the Inspection Protocol Relating to the START Treaty. ABA
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 as long as the Treaty remains in force. As provided
for in subparagraph 2(b) of Article V 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 Implementation Commission to reach
agreement on such changes, without resorting to the procedure for making amendments
set forth in Article VII of the Treaty. ABA
DONE at Moscow on January 3, 1993, in
two copies, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally
authentic.
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FOR THE RUSSIAN
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