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SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): 
(U) RUSSIAN-PROPOSED TREATY ANNEX, SECTION I (TERMS AND 
THEIR DEFINITIONS)  (1 OF 6 CABLES) 
 
Classified By:  A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States 
START Negotiator.  Reasons:  1.4(b) and (d). 
 
¶1.  (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-023. 
 
¶2.  (S) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official 
translation of Section I (Terms and Their Definitions) of the 
Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New 
START Treaty.  Because of the length of the complete Annex, 
which has six sections, each section is being sent as a 
separate cable.  This is Section 1 of 6 Sections 
 
¶3.  (S) Begin text: 
 
                                    Official Translation 
 
                                    To be Turned over to the 
                                    U.S. Side 
 
                                    Paper of the Russian Side 
                                    September 22, 2009 
 
                            ANNEX 
 
        TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND 
    THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON MEASURES FOR THE FURTHER 
      REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS 
 
     In accordance with and in implementation of the Treaty 
Between the Russian Federation and the United States of 
America on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to as the 
Treaty, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 
 
                          Section I 
 
                 TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS 
 
     ¶1. The term "air base" means a facility at which heavy 
bombers are based and their operation is supported. 
 
     ¶2. 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. 
 
     ¶3. The term "air launched cruise missile (ALCM)" means 
an air to surface cruise missile of a type, any one of which 
was flight tested or deployed on a bomber. 
 
     ¶4. The term "ballistic missile" means a missile that is 
a weapon-delivery vehicle that has a ballistic trajectory 
over most of its flight path. 
 
     ¶5. The term "basing area" means an area within an ICBM 
base for mobile launchers of ICBMs, in which deployed mobile 
launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles are based. 
 
     ¶6. 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. 
 
     ¶7. The term "conversion or elimination facility" means: 
 
 
 
     (a)  for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility for the 
conversion or elimination of ICBMs and SLBMs; 
 
     (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 HBs, a specified facility for the conversion of 
HBs or the elimination of HBs. 
 
     ¶8. 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. 
 
     ¶9. The term "deployed HB" means all HBs equipped for 
nuclear armaments and attributed to the relevant air bases. 
 
     ¶10. The term "deployed ICBM" means an ICBM in (on) a 
deployed launcher. 
 
     ¶11. The term "deployed launcher of ICBMs" means an ICBM 
launcher that contains an ICBM and is not intended for 
testing or training. 
 
     ¶12. The term "deployed launcher of SLBMs" means an SLBM 
launcher that contains an SLBM and is not intended for 
testing or training. 
 
     ¶13. The term "deployed SLBM" means an SLBM in a deployed 
launcher. 
 
     ¶14. The term "facility" means an ICBM base, submarine 
base, air base, maintenance facility, basing area, conversion 
or elimination facility, test range, repair facility, storage 
facility, and training facility. 
 
     ¶15. The term "flight test" means, for an ICBM or SLBM, 
the launch and subsequent flight of a missile. 
 
     ¶16. The term "former heavy bomber" means a 
reconnaissance airplane, tanker airplane, or jamming airplane 
that is not equipped for nuclear armaments or non nuclear air 
to surface armaments and: 
 
     (a) that was initially constructed on the basis of the 
airframe of an existing type of heavy bomber and satisfies 
the requirements for conversion in accordance with the 
Conversion or Elimination Protocol; or 
 
     (b) that has been converted from a heavy bomber in 
accordance with procedures provided for in the Conversion or 
Elimination Protocol, or in such a way that it satisfies the 
requirements for conversion in accordance with the Conversion 
or Elimination Protocol. 
 
     ¶17. 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 
 
 
platform for a reentry vehicle or reentry vehicles, 
penetration aids, and a shroud. 
 
     ¶18. The term "heavy bomber (HB)" means a bomber of a 
type, any one of which satisfies either of the following 
criteria: 
 
     (a)  its range is greater than 8,000 kilometers; or 
 
     (b)  it is equipped for long range nuclear ALCMs. 
 
     ¶19. The term "ICBM base" means: 
 
     (a)  for mobile launchers of ICBMs, an area 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. 
 
     ¶20. The term "ICBM launcher" means a device intended or 
used to contain, prepare for launch, and launch an ICBM. 
 
     ¶21. 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, as provided for in Section V of this Annex. 
 
     ¶22. The term "in country period" means the period of 
time from the arrival of the inspection team at the point of 
entry until their departure from the country through the 
point of entry. 
 
     ¶23. The term "inspected Party" means the Party to the 
Treaty whose facilities and locations are subject to 
inspections, visits, and exhibitions. 
 
     ¶24. The term "inspecting Party" means the Party to the 
Treaty that conducts inspections and visits and participates 
in exhibitions. 
 
     ¶25. The term "inspection site" means a facility or 
location at which inspections, visits, and exhibitions may be 
conducted in accordance with Section V of this Annex. 
 
     ¶26. The term "inspection team" means the group of 
inspectors assigned by the inspecting Party to conduct a 
particular inspection, visit, and exhibition. 
 
     ¶27. The term "inspector" means an individual included on 
the agreed list of inspectors and specified by one Party to 
conduct inspections, visits, and exhibitions. 
 
     ¶28. The term "intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)" 
means a land based ballistic missile with a range in excess 
of 5,500 kilometers. 
 
     ¶29. The term "launcher of missile-defense interceptors" 
means a device intended or used to contain, prepare for 
launch, and launch missile-defense interceptors. 
 
     ¶30. The term "long range ALCM" means an ALCM with a 
 
 
range in excess of 600 kilometers. 
 
     ¶31. The term "long range non nuclear ALCM" means a long 
range ALCM that is not nuclear equipped. 
 
     ¶32. The term "long range nuclear ALCM" means a long 
range ALCM that is nuclear equipped. 
 
     ¶33. The term "maintenance facility" means a facility 
that is part of an ICBM base and at which ICBMs and mobile 
launchers of ICBMs are maintained and their operation is 
supported. 
 
     ¶34. The term "missile-defense interceptor" means an 
interceptor missile developed and deployed for a 
missile-defense role (This terminology is from the ABM Treaty 
and means, literally, "to perform functions in a 
missile-defense system"; final translation is pending 
discussion with experts - Trans.), or of a type tested in a 
missile-defense mode (literally: "tested for missile-defense 
purposes" - Trans.). 
 
     ¶35. 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. 
 
     ¶36. The term "mobile launcher of ICBMs" means an erector 
launcher mechanism for launching ICBMs and the mobile device 
on which it is mounted. 
 
     ¶37. 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)  length or diameter of the assembled missile, by 
five percent or more; 
 
     (d)  length or diameter of the first stage, by five 
percent or more. 
 
     ¶38. The term "non-deployed heavy bomber" means a heavy 
bomber located at a storage facility, repair facility, or 
conversion or elimination facility; or a test or training 
heavy bomber. 
 
     ¶39. The term "non deployed ICBM" means an ICBM not 
 
 
contained in (on) a deployed launcher of ICBMs. 
 
     ¶40. The term "non-deployed launcher of ICBMs" means an 
ICBM launcher that does not contain a deployed ICBM or a test 
or training launcher of ICBMs. 
 
     ¶41. The term "non-deployed launcher of SLBMs" means an 
SLBM launcher that does not contain a deployed SLBM or a test 
or training launcher of SLBMs. 
 
     ¶42. The term "non deployed SLBM" means an SLBM not 
contained in a deployed launcher of SLBMs. 
 
     ¶43. The term "nuclear armaments" means, for HBs, 
long-range nuclear ALCMs, nuclear air-to-surface missiles 
with a range of less than 600 kilometers, and nuclear bombs. 
 
     ¶44. 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. 
 
     ¶45. The term "period of inspection" means the period of 
time from completion of the pre inspection procedures until 
the commencement of post inspection procedures. 
 
     ¶46. The term "produce" means build, construct, or 
manufacture in any quantity, and includes serial production, 
as well as one of a kind manufacturing. 
 
     ¶47. 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 and the 
       loading 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, a facility at which the 
erector launcher mechanism of a mobile launcher of ICBMs is 
mounted on the mobile device; 
 
     (d)  for heavy bombers, a facility at which assembly of 
a complete heavy bomber airframe is performed. 
 
     ¶48. The term "range" means: 
 
     (a)  for a ballistic missile, the maximum distance 
 
 
measured by projecting the flight trajectory onto the Earth's 
sphere between the launch point of a missile of that type, 
and the point of impact of a reentry vehicle; 
 
     (b)  for a heavy bomber, the maximum distance that can 
be flown, without refueling, by a heavy bomber 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 its 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; 
 
     (c)  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. 
 
     ¶49. 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. 
 
     ¶50. 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 or former heavy bombers, a 
specified facility, outside an air base, for the repair or 
maintenance of heavy bombers or former heavy bombers. 
 
     ¶51. 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. 
 
     ¶52. The term "silo launcher of ICBMs" means a fixed 
launcher of ICBMs in a silo structure located in the ground 
and equipped with a door (literally, "protective device"; 
final translation is pending consultation with experts - 
Trans.). 
 
     ¶53. The term "SLBM launcher" means a device intended or 
used to contain, prepare for launch, and launch an SLBM. 
 
     ¶54. 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. 
 
     ¶55. The term "storage facility" means: 
 
     (a)  for ICBMs or SLBMs, a specified facility, outside 
 
 
an ICBM base, a submarine base, or a test range, for the 
storage of ICBMs or SLBMs; 
 
     (b)  for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a specified 
facility, outside an ICBM base or a test range, for the 
storage of mobile launchers of ICBMs; 
 
     (c)  for heavy bombers or former heavy bombers, a 
specified facility, outside an air base, for the storage of 
heavy bombers or former heavy bombers. 
 
     ¶56. 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. 
 
     ¶57. 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. 
 
     ¶58. The term "test range" means a designated land area, 
other than an ICBM base, from which launches of ICBMs or 
SLBMs are conducted. 
 
     ¶59. 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 HBs, a facility where training HBs are based. 
 
     ¶60. 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; 
 
     (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. 
 
     ¶61. The term "warhead" means a unit of account used with 
respect to deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs, and deployed heavy 
bombers for counting toward the aggregate 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. 
 
End text. 
 
¶4.  (U) Gottemoeller sends. 
GRIFFITHS