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SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): 
(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 
 
 
¶4.  (U) Gottemoeller sends. 
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