UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENTS TO U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT FOR JCIC-XXIV, MARCH 20, 2002
Coordinated Plenary Statement on Disablement Beyond Repair of an SLBM or ICBM Other than an ICBM for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs
The United States of America understands that in the event that an SLBM or an ICBM other than an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs is disabled beyond repair, the United States of America may provide a START Format 5 notification that will include a statement of the circumstances related to the disablement. The United States of America understands that such an SLBM or such an ICBM remains accountable as an SLBM or ICBM until such time as it is eliminated pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article VII of the Treaty. Upon elimination of such an SLBM or such an ICBM, the United States of America will provide a START Format 64 notification in accordance with paragraph 4(e) of Section IV of the Notification Protocol. The United States of America further understands that if a Format 5 notification has been provided with respect to that missile and until the elimination of such a missile in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article VII of the Treaty, the United States of America, in its Notifications of Updated Data in each of the categories contained in the Memorandum of Understanding, will identify such a missile as being disabled beyond repair by use of an asterisk after the total number of such missiles and by a footnote at the end of the Memorandum of Understanding entry for the facility for which the missile is declared. This footnote will indicate that such missile has been declared disabled beyond repair and will include the location of such missile.
Coordinated Statement by the Representative of the United States of America at JCIC-XXIV on Measuring Launch Canisters Contained in or Located on a Mobile Launcher
As a matter of policy and without prejudice to the U.S. legal position concerning paragraph 6 of Annex 1 to the START Treaty's Inspection Protocol, the United States will make one annual measurement of an SS-25 launch canister located on a road-mobile launcher; one annual measurement of the launch canister of each variant of the SS-25 ICBM, including the RS-12M Variant 2, located on a mobile launcher; and one annual measurement of the launch canister of each new type of mobile ICBM contained in or located on a mobile launcher. The United States understands that the Russian Federation will permit these annual measurements to be made during data update inspections on launch canisters contained in or located on deployed or non-deployed mobile launchers, as designated by the inspecting Party. In addition, the United States understands that the Russian Federation will provide photographs of assemblies and components that uniquely associate the launch canister and launcher for each variant of the SS-25 ICBM, including the RS-12M Variant 2, and for each new type of mobile ICBM.