NSDD 15 Theater Nuclear Forces (Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces)

THE WHITE HOUSE 90041 WASHINGTON UMCLASSIMED November 16, 1981 NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 15 THEATER NUCLEAR FORCES (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) On the recommendation of the National Security Council, which met on November 12, 1981, I have made the following decisions regarding the U.S. position for the first round of the nego- tiations on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) scheduled to begin on November 30, 1981. -- We will propose an agreement on intermediate- range land-based systems that would remove and dismantle the Soviet Union's SS-20 and retire SS-4 and SS-5 systems in return for no deployment of the U.S. Pershing II and GLCMs. -- We will also indicate that we are prepared to seek subsequent limits with signficant reductions for other nuclear weapons systems. We will negotiate in good faith to achieve global, equal and verifiable levels of weapons. - - The Interágency Group will ensure that the negotiating instructions, including enumeration of objectives and principles, are fully congruent with the President's decisions as expressed in this National Security Decision Directive. Rams Rup HICLASSIFIED Nowember 12, 2001 Extended by R V Allen Reasonr. NSE 1 13 (d) (e) Declassified/Released on 5-17-91 under provisions of E.O. 12356 Declassify on: OADR by S. Tilley, National Security Council (F87-1035)