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    "ocrText": "-\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nUNCLASSIFIED\nWASHINGTON\nODCRET\nJune 14, 1983\nNATIONAL SECURITY DECISION\nDIRECTIVE NUMBER 98\nU.S. APPROACH TO START NEGOTIATIONS - VI\nThree full rounds of negotiations on START are now behind and have us. It\nis my to cover necessary ground. However, due largely\njudgement that these rounds have been useful\nto\npermitted rigidity, us we have not yet made meaningful progress on the\nSoviet issues. I remain firmly committed to take substantive whatever steps\ncentral to increase the likelihood of real,\nare necessary towards an agreement which involves significant\nprogress reductions in U.S. and Soviet strategic nuclear arsenals both sides. and\nwhich promotes the national security interests of balance\nAbove reduced all, levels of forces in order to reduce the risk of\nour goal is to maintain a stable nuclear war. at All\nof our efforts in START must be guided by this principal\nobjective.\nThe report of the Commission on Strategic Forces for headed by\nGeneral Scowcroft offers us a new opportunity framework to progress. guide our It\nhas provided a consistent and coherent elements of our national security\nthinking about the fundamental control. But, more than\npolicy, that, it has provided the basis for renewed, bipartisan opportunity, support I\ndeterrence, defense and arms\nhave of this guidance is to change the U.S. START position recommendations it\nfor decided upon the following additional guidance. to bring\nthat policy. To capitalize on this critical The purpose\nmore and to provide additional flexibility to our negotiator\ninto line with the Scowcroft Commission's in\npursuing basic U.S. goals in these negotiations.\nLIMITS ON DEPLOYED BALLISTIC MISSILES\nOur most destabilizing systems, namely,\nprimary aim and most immediate focus is to reduce ballistic the threat\nposed by the and especially ICBMs. To achieve that aim, measures and\nmissiles, constrain the number and the destructive capability valid\nunits potential of account. Our proposed limit of 5,000 total on ICBMs\nthat of ballistic missile warheads remain the most ballistic\nmissile remains the central element of the U.S. START position. x\nwarheads with no more than one-half of these\nDeclassified/Relcased on 8/10/92\nSECRET\nUNCLASSIFIED\nunder provisions of E.0. 12356\nby S. Tilicy. National Security Council\nOADR"
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