NSDD 106 United States Approach to Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) Negotiations VII

Extracted text

OCR Page 1 of 5
DEVALT Additional Guidance on the Treatment of Bombers Bomber delivered weapons are clearly retaliatory arriving, weapons and inherently more stabilizing than rapidly ballistic missile warheads. Encouraging basic a objective greater and an essential element in the basic position. non-recallable dependence on more stable systems is a U.S. U.S. The U.S. as has a part of the basic U.S. package in a manner placed both bombers and ALCM limits on the fully table in START the basic U.S. objective of encouraging consistent with within the context of the build-down initiative outlined However, the U.S. remains slow-flying stability. above, the approach to bombers directed firm on also the supports point that that objective. we will not treat the weapons carried Soviet by our defenses, bombers which have to penetrate being negotiated extensive on the table in Geneva, defenses in the same which way are that not we treat more destabilizing ballistic missile warheads. Importance of Verification Current issues verification is an essential part of START of non-compliance reinforce the requirement and the that build-down effective initiative incorporated into the U.S. START position during Round V. Previous Directives on START This Decision Directive supplements NSDD-33, NSDD-36, NSDD-44, NSDD-53, NSDD-78, and NSDD-98. R onold Reagan UNCLASSIFIED