Lil- 1 an SYSTEM II THE WHITE HOUSE 90138 follow on WASHINGTON February 28 1986 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE THE CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF THE DIRECTOR ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY SUBJECT Change to the Text of National Security Decision Directive U S Response to Gorbachev's Arms Control Proposals 54 Attached is a revised version of page 1 of NSDD 214 Holders of this directive should replace the existing page with the attached revised page U In view of the special sensitivity of the details of the approach it is directed that the document be held by the addressees It is further directed that no copies are to be made and that a record of authorized personnel who are provided access to the document be maintained by the office of each addressee 21 FOR THE PRESIDENT John M Poindexter Attachment Changed Page 1 of LS an 5m Declassify on OADR DET 3 2 as 012332 e Limahoa i SYSTEM II a 90138 follow on THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 21 1986 NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 214 U S RESPONSE TO JANUARY ARMS CONTROL PROPOSALS On the basis of the tentative decisions taken in NSDD 210 we have now completed an extensive consultation with our Allies I reviewed the reports of the consultations and the correspondence that I have received from Allied leaders on this same subject Based on this review I have reached the conclusion that with the exception of the guidance on the INF area the tentative decisions recorded in NSDD 210 should form the basis of the U S response UH With respect to the INF area the guidance issued in NSDD 210 is superceded Based upon this last round of consultations I have decided that in response to the Soviet offer of a near term zero zero outcome in Europe we will offer a proposal that would permit a zero zero outcome both in Europe and Asia and globally as well by the end of 1989 if the Soviet Union will agree Therefore the United States proposes the following concrete plan to achieve this aim SJ By the end of 1987 the United States and the Soviet Union would limit their land-based LRINF missile deployments in Europe to 140 launchers each with the Soviet Union making concurrent proportionate reductions in Asia The detailed guidance for this portion of the plan except for the target completion date is as outlined initially in NSDD 195 and as supplemented by NSDD 206 Within the following year both sides would further reduce the numbers of LRINF missile launchers remaining in Europe and Asia by an additional 50% Finally both sides would move to the total elimination of this category of weapons by the end of 1989 UH Associated with this plan there would be a parallel series of global LRINF missile warhead ceilings under which the U S retains the right to global equality As Soviet launchers are reduced the launchers and their associated missiles and agreed support equipment would be destroyed U S systems in excess of the launcher limits cited above could be withdrawn to the U S unless or until they were also in excess of the equal global warhead ceiling associated with the launcher reductions then being implemented in which case they would be destroyed while protecting a right to convert Pershing II missiles to Pershing I missiles g Ma yl 2 pa- LDVIEQ Declassify on OADR ww r No Change 1