• -- l TniMoe faWc r _ 9r Ambe ssadoi GaQdbv oa StmY -PlaP11atiemen t U S Q °C r _o f SSD lui1tArJca -- President e-ueb stated in a letter to President Kravohuk th U S i nt t i qn to provid at lea t 175 million U S Dollars qSp in Nunn- Lygar as-sistanq_e t o -O u 'aine Tb_e major portion of that 1 75 mil lion USD will bi a·sa-i stan9e t o acilitate the d i t l t nt of st-rategic nuclear del f very The Clinton Administration reaffi1 JQa thia However o s a aistance cann t be proyided prior to ent ry into force of the Uamrella A gr eement and oompl tion o an appropriate implementing agreement ha• -- Whil we are pr red to sign and J mpiement the SSD ag t'e m nt s the 11 s also stat ed that Ukraine must ratify START ud accede t o t he NPT as a non-nuclear weapons st at e before it can repeive any dismantl ement aasistance from the U- ·S •v -- In t di i-on to the tJml rella Agreement at h o pe fO conclude t Jus week we °'1ld i ike to conclude agreements wor t b 17 mil lion OSD of assistance These u s -OkraiJilan agreentents would p -ovide ·a gove nt-to- goverrunent c6imlunioationa link etnei gency x-es nse e ipq_ient assistance and training in establisliing aii export control ·s yet d a ayst em f r ooounting and physiotl p -oteqtj on for civil nuclear material In ad cliition the U S is ttted to conttij uting 10 million VSD to th Science and Technology Center that will l e e tabl she4 in tnu-at ne lt1W• at mmv IIPt GO 'b lka Starting in June 1992 cU ecueaione on o s BNDV t l t aeeiata ace llave been duoted at • r t • lave1 Our r t • have continued these d leou -•iona during meetings in oatober 1992 and J 'ebruary 1993 in kiev • -- SNDV echnical experts f'roa both our Qo nt ri • bave •been worJd 119 closely with each other and have Jp ade good progress in identifying projects for dismantlement aasietatloe -- our team o r t s has repqrted Ukraine•• requests and u _s agreed d n principle to a_ t ad range of Sm v dismantlement projects requested by tiµaizu µi l'ebX' l• th -- HOifever additional work and coneultatio a by our SNDV diemantlement experts i e needed in order to 'tinish develop4l9 the aala oe package From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive vehicles SNDVs • intehti op •· •· ·-·· -·p e ·•·- - This visit was very productive and helpful to both sides and moved us closer to our goal of being in a position to conclude an implementing agreement for SNDV dismantlement a Jsistance Next Steps for SNDY Experts There are a number of required technical visits to facilities in Ukraine which we hava r equested that are important steps toward moving us to a final agreement We have requested a visit to the liquid propellant tanker railcar manufacturing facility in Mariupol to clarify the technical specifications of the tanker railcars and to assess the plant's capability to produce the tanker r ilcars We have also requested a visit to the SS-19 neutralization facility in Dnepropetrovsk to determine how the U S equipment Ukraine has requested would be integrated ioto the facility It is in the Ukrainian side's inter est to allow these visits to take place as soon as pos sible Okrainian representatives have asserted that it will be cheaper to produce the tanker railcars in Ukraine and the cars will not need to undergo safety teats since they will meet existing Ukrainian safety standards We are willing to consider the production of these tanker railcars in Ukraine but in order to make an assessment about the capability of the manufacturing plant to produce the tanker railoars if that option is chosen 1 we need to visit Mariupol I would like to point out that the degree of cooperation and joint consultation on the SNDV assistance program has been outstanding Finally let me provide you with a list of those SNDV dismantlement items that the U S has agreed in principle to provide • From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive A team of Ukrainian te c hnic al a perts visited the U S last week and observed operational incineration equipment capable of destroying liquid rocket propellant in an environmentally sound manner solid propellant missile static f i re test s tands and associated equipment U S emergency response equipment and operational practices and received briefings about the U S competitive bidding process and the U S conversion process for military bases being closed P J Li st of U_ _ i_ _r ruL filiQ Y JlJ _ s mn JJ l f-lJ f' Q J _ A L Ukraine oo S i_l Q_ L ln cl1Qi - IJJ 1 1ma 11tJ ment_A_ -t 1s e _ 'l'he u s has agre ed in princ iple to provide Ukraine with the following assistance in the area or ICBM silo dismantlement 1 000 mt of gasoline 1 000 mt of diesel fuel and 500 mt of kerosene temporary hou s ing for 700 civilians involved in the silo dismantlement process 4 plasma cutting units hand held tools including electric shears 10 units electric grinders 30 units and electric screwdrivers 20 units ICBM Silo Launcher Site Restoration The u s has agreed in principle to provide the following assistance to help restore the areas where SS--24 and ss 19 silo launchers ware eliminated Ukraine has requested the following assistance oo 10 bulldozers 8 graders lO excavators 25 dump trucks 13 automatic cranes with a 16 mt lift capacity 5 trailers with trucks -- capacity to move 80-100 mt of equipment 10 000 mt of diesel fuel oo ss-19 Neutralization Facility The u s has agreed in principle to assist Ukraine in upgrading the facility located at Dnepropetrovsk to eliminate SS-19s in an environmentally safe manner Ukraine has requested assistance which includes the following cranes pollution abatement equipment b I L $ ea PL i wc czeawww G4 5S#WWW From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive 5 self-propelled cranes with 120 metric ton mt lifting capacity cameras and monitors inciner ators storage t anks communication systems fire extinguishing system From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive oo cutting Equipment for ss-19 SoliQ Rocket Motors The U S has stated that it is prepared in principle to provide cutting equipment for SS-19 emall eolid rocket motors Hydro- abrasive cutters oo Tanker Railcare The u s has agreed in principle to provide tanker railcars or the transport and temporary storage of SS-19 heptyl awaiting incineration and SS-19 amyl 37 heptyl tanker railcars pproximately 40 amyl tanke4 railcars oo ergency Response Equipment The u s is prepared in principle to provide assistance for an emergency respon e equipment package that would be used in the event of an accident during the dismantlement proce ss The U S has agreed in principle to provide the following types of equipment for Ukrainian emergency response teams Communications equipment in ividual protecti e gear -- rail and truck mounted cranes spark free cutting tools heptyl and amyl degassing and neutralization equipment -- one computer with mathematioal models for computing the dispersion and spread of heptyl and amyl at the accident site -- equipping Ukrainian helicopters for medical fire fighting and egassirig miseione - - • • ' ·- _ l --· l'_ fi'•• -3• '- f - i - r _ •r • •_ l i° 4 « - I _ l oo b _i__gll t cu - AJrcraft EJ imAon t ioo The u s has ag r eed in principle to provide aseistance in des t roying lighter aircraft that will need to be eliminated under the CFE Treaty cutting equipment two sided shears 2 computers There a r e several areas where the U S has offered assistance but Ukraine has not yet accepted our offers oo Solid Propellant ICBM Dismantl meot The u s has offered to provide assistance to Ukraine in the elimination of the solid propellant SS-24 ICBMs through the process of static burning or firing with minimal environmental impact Ukraine has stated that it already has a static-fire capability Ukraine has requested that the u s provide Ukraine with technology to remove the solid propellant from large rocket motors by freezing cryogenics The U S has stated that cryogenic technology ie still in the development stage and will not be available for a number of years oo Incineration ot Liquid Propellant The u s has offered to provide additional assistance to help Ukraine incinerate excess liquid propellant in an environmentally sound manner Ukraine has stated that it intends to examine possible methods of converting haptyl into an economically recoverable material The o s has been told that a-heptyl conversion decision will be made within two years and that Ukraine will not decide whether it requires additional incinerating capability before Ukraine completee its research From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive oo k2roDQteu The U S has agreed in principle to provide computers to account for and track missiles during the missile elimination process