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the, ; J)l'U.cl oC oucl ... 'l' weapon.. 1ft ou.r elt:a.m.i.n.atioA., we c on;Ultocl

widely with Jou:r princ:lpa.l oUlc.er• f; om r <t!l• "'-Dt &aenc:le• o.f the

. &'bout tbe leadbiUt:y a n4 th• cotru of preventing: nuclea r proUCora -

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) tl>or oprn<! o [ n~cl!a.r w u p ooo Ia cl.,.r\y In tho natkJoal Inter cot

~te tho diCiicult d~cl•!e>no t~t ,.;n be required. We ha vo oOo•

ctudecl~ lherllfo,.~. tt.u the Uoi~ Stat.c.a :nust. .ae • :nattel" oC

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ttl••• eUor u rnu1t be olth.r•e kind.a: (al negotiadoft o( formal

DNltilAt•ral•areeMe.,u; (b) the il.ppU~-.tion o! ln!luanc; on iDGi•

vid~l MtiOn• con.side.r Jn·e nucleAr "'eapon.a a~qu.lsltion. 'by ov-

G-&111 threat t.o che e ecvrit y o.t the UrUted. Stat•• · N ... nucl.e•t'

caJ&bilitlu, ho-'-'en:t primiti~e a nd regaT4lu• a( wkech.ot tb•y

"' .. r• bel4 by Dat1ona ~:u.rrently fri• ndly to tha UDtt~ S~u• ~ wUl

ad~ eompt.e-Uy &-nd. ialftabniq. to th• detal"rlnt b&lan.c:e beC..:..aa

)lo.tlllty Lf'AOO J • tat.• nelabbo:rlna n ew o.ucle.ar powers , pla.c.e ~

• wastofa.l economic:: bur-den. on the -.ep!Tationl ol developi.ag ~tlon1,

impede th• vitat tatk o! contro)Unc a.nd redu.cina: weapone &rOUQd

the w «Wl.d. a.Dd. e"¥entually ~onstltu..te dir ec;.t rnilita.ry threat..t to t:be .

U:nited .State a.

would. aJ"h e to retreat t o iaol.\tion to :t.void tho risk of Jnvolvetrlf:nt

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z.. The world ia b..a t a.erroa.chin g a pol'l\t o( no r e-tu!'a bl

ttt~elMJ" weapon.• . Tb• r • cen.t C~tJ'Iu• Comrnul\ht 1nlcln.r axplo­

•loa hu re-iuf'o"c•d. the beli e.(. ln.c l'ealing1y P,r.valent thrO'I.lp~t tbe

l•d.r. a r e e•••ntial t.o c.a. Uon.&t ••curity. a.ocl ar• f-...•ibl• •'"D --,

• 'With. mo4••t iod..a.•td.J r••our c•• · J Th• CMne'e Comnnmi .-t n.~clo.ar - ·

•e.a.poa.• pi'OIP"ano. b• brou,cht particular prt!••ur 41 o:o. IndiA atltl

.lap&~ whicb ('C').&y bot'h. 11e a pproac:=h.i wtg dt:chioo.• LO und.ert&k• nu-

Althouah c>ne ril~&:ht be tempted ro acc ept India.o or J'a.p.anue

n ucleazo weapon• to c.onnlcrb~ta.nce. thOJ:t o( China. we ..to 11ot

b .slhwe the spra.a.d O( nuclear woo. pons w~u\d Ol' colltd b,e stopped

thet'•. A n India., 01' JO\panue dec.ia iota to build nucl e.a.r weap<>n• -•

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E~~o~aa eoun~r1e• wtlutd not decide to d.evelop theSr own nuclear

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We ..... c:onvinci'l . tn.~ieCOro. th.at ffn.eraetlc and e:ompl'e-

lhe:r ·~~u:ieldon ol 11ucl .. r •e.&p<m.A ~p.J.l>Wtic• or t..za &c4el•n.UA_,

iru;rea.•• in tht~[t n~mb·r of na.tion• enpaed in nuc.t.ar wea.poat pro-

we nw.at oD"*' &-read.y i nten • tCy ou.r •ttor u ·- bot.h t o obtain appro-

prla.te tnW.t!l&tor-al air 1u:mo.nt1 a.nd t o a(fact di.c'ec:tly the motiv~ti4nll

ot btcltvi.4u.al oa.tioc• - - lf we a.:re to ha.vo an)' hope of aucces• i.Q

We ~v• })een lmpTesse<J Ln tho conue of our •tudy by th•

l.a.ct th&t &CdQ~I &fleotlna th~ apread of n.~clear wea.pon• also re-. .

~.Nith ou.,- :a.Jli.t.t •nd wi::h othct- n.atiDnl, ~·ca.pon.• dcp\.oym~nts at homD

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;rllllllU•tat!olll D'),;a,.l" • v.cceed.1 ..., eft. or ~o • • . _.. _.. ¢! lm•.-••t; ••

.. eU a.• th• •&er\.c:=i ... of .OoverQmlnt whic:h d.e.al wl:h them... mu.ll

be trt&ly TOipocta,.,.e to ou.r nO«l•pi'OUferaUoQ polld .. , a.od mQ.U . ··-

daa11 tbey b&v-e recetved lo tho pa.at..

th• Sovdt UtLio-n i.o. af!o:rt:l to s·top ptoJi1er&.tion., Furth• 1"ro.o:re,

Sat .. coot:l!use i a • nucl ear •rrn• race. T bercfOI"o. lellellell

w•pocd,~a.a.d. &&-r••m~t• 0«1. br•d..r a._rmj control Qdlal\&.l'O•

M\&lt b• r eco1nb•d •• lmpOI"t&nt componenC.. ln. th• averall

f . A m&jor cHert on our p&l't J-.~s promhe o{ • d.cc•n it\

da.t•, lnhia.tivc• w it'lln the Unit,od. NatiOI\1J and In disa.\"m&mcn.t

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R.e•olutloa ot J '6l andl Ole llmicect nu:el•ar ten baa truly of

1'16S 4:.osa~H tO'otle~ a k•i• on which to take more compre•.

We MUev• that~! ~o~~t Unlott. ~ec:&\Uie ot lt• grow~

~ .... lJ.!lily to prolit•ta.don. •mon.a lh n•i&l'ibor&. p.robbly.

•"-r•• •ilh ~ a •trODI lntereat in pi'evcntlng t&e !vther 1pre&4

of ~~~doa.&" w•pon•. Furthert We believe th~t c&e eha.ar;~ of

laa4lard~1p !11 the Sovl•t UDiOD aod t~e po•• ible re•W.Ua, revtow

.. of Soviet u.aclear policla• ~y nl•ii provWe aD !rm:n.tii&~ op~-

tvaltF for jo.lGt or p&raUel.a~tion. l.n the oea'J' future to •top tbo

· Of cO~•e, evoD M&jor el{ort.a on DQT part ma.y a.ot ltc •ac ... • •

caa lfulla. baltlng or ~oatty re4a.rdit\g the •pr~d. of oucleaJ:"

wea~•· But we are unanlm.ou1 In our agreoment 6at 1ueh •I·• . .

fort& •ltoutd 1H :rna.cl•. 1"ho raw&rds of Jonc•term •uccea• would.

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1. MWtilatera.l aa•eemeAU,.

.M.&•~r •• to prevent par-ti<:ub-r c.owttrh.• lr01n acquir~~

• u..PpOrt of a brQad Snto~rnatio"""l prohibition "ppUcable to ma~r

eouct.rMi. We d 1CN1.d •ee'k to obtain Ol'\ • multil.a.l• ~ral b&.d• fo~mal

tr.U:t ~hneau of thl•• kil\d~Y

ouzo·utort. lor a n~ .. prot ller •tlon ~Jr••mOnt and •••k th• -.rly

c.oaeha.d o.a o l cho wiOe•t a nd moat: e(foe.ctlv·e· po••fblo l.ot.e!'niAotional

Et' .. ty 01\ aoo-d.ia•emi.iadon and non-acqubition q! r:~~"clcal:' weapor».

I Wo ohou!d bo pre~ud to bring atrong .P•u•ur• o~ danl.ficut I c:o~n.triu (.locludlzla O•rmany. Fra.n c a. t n.d i.a , J .a9&'4, X. rael. the

. UAR. a -.! Swe d.n) t.<> ~chi eve thoie' pu·Udpation iu • uch .J.n ~groe-

upor.~ the rosol\lt.ion o f any issu c;s rei~ l in; to~ A U..ntlc nucle.a..t"

I lot ~e, 'howe ver h elp(ul .such rcsol.,tlo~ mit;bt: b~.

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t-o maka it poaeible f o'l' the Soviet• to t.a.ke U.e lc:~d with \Ia b.

•MklD& worldwlcU •npport for & nou•proU!er.a.tlcn tz• -ty. Ia •DY

d'f'41 ~y aot b•corn. crltlc• l until tho l\.\t~ar• ol the MLF /AM .. 1• . .

. Sov:let 11olort. jA••~nl tboct wUl be &n. adeqU&te wit:hdt>aw&l ,p-,a ~

. . OD l'za th• tr.a lyt we sbou.ld be prepar td to &O U...d wl-thou-t the

· ticlp&.tiOl\ of elthe; i-ran co or Chin&, ' We aho\ud be prapared

tion • ...,. dtoul~ confi4cr ouy a.ntlc~pa.t~ct Improved ca.pabilit!.,_•

~n.Uahrf.llnteJligenc.oe e~pa.bititie:s. I:upecti.o-n procedu~ es and

quota. a e overin.g other count riot ahoutd ah o b a reviewed. to Ca. ciH-

Ute th e wid e s t And most <:Hectiva a.;.;tli<ati.on oi the t ceaty~ W•

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~· •~l&bU,b:Dc:t: ·of L:itl'3 ~C..""-'"'\ ~~ J\!r.U::a:i. (~cl..:as.n..!:• tl.

posalb.!e. b:-t.~l-U~".rt.l cuc:l&Z f::e<O :.c!'la. To (adUt&ro • lleb ~a~ee ..

flQt!OA a.'Od. 0111" poa!.t~on on. c-~nslt ::i:'Ma :a.n':' dec:lar~ti~ ~!!:n

k'o.aposc:: to Onl~ S;:~t.e.~: c.ucle:u' w~:.f!c:tD to dl• ~"ll .extent

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wtd.cll cow.! !:te qnte)cty'l.MpO • .cl ~7 ~•euti'IO a.dioa &nd wbl.Q

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to WDanuia40tuY• ol' oth.o.-wl•• •cq~.h'• 1W.C)o.&~ ...... apou.

a. •. ~ ~ to de~ter lndt... lrom buUdin' nuclea&- •..

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pa.'l"allel a.etlon. wiU. thet Sovi•t. a o.d/or th• Uoited Kin.,.S.om. Appro-. .

economlca.lty ju.tUSable <Sd<!ntUic progra.ms desigl'lod 10 build the

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vaot to Ioclia. 1t e couoiiilc • .nc1 • ocSal problern11,. iV'• m..f.a}Jt ilio

-ID.itlat • a ~or eoord.W.ted United Stat•• - 1D4i.a.D pr'o&l'a.cn o(

• cien.Unc, eult~.-al aM educa.tion.al ox.cbaq••· la. conaultai loa.

thou14 be called upon to •\l'brntt r • cornmoodatfoa.• reprd Lna ,.,

Uuitcd' Stat•• • •e,•t&n.eo to Indiaa t c:fO'D.ti!ic ac:tivttlet a o11. Ullit.d:

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to develop or otherwitle t..e«J.ulre rw.cle.&r wo~pcuu. To tb• e.llltea_t

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.. to llelp "'• Japaneee w ltb a pproprb t e P'~"••tla:• a h • rnat iv•• ..

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h:Dporta.11.t r ote ae a wo rld le.der.

c . r. r ael -t1AP.

theao &WIUr&RCee would be withdrawn if alie d4velapt a duclear .

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L•"•; our policy u otninln' an l"?dopondc nt lt n c\1 n~char force i o

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Jt tl&a UAR. •h.oul4 nak• a d• c:bi.o-4' to d et •a, •• alloold. b• 'p.-e-• 0

(3) We 1hou.Ld m.U::• major e fforta to p eTIU&.de

a••U.tanco to lat"~et or the UA.R. and et\o1.1ld work fol' Soviet ,.

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moat GJ.• a ction• of tho Unitod Stat••·

l. P olloi•• t owArd Eu.rof;'! &nd th .. Atlantic Nuel .. r Fo&-<:o.

0 \lr p r e lent polldea ln this area are d•tine,d ln NSAM. Jll, ·

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~t iD L1l ca••• tb.• aateeTnent o.f the Unlto4 S~t~.a wollll4 M re­

... q\dre4 JA ol'd8r to h.av;'the Force fire r.ucl-.a.r wea.pon• l aud. tbat

rD•at o( aU f*\"tlelpatJna n.a.tlo~•· Moroo"f"er. it thould be e.mpba-

shed that aa.y A Ni" •t~"••ment wg.uld. pravea.t th• prc lUer a.tloa ol ·.

. . . clu~ th.e: aWDber ol natiOJUJ havi.ftl' ~peftdent •tr-.tea ic nud &&r

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e11.ploitatlo " of b .iUte r.&.l arrra.ngemenu for nucl...,t' wea.po!W ayatenu~

woul.d. au.(Oct: t o deter \ho Ceri'J'U.n' rro~ &n irtdependent nt.lclear

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In acldldo~ lt ca.a.ld. 'b• ma.Gu clca.r to 'the Garm;aa,a that tb.•

alatant wS~ the S~lilapcru!4:nt poascssian of nuc:t .. r wa&por~• 'bt

Oerma.a.y. 01Jt•r• or th.• Committee, •o•i.Qz -. 'baelc in.co~tl·

away from rn&clO.! wea.Poo.• towa.rG an. obJ~ctlv• more conshtent

... ;. . lA any ea·•o, &ll·membett•·•lr•• that t~e·appropriat• .aaea.ciea

of &he Covaru.J:DaD' 1bo~~ cODtinU4 \»1'JRt uploratiOQ of po••ilalo

altel'li&Uvoi!l Co aD Ml..F /ANF w'!>l<:h woulot pe~.._,..,.1:ly Ul'hlblt

~ermauy ffoft\ a~q~o~.~inc ~ ... doa.r weapon&, but would ~ovcrtha-.

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. -· 1••• •••ve tba.t~ 1R 'the &bt~ence of Ger~n. ~•llzdUQtiO'I. Wo•t

a... Frahce., While ma.i.ntaln{a.J a p1ac.• for F.-anc•

JnA~e h ~lear to i"r&l'\ce. tha.t h~r Jn9ist~J\ca u.po" &be dcvelopm~nt

of &n in!Jepsn.den.t nucla;lr•5tU.t¢gic e.\~b{Uty and. upOn a.tma:sphcJ'ic

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(I) W• lh.O\&l~ ht no w .. y aaaiat tho French

atmo•pk•ric.or ~_.Jrou"cl nuclear t••~ pJ'O&ztarn aD4 •houl.S be . . pr•pa1' .. lo '"pport b.te&>natlonal maa.•u:r•• lnh:~te4. 'by otb•r•

M.vlne tl'.e dfect of Stnpe.aio& or pe~Usll:ll Fl"e4~ D"c::l~r t.at• • .

(a) m.Ot~l:' ae Fra.nce U ~nc•r~M.

ID.te•pret NSAM Z94 •t•lotly. . .

(1) w. lh'>~ld ccmtl~uo to ~y~ en. lncorpor&-

doD o{ tll.o 'U~ted.l<ina4om 1114epon.d.ent strato&;lc c.uclea~ d.•t.rren&. . .

we 1bouW. unde~k~ •a. .a.ppropZ'l.a.te .-ev!don of tt'l• 19S& ~tneRd­

uwnt of t&e Atomlc Ene~&1 Act .. uthorlzlDg nuclea.r ~·•t.t&n.~ to

·· na\laq wltb. a4vance4 we.a.pon• ca.p:a~ilitiAJ• that wo\&W bo c:oa. ... • • .

•bte~ ,.,i~ the f\lm\"e CO\ll'•• ot & 190~1&1 r•la.t!oa.e!.ip wlta ~.

ext1tina la.w to DfA•l" ~Ollrl.trl•• to achieve a.dvaaced n~c::lc&~ eapa.•; . bUitloo.

c., Soviet Unton. In vie,v o( tll e gre~t importance . ~--... o£ Sov1et &\l~po:rt &t)4 cooperation in co~rae~~ton with ctfort• to 'tog

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obtain. •ucb eupporc. W • •l,ouhl mako u.rly approach•• to cbe

Soviet•• 1eeklft&. coopera.Uot'J o,. ~• broad a. 'ba•l• a.s ·~••ible Jn

achlovlA.I the objectivei cie~..:ribod in tki• report, and to the

araph• l. Z &Dd. 5 of these rccommendatlona ..

!Dttlatlvt• towa'\"dl.tho follov:ini; ll'ni.ted Statci .. Soviet .arm• control

DDited Stat•• .. rui the Soviot Union and. cr6at1ag &G .. a.traospQ•r• . .

• .,.t<>ff ror weap.mo p<>Tpoooo, to l>• eotobolloho4 bJ troat)' (widt . . - . •ppriPprla.te p~ovblo11s por-miedn.& tho p'to4"c.t.io4 of tdtl~. ·

(Z) A v•r1fled •tra tezlc delivery veh.lcle l1:ee

: Core• level•• to he e~t.ablithe4 'by trea-ty.

(3} A11 18 to Z1-month halt Sn the con.at:ru.ction. o{

new A8~ o:r JCBM·J•I.lnch,erl. to be accompti&hod by re~i.proca.l

£<ec1.ativo ac:Uo~ l>asecS em u.nUater<l.l vedCka.ti.on. capabilities.

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d. Chiu. W • l>oUeve t!lat it will prov• dllflc,.lt

ov.r •• lo"J torm ollbar to b•lt n~clu.r prolif•r•tion. or ·to

oJ:a.U.tn. yo ... 14wid.e P-aUl &fld. a~'bUlty un.tll Chln.a. hal jo"tn~d. thO

aalty of the pJ'Olltom. we re4:ornm•nd. tha:t 1216 Cov•Tn.naat udal'• -· take a ~najo1' blp-level reex&min.atlon of ou.- polic::ie• tow&1'd.

'Whll• we recogQi-.o th-.~ ln tbe lona r~n !h alcm.J.ble .utv~l•

will prob&bl.y bo avalbblo ~ aU lnd\;atrlal cout~tries ~• & J"e•*t . . . .

. H ·a~~ad.e at t~b tlm.o to e~•ure that peaceful atomic •n•rJy pro-

' . . 'ram.a do not unTe.aoaably contrl'bu.te to potential proUfer.,doa .

of nud•ar wt:a.pons capa'blUtle~. We should in an ca1e.s ln1bt

• oa .. c1•41,uaM laf•&u.&~d• (ot ~11 ~a.c.e(~l program•. Mor•o~~ •

ou.t eupport akould. ba Umlted to tllo•~ ,program• wklch will a.tl-

ah~:~\1.14 not pre•• •uch. p'r'ogramt :uit2l &pecial su'bsidie~. Careful

c.011aidc.-ation should be glvon to the poli.tical &tablHty a.r.d

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W• •bo\&td m•'c• &ll effort t.o gel all pot•nt.i.al tuppUer• t o act-••

to .U•• rnat.:r'-.1.1 •"" fa.clUih• •nly -.n~h l' :.4•q~'• •aJ•r•r••· We •boold u.lce tho f#ltowlua a.c.t:lonr w h h rs~rd l o lA &A.

a~ 1:-.&rat:om:

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(1) We ahould lncre.a;.•o o"r &£fort• to build

(Z) W• ah.otald bert nron&OI' UU'Iue~ace on all ... uttc:ct• ,. incl~ •-u.p plying-l'l.&.llona ·a.nd.tl\e Soviet B loc to .a ~cept

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ta.cili rie• . · .

(~) . YJ • should e.xploze -.cldblOe.&l ~•A• o!

bolnf Ql e4 fok' milic...t 'I purpoae• .

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(J) We el\ould. pnss F,ucd om i n o r d er to obt.a.it'l

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. Wbllo ve .rll~cv.:ni=• ~t e.o pel.':t!ulti o• oln1.1c!ea.r uztlO-

. pro•octtr COJit:lt!o:-lDz u~or-bkln:; =r~lea.r ~?;~, p:o:=-~~•· h.

• . . ·~to ic.toJ'I&t: C'tbor C:~t:ttoa 1~ Cl\l<:h ,Pr'~t'aUU. &atll W-' ba~

UQCl.-•tabi ~~lt' .-el:Ulo~:~h!p to ~....c cc.~p~e~5lvo test ba:a aDd . . .

DUe~~= woa.po:w. !t i" S~,ort.e.J"'t. &.it we ~void givS~g 2.3 e:.:a:,gera.te4

i=~rcst1o1:11· cd tbol~ tm.~o;&e.r\co ~'Q4 '-lti!lty &.a.d. ~u we at~eoa C!\•

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J.yn&ua '~• John•

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poa• ildUty ol un.aulhorlz~d. !t';~&uro Of cOmJirOml.le of d.eef.aA

1nl'a ... mati9'\ r•"rdinl Vnited St:AI"' nt•c:ieAr ""•apon• 4•plov•'.

a 'br ._ct. A.~~;c:ordiDg:ly, vie 1l1ould Uk& th.• fotlowlrl.a actiotu :

I . a. NATO ••••••liT· We klleve U...t the Jd.,.P-<:t; I I for •uc~••• of ou-r eUor:lto •~p the e p,.e•d of cucloa.r weap~~

will '*'• eQhane•d by a.cioptio.n of & ravia ad NA 1"0 lb"ateiY~ a lon&

J'otot Cblofe of Sta.fi,. pladna: a rea tel' aU••• on a nou .. auc'lur . .

..... poUc:y woutd'.of, cCNrae mAinta i~ a ta.ctic.al 1\\I.C.le.a.:t ca.pabllity. fo~

d...:........ c.-e<libillty ~ n .. dbll1;y·.' l . . _j . 'b.. Pl>~•kal· u~~•::J Th • pro.r-~tn {.,., lho inotaU.-1

r--.,r..,..::,--=cor P ermGi1v e Ae~ .. oo.. l.oluk•.' (PALs) ln wu.pca.~ deployed la I l!u:r~ ehcklld b .. coa.tlau.ed &1\4 oxpr~ond.d. to apply to ..U weapon:__] ·

d•ptoJM ovar•eiLe. J Inten•lCle4 .-.t.earch t<> dave\op l.n-apt"ov.l.aafe ...

• .-rch •.1• lD.t ••isut"e or u.n.authort~ed use s:houtd. be eonUnu• d.. ·

Fl"• nc:e a v.d r.bo S,-.,Set Union in c..onnectton w lth tho de-ve-lopment of

c. Rcsoar'c.b and. !)o.,clopmcnt .. The De~Artmellt o(

c 0 • t.1t~dorl r.. Jo~n

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pollcl•• rocomm ... cla<l Ia ti>I. momor&l\dgm. CoooldaraUon ol>o.olcl

tiaa. ·~ceM• reb.tocl to •vch thl'eat.: •ncl to th• dev•la.pm.-.l or •ay ..

UOQ poUd.••• a.D4 tbelr progf'~•• OQ no1\•p.,ollferatloa nuttelte e~ou14.!

•• tbhlk. lie tollow•4 Ct~••ly !Jy you. a.D4 ywr •eAior ad.rieer•.

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