submitted on 19 X 1991 RFRENE on expected reductions of defense allocations as a result of the implementation of the new Soviet initiative announced by MS Gorbachev on October 5 1991 as well as allocations for measures for its implementation Measures ln million rubles prices as of 2 April 1991 Additional Liquidation of all nuclear artillery ammunition nuclear warheads for tactical missiles nuclear mines part of nuclear warheads of air defense missile systems and tactical nuclear weapons of Navy cessation of development and production decrease of expenses for maintenance and recycling It is proposed to liquidate completely all Naval tactical nuclear weapons on a reciprocal basis with the USA and also to pull from combat units of front tactical aviation all nuclear ammunitions and place them on the bases of central storage Heavy bombers will be taken off alert their nuclear weapons will be put in storage The development of the modified short-range nuclear missile X-ISP for heavy bombers will be terminated The development of compact mobile will be terminated No need for allocations allocations 1758 960 Estimated 832 52 30 Modernization of rail-based will not proceed 30 The number of mobile launch systems for rail-based will not be increased 503 including 134 with MlRVed warheads will be taken off alert Removal of three submarines with 48 missile launchers Reduction of the total number of nuclear warheads from 6000 according to the Treaty to 5000 Start negotiations on further radical reduction of strategic arms approximately by half Announce moratorium on nuclear testing for one year Reducing the strength of our armed forces by 700 thousand men Was not planned Carried out according to the plan 1200 20 Estimated 3600 75 10 dismantling and conservation 4700 TOTAL 12150 1117 In total the likely reduction in defense allocations will amount to about 11033 million rubles Translated by Svetlana Savranskaya for the National Security Archive Source Hoover Institution Archives Kataev Collection Box 11 Folder 33