THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 21 l986 NAIIONAL SECURITV DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 214 U S RESPONSE TO JANUARY ARMS CONTROL PROPOSALS -81 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in NSDD 210 should form the basis of the U S response with respect to the INF area the guidance issued in NSDD 210 is superceded Based upon this last round of consultations I have decided that in response to the Soviet offer of a near term zero zero outcome in Europe we will offer a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 QM By the end of 1987 the United States and the Soviet Union would limit their landwbased LRINF missile deployments in Europe to 140 launchers each with the Soviet Union making concurrent preportionate 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 magma 1989 LS Ni Associated with this plan there would be a parallel series Fd of global LRINF missile warhead ceilings under which the U S Q5 retains the right to global equality As Soviet launchers 3% are reduced the launchers and their associated missiles and warheads would be destroyed U S systems in excess of the launcher limits cited above could be withdrawn to the U S i unless or until they were also in excess of the equal global warhead ceiling associated with the launcher reductions then i334352 being implemented in which case they would be destroyed while uni p1 a protecting a right to convert Pershing II missiles to Pershing I a missiles LS a 41 30 secure 9ng I 0F 2 Declassify on OADR 122 1 2 Also under this plan unless otherwise agreed Soviet reductions in both Europe and Asia would be concurrent and proportional However in the context of such a far reaching agreement an agreed date for global elimination of LRINF missiles and the achievement of deep reductions in LRINF missiles globally without regard to the forces of other nations the United States would also be prepared to consider proposals which would result in the elimination of LRINF missiles in both Europe and in the Far East together somewhat ahead of the schedule for their elimination globally UH These reductions and limits would involve U S and Soviet systems only There would be no agreed constraints on the forces of the United Kingdom or France These reductions would also be associated with an equal Shorterurange INF SRINF ceiling at current Soviet levels or to freeze SRINF at both sides January 1 1982 levels This ceiling would be fully implemented by the end of 1987 84 Finally the United States will propose specific verification procedures tailored to the specific weaponry limits we seek These details will be presented in the context of a comprehensive verification regime which includes the use of national technical means of verification and cooperative measures between the two governments such as on-site monitoring inspection and data exchanges 31 coax LOElcorsza SEERET ELf-l