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Pursuant to and in implementation of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, the Parties hereby agree upon procedures governing the conduct of inspections and continuous monitoring activities provided for in Article XI of the Treaty.
I. General Obligations
For the purpose of helping to ensure verification of compliance with the provisions of the Treaty,
each Party shall facilitate the conduct of inspections and continuous monitoring activities by the
other Party in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.
II. Provisions Concerning the Legal Status of Inspectors, Monitors, and Aircrew Members
1. Inspections and continuous monitoring activities shall be conducted by inspectors and
monitors. Except as provided for in paragraph 6 of Section IV of this Protocol, inspectors and
monitors shall be transported to the territory of the inspected Party by inspection airplanes.
Inspectors and monitors, as well as aircrew members that operate these airplanes, shall be
assigned in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Section and subject to provisions of
the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Early Exchange of Lists of Inspectors, Monitors, and
Aircrew Members of July 31, 1991.
2. The list of inspectors shall not contain at any one time more than 400 individuals, and the list
of monitors shall not contain at any one time more than 300 individuals. The number of
individuals on the list of aircrew members shall not be limited. Inspectors and monitors shall be
citizens of the inspecting Party. The Parties shall have the right to change, by mutual agreement,
the number of inspectors and monitors that each of these lists may contain. For each proposed
inspector, monitor, and aircrew member, the lists shall contain first name, middle name or
patronymic, and last name; day, month, and year of birth; city, state or oblast, and country of
birth; and passport number, if available.
3. Each Party shall have the right to inform the other Party of its agreement with, or objection to,
the designation of each inspector, monitor, and aircrew member proposed, by providing a
notification in accordance with paragraph 21 of Section III of this Protocol.
4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Section, each Party shall have the right to
amend its lists of inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members no more than once in each 21-day
period, by providing the other Party with a notification in accordance with paragraph 20 of
Section III of this Protocol. With each change, the number of inspectors whose names are entered
in the list of inspectors shall not exceed 30, the number of monitors whose names are entered in
the list of monitors shall not exceed 25, and the number of aircrew members whose names are
entered in the list of aircrew members shall not exceed 25. The Party receiving notification of an
amendment to the list of inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members shall provide notification to
the other Party, in accordance with paragraph 21 of Section III of this Protocol, of its agreement
with or objection to the designation of each such inspector, monitor, or aircrew member.
5. No later than 25 days after entry into force of the Treaty, or no later than 30 days after receipt
of a notification of amendments to the lists of inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members, the
Party receiving such lists or proposed amendments thereto shall provide visas and, where
necessary, such other documents to each individual to whom it has agreed, as may be required to
ensure that each inspector, monitor, or aircrew member may enter and remain in the territory of
that Party throughout the in-country period. The inspected Party shall ensure that such visas and
appropriate documents shall be valid for a period of at least 24 months, and the inspecting Party
shall ensure that persons receiving such visas and appropriate documents shall use them only for
the purpose of conducting inspections or continuous monitoring activities in accordance with the
provisions of this Protocol.
6. An individual on the list of inspectors may be objected to only if that individual is under
indictment for a criminal offense on the territory of the inspected Party or if that individual has
been convicted in a criminal prosecution or expelled by the Party reviewing the list. An
individual on the list of monitors or aircrew members may be objected to if that individual is
found unacceptable by the Party reviewing the list. The Party making such an objection shall so
notify the other Party in accordance with paragraph 21 of Section III of this Protocol.
Individuals who are objected to shall be deleted from the lists. In the event the inspected Party
subsequently determines that an inspector, monitor, or aircrew member of the other Party is
under indictment for a criminal offense on the territory of the inspected Party or has ever been
convicted in a criminal prosecution or expelled by the inspected Party, or has violated the
conditions governing the conduct of inspections or continuous monitoring activities provided for
in this Protocol, the inspected Party making such determination may so notify the inspecting
Party in accordance with paragraph 22 of Section III of this Protocol. In the event that the
inspecting Party is so notified, that Party shall promptly recall that individual from the territory
of the inspected Party, if that individual is there at such a time. The inspecting Party shall also
delete the individual from the list of inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members.
7. In order to exercise their functions effectively, for the purpose of implementing the Treaty and
not for their personal benefit, the inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall be accorded
the following privileges and immunities:
(b) The office premises, except for those in the operations center, and living quarters for
monitors shall be accorded the inviolability and protection accorded to the premises of the
mission and private residences of diplomatic agents in accordance with Articles 22 and 30 of the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
(c) The papers and correspondence of inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall enjoy the
inviolability accorded to the papers and correspondence of diplomatic agents in accordance with
Article 30 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
(d) Inspection airplanes shall be inviolable. This shall not affect airplanes making regularly
scheduled commercial flights that are used for the transportation of inspectors and monitors to
points of entry, or their aircrews.
(e) Inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall be accorded the immunities accorded
diplomatic agents in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Article 31 of the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The immunity from jurisdiction with respect to an
inspector, monitor, or aircrew member may be waived by the inspecting Party in those cases
when it is of the opinion that immunity would impede the course of justice and that it can be
waived without prejudice to the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty. Waiver must
always be express.
(f) Monitors shall be accorded the exemption from dues and taxes accorded to diplomatic agents
in accordance with Article 34 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
(g) Inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members of a Party shall have the right to bring into the
territory of the other Party, without payment of any customs duties or related charges, articles for
their personal use, with the exception of articles, the import or export of which is prohibited by
law or controlled by quarantine regulations.
(h) If the inspected Party considers that there has been an abuse of privileges and immunities
provided for in this paragraph, consultations shall be held between the Parties to determine
whether such an abuse has occurred. If it is determined that such an abuse has occurred, the
inspecting Party shall take necessary measures to prevent a repetition of such an abuse.
The privileges and immunities provided for in this paragraph shall be accorded for the entire time
the inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members are within the territory of the other Party, and
thereafter with respect to acts previously performed in the exercise of their official functions.
During their stay in the territory of the inspected Party, without prejudice to the privileges and
immunities provided for in this paragraph, inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall be
obliged to respect the laws and regulations of the inspected Party, shall be obliged not to interfere
in its internal affairs, and shall not engage in any professional or commercial activity for personal
profit on the territory of the inspected Party.
III. Notifications Concerning Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities
1. Each Party shall provide to the other Party the notifications provided for in this Section
concerning inspections and continuous monitoring activities pursuant to Article VIII of the
Treaty.
2. Notification of the standing diplomatic clearance number for inspection airplanes shall be
provided no later than 30 days after entry into force of the Treaty, for the period until the end of
the current calendar year, and subsequently no less than 30 days prior to the beginning of each
following calendar year, and shall include:
(b) calendar year.
3. Notification of an intention to conduct an inspection pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or
10 of Article XI of the Treaty, shall be provided no less than 16 hours in advance of the
estimated time of arrival of the inspection team at the point of entry from outside the territory of
the inspected Party and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry;
(c) the date and time for the designation of the inspection site and the type of inspection; and
(d) the names of inspectors and aircrew members.
4. The date and time for the designation of the inspection site and the type of inspection shall be
specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Section subject to
the following conditions:
(b) For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 3, 5, 6, or 10 of Article XI of the Treaty,
the date and time for such designation shall be neither less than four hours nor more than 24
hours after the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry.
(c) For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article XI of the Treaty, the date and
time for such designation shall be no more than 48 hours after the notification of the completion
of an exercise dispersal of mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles has been
provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of Section II of the Notification Protocol, or no more
than four hours after the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, whichever is
earlier.
5. Notification of an intention to conduct an inspection pursuant to paragraph 8, 9, 11, 12, or 13
of Article XI of the Treaty shall be provided no less than 72 hours in advance of the estimated
time of arrival of the inspection team at the point of entry from outside the territory of the
inspected Party and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry;
(c) the inspection site and the type of inspection; and
(d) the names of inspectors and aircrew members.
6. Notification of an intention to replace inspectors conducting an inspection pursuant to
paragraph 8 of Article XI of the Treaty shall be provided no less than seven days in advance of
the estimated time of arrival of replacement inspectors at the point of entry from outside the
territory of the inspected Party and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry;
(c) the inspection site;
(d) the names of the incoming replacement inspectors and outgoing inspectors being replaced,
including the name of the incoming inspection team leader, if such a replacement is planned; and
(e) the names of aircrew members.
7. Notification of an intention to conduct a sequential inspection, as provided for in paragraph 36
or 37 of Section VI of this Protocol, shall be provided in writing through a member of the
in-country escort and shall specify:
(b) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 8, 9, 11, 12, or 13 of Article XI of the
Treaty, the next inspection site.
8. Notification of the date and time for the designation of the next inspection site and the type of
inspection as provided for in paragraph 36 of Section VI or paragraph 19 of Section IX of this
Protocol, shall be made in writing through a member of the in-country escort.
9. The date and time for the designation of the inspection site and the type of inspection shall be
specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 8 of this Section, subject to
the following conditions:
(ii) no earlier than the completion of post-inspection procedures; and
(iii) no later than 12 hours after the completion of post-inspection procedures.
(b) If such notification is provided at the point of entry, the date and time for such
designation shall be no earlier than four hours and no later than 24 hours after the return of the
inspection team to the point of entry.
10. Notification of an intention to establish a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system
at a facility subject to continuous monitoring and of an intention to conduct an engineering site
survey at such a facility, shall be provided no less than 30 days in advance of the estimated date
of arrival at the point of entry of the monitoring team and engineering site survey equipment and
shall include:
(b) the point of entry;
(c) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, and the preferred time of
departure for the facility from the point of entry; and
(d) the names of the members of the monitoring team and aircrew members.
11. Notification of the date of commencement of continuous monitoring at a facility specified in
the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Section and of the initial arrival
of monitors at that facility to carry out continuous monitoring, shall be provided no less than 30
days in advance of the estimated date of arrival of monitors at the point of entry and shall
include:
(b) the date when the procedures for continuous monitoring at that facility will commence;
(c) the point of entry;
(d) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, and the preferred time of
departure for the facility from the point of entry; and
(e) the names of the monitors and aircrew members.
12. Notification containing a request for logistic support for a facility specified in a notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Section shall include:
(b) the request for logistic support in accordance with paragraph 19 of Section XVI of this
Protocol.
13. Notification of an intention to enter the territory of the other Party to establish a perimeter
and portal continuous monitoring system at a facility specified in a notification provided in
accordance with paragraph 10 of this Section, shall be made no less than seven days in advance
of the estimated date of arrival of the monitors at the point of entry, if monitors that carry out
continuous monitoring are present at that facility, and no less than 30 days in advance of the
estimated date of arrival of the monitors at the point of entry, if no monitors that carry out
continuous monitoring are present or have been present at that facility and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, and the preferred time of
departure for the facility from the point of entry;
(c) the specification of the facility; and
(d) the names of the monitors and aircrew members.
14. Notification of an intention to enter the territory of the other Party to replace monitors at a
facility specified in a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 11 or 13 of this Section,
shall be provided no less than seven days in advance of the estimated date of arrival of the
monitors at the point of entry and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, and the preferred time of
departure for the facility from the point of entry;
(c) whether the replacement shall be at the facility subject to continuous monitoring or
monitored facility, or at the airport associated with such a facility;
(d) the specification of the facility;
(e) the names of the incoming monitors and aircrew members; and
(f) the number of monitors to be replaced.
15. Notification of an intention to enter the territory of the other Party to maintain a perimeter
and portal continuous monitoring system at a facility or facilities specified in a notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 13 of this Section, shall be provided no less than seven
days in advance of the estimated date of arrival of the monitors at the point of entry and shall
include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry, and the preferred time of
departure for the facility from the point of entry;
(c) the specification of the facility or facilities; and
(d) the names of the monitors and aircrew members.
16. Notification of an intention to move to another facility at which monitors are present, or to
leave the territory of the inspected Party shall be provided no less than 48 hours in advance of the
preferred time of departure, through a member of the in-country escort at the facility from which
the monitors will leave, and shall include:
(b) the destination;
(c) the names of monitors;
(d) for the movement to another monitored facility, the purpose of travel; and
(e) the equipment and supplies to be transported by the monitors.
17. Notification of an intention to use an inspection airplane in accordance with paragraph 4 of
Section IV of this Protocol shall be provided no less than 20 days in advance of the estimated
date of its arrival at the point of entry or airport associated with the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility, and shall include:
(b) the specification of all the facilities subject to continuous monitoring or monitored
facilities for which the equipment and supplies are intended;
(c) the point of entry or the airport associated with the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility;
(d) the estimated date of arrival at the point of entry or at the airport associated with the
facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility;
(e) for each facility specified in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, the approximate number
of separate palletized or oversize units of cargo, including modular structures, and the
approximate weight and dimensions of each such unit of cargo; and
(f) the type and approximate amounts of hazardous materials carried on the airplane that
require special safety measures in transportation and handling.
18. Notification of the confirmation of an intention to use an inspection airplane that has been
notified in accordance with paragraph 17 of this Section shall be provided no less than seven
days in advance of the estimated date of its arrival at the point of entry or airport associated with
the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, and shall include:
(b) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry or at the airport associated with
the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility; and
(c) the names of aircrew members.
19. Notification of the response to a request by the inspecting Party contained in a notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 17 of this Section to land an inspection airplane at the
airport associated with a facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall be
provided by the inspected Party no less than 72 hours prior to the estimated time of its arrival
specified in a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 13, 14, 15, or 18 of this
Section, and shall include:
(ii) the route for the flight of the inspection airplane to the airport; and
(iii) whether or not an escort crew will be provided and, if provided, a list of the members
of that aircrew; or
(b) in case the inspected Party does not permit the airplane to land at the airport associated
with the facility specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 17 of this
Section, the point of entry associated with the facility.
20. Notification of amendments made to the list of inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members in
accordance with paragraph 4 of Section II of this Protocol shall include:
(b) if any inspector, monitor, or aircrew member is removed from the lists, the first name,
patronymic or middle name, and last name; day, month, and year of birth; city, oblast or state,
and country of birth; and the passport number, if available, of the person removed; and
(c) for each inspector, monitor, or aircrew member proposed for inclusion in the lists, the
first name, patronymic or middle name, and last name; day, month, and year of birth; city, oblast
or state, and country of birth; and passport number, if available.
21. Notification of agreement with or objection to the designation by the other Party of each
inspector, monitor, or aircrew member proposed for inclusion on the lists provided for in
paragraph 2 of Section II of this Protocol shall be provided no later than 20 days after entry into
force of the Treaty or, with respect to subsequent amendments made to these lists, no later than
20 days after receipt of the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 20 of this Section,
and shall include:
(b) for each inspector, monitor, or aircrew member, the first name, patronymic or middle
name, and last name; day, month, and year of birth; city, oblast or state, and country of birth; and
passport number, if available; and
(c) for each inspector, monitor, or aircrew member, agreement with or objection to the
designation of that person.
22. Notification of an objection to an inspector, monitor, or aircrew member who is currently on
the list of inspectors, monitors, or aircrew members, shall include:
(b) for each inspector, monitor, or air-crew member, the first name, patronymic or middle
name, and last name; day, month, and year of birth; city, oblast or state, and country of birth; and
passport number if available; and
(c) for each inspector, monitor, or aircrew member, the reason for the objection to that
person.
23. Notification of a change or addition to the points of entry to the territory of the inspected
Party shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section IV of this Protocol through
diplomatic channels no less than five months prior to the beginning of the use of the new point of
entry, and shall include:
(b) the new point of entry.
24. Notification containing data concerning the flight plan of an inspection airplane shall be
provided no less than six hours prior to the scheduled departure time of such an airplane from the
last airfield prior to entering the airspace of the inspected Party.
25. Notification of the approval of the flight plan of an inspection airplane filed in accordance
with paragraph 24 of this Section shall be provided by the inspected Party no less than three
hours prior to the scheduled time for departure of such an airplane from the last airfield prior to
entering the airspace of the inspected Party.
26. Notification of an intention to conduct the cargo examination at a location other than the facility subject
to continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall be provided by the inspected Party no less than 120
hours in advance of the estimated time of arrival of an inspection airplane used in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Section IV of this Protocol. JCIC Agreement No. 5, Article 3.
27. Notification of a change of a route for flights of inspection airplanes to and from a point of entry
established on the territory of a Party shall be provided by that Party no less than 30 days in advance of
the effective date of such change and shall include:
(b) the changed flight route, and
(c) the effective date of such change. JCIC Agreement No. 8, Article 1, Paragraph 1.
28. Notification of the determination, in accordance with subparagraph 1(d) of Subsection E of Section VI
of Annex 8 to this Protocol, of agreed geographic coordinates of reference points used at a point of entry
for testing the operability of satellite system receivers, shall be provided by the inspected Party no later
than 48 hours after such determination and shall include:
(b) the date of determination of the agreed geographic coordinates;
(c) the agreed geographic coordinates of each of the reference points; and
(d) a physical description of each of the reference points. JCIC Agreement No. 19, Article 3, Paragraph 1.
29. Notification of the intent to change, in accordance with subparagraph 1(h) of Subsection E of Section
VI of Annex 8 to this Protocol, a reference point used at a point of entry for testing the operability of
satellite system receivers, shall be provided by the inspected Party no less than seven days in advance of
the proposed effective date of the change and shall include:
(b) the agreed geographic coordinates of the reference point to be changed;
(c) the geographic coordinates of the new reference point; and
(d) the proposed effective date of the change. JCIC Agreement No. 19, Article 3, Paragraph 2.
IV. Arrangements for Air Transportation
1. The United States of America and the Russian Federation shall each establish on its territory no more
than three and no fewer than two points of entry. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan,
and Ukraine shall each establish one point of entry on its territory. The points of entry and their
associated inspection sites shall be listed in Annex I to the Memorandum of Understanding. Each Party
may change a point of entry to its territory by providing notification of such a change to the other Parties in
accordance with paragraph 23 of Section III of this Protocol. JCIC Agreement No. 14, Article 1, Paragraph 1.
2. The inspected Party shall, for each facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility,
identify the airport associated with that facility. Provisions of this Protocol relating to points of entry,
except for the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 14 of Section V of this Protocol, shall apply to such
airports while inspection airplanes or equipment and supplies transported by such airplanes in
accordance with paragraph 4 of this Section are located there.
3. The inspecting Party shall have the right to use inspection airplanes of the types specified in
paragraph 2 of Annex 10 to this Protocol for the transportation of inspectors or monitors to the points of
entry on the territory of the inspected Party. Such airplanes may, at the same time that they are
transporting inspectors, carry equipment intended for inspections. Such airplanes may, at the same time
that they are transporting monitors, carry equipment and supplies intended for continuous monitoring
activities. The inspecting Party shall provide notification of each flight of an inspection airplane
transporting inspectors or monitors in accordance with paragraph 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, or 15 of Section
III of this Protocol.
4. The inspecting Party shall have the right to use inspection airplanes of types specified in paragraph 3
of Annex 10 to this Protocol for the transportation of cargo specified in an inventory provided in
accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex 7 to this Protocol. Such airplanes may, at the same time that they
are transporting such cargo, carry monitors, and equipment and supplies intended for continuous
monitoring activities, and, if such airplanes arrive at the point of entry, also inspectors and equipment
intended for inspections. Such airplanes may carry only equipment, only supplies, or both at one and the
same time. Flights of such airplanes shall take place only to the points of entry, and, for airplanes not
transporting inspectors, on a case-by-case basis, with the permission of the inspected Party, into airports
associated with facilities subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facilities. For airplanes making
flights into airports associated with facilities subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facilities, the
inspected Party shall have the right to provide an escort crew consisting of not more than two individuals
(navigator and radio operator or navigator only) who shall board the inspection plane at the last airfield
prior to entering the airspace of the inspected Party. The inspecting Party shall provide notification of
each flight of an inspection airplane for the transportation of cargo in accordance with paragraph 17 of
Section III of this Protocol and, if applicable, paragraph 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, or 18 of Section III of
this Protocol.
5. During an operational dispersal conducted by one of the Parties, each flight of inspection airplanes
used in accordance with paragraph 3 or 4 of this Section, to transport monitors, and to transport cargo to
the territory of the Party that has declared an operational dispersal, and to the territory of the Party that
has declared the suspension of inspections in connection with such a dispersal conducted by the other
Party, shall be agreed through diplomatic channels.
6. The inspecting Party shall have the right to use airplanes making regularly scheduled commercial
flights to transport inspectors and monitors to those points of entry that are served by such airplanes.
The provisions of this Protocol shall not affect airplanes making regularly scheduled commercial flights
that are used for the transportation of inspectors and monitors to points of entry, or their aircrews.
Inspectors arriving on the territory of the inspected Party on an airplane making a regularly scheduled
commercial flight shall have the right to bring equipment intended for inspections. Monitors arriving on
the territory of the inspected Party on an airplane making a regularly scheduled commercial flight shall
have the right to bring equipment and supplies intended for continuous monitoring activities.
7. An inspection airplane used in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Section may transport equipment
and supplies for more than one facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility only if all
such facilities are associated with the same point of entry and the flight is made to that point of entry.
8. The following routes for flights of inspection airplanes used in accordance with this Section to and from
the points of entry shall be listed in paragraph 10 of Annex I to the Memorandum of Understanding:
(b) from the east, directly to and from the point of entry to the Republic of Kazakhstan and eastern
points of entry to the Russian Federation and the United States of America;
(c) between the points of entry to the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and
western points of entry to the Russian Federation. An inspection airplane of the United States of America
shall use such routes only if it has arrived at one of these points of entry from the west;
(d) between the point of entry to the Republic of Kazakhstan and eastern points of entry to the
Russian Federation. An inspection airplane of the United States of America shall use such routes only if it
has arrived at one of these points of entry from the east.
Such flights shall be the basis for issuing standing diplomatic clearance numbers. Each Party shall assign
alternate airfields in accordance with the rules of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Each Party
may change routes for flights of inspection airplanes to and from points of entry established on its territory
by providing a notification of such change to the other Parties in accordance with paragraph 27 of Section
III of this Protocol. JCIC Agreement No. 14, Article 1, Paragraph 2.
9. Flight plans for inspection airplanes shall be filed in accordance with the procedures of the
International Civil Aviation Organization applicable to civil aircraft. The inspecting Party shall include
in the remarks section of each flight plan the standing diplomatic clearance number and the notation:
"Inspection airplane. Priority clearance processing required."
10. No less than three hours before the scheduled time for departure of an inspection airplane from the
last airfield prior to entering the airspace of the inspected Party, the inspected Party shall ensure that the
flight plan of the inspection airplane, filed in accordance with paragraph 9 of this Section, is approved so
that the inspection team or monitors may arrive at the point of entry by the estimated arrival time.
11. The call sign "START-XXX" shall be assigned to inspection airplanes. The same odd-hundred call
sign shall be assigned to inspection airplanes of the United States of America (for example, 1XX, 3XX,
5XX) and the same even-hundred call sign shall be assigned to inspection airplanes of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics (for example, 2XX, 4XX, 6XX).
12. The number of aircrew members for each inspection airplane shall not exceed ten, except that the
inspecting Party shall have the right to exceed that number of aircrew members by no more than 15 for
inspection airplanes used in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Section, for the purpose of assisting in
the delivery or removal of equipment and supplies intended for continuous monitoring activities or, on a
case-by-case basis, with the permission of the inspected Party, for the purpose of conducting non-routine
maintenance or repair of inspection airplanes located within the territory of the inspected Party.
13. The inspected Party shall provide parking, security protection, fueling, air navigation, airport
facility, and ground technical and commercial services, as well as additional services as requested, for
inspection airplanes of the inspecting Party at the point of entry or the airport associated with the facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility. The cost of parking and security protection for
each such airplane shall be borne by the inspected Party. The cost of fueling and air navigation, airport
facility, and ground technical and commercial services, as well as additional services as requested, shall
be borne by the inspecting Party.
14. For each facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, the maximum weight of
equipment and supplies that may be brought into or taken out by one flight of an airplane transporting
monitors through the point of entry in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be 3,000
kilograms, unless otherwise agreed within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection
Commission. JCIC Agreement No. 4, Article 1. This limitation on weight shall not apply to the cargo specified in the inventory provided
in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex 7 to this Protocol.
V. Activities Beginning Upon Arrival at the Point of Entry
1. Inspection teams, monitors, and air-crew members shall arrive at the point of entry on the territory of
the inspected Party that is associated with the inspection site or the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility. As soon as the airplane lands, the in-country escort shall meet: the
inspection team or monitors, and aircrew members arriving at the point of entry on an inspection
air-plane; or the inspection team or monitors arriving at the point of entry on an airplane making a
regularly scheduled commercial flight. The in-country escort shall expedite the entry of the inspection
team or monitors, and aircrew members, their baggage, and equipment intended for inspections, or
equipment and supplies intended for continuous monitoring activities, into the territory of the inspected
Party and shall accompany the inspection team and assist it in exercising its functions throughout the
in-country period. The in-country escort shall have the right to accompany monitors and shall assist
them in exercising their functions throughout the in-country period.
2. As soon as an airplane lands, diplomatic officials of each Party whose citizens are among the
inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members arriving at the point of entry shall meet:
(b) the inspection team or monitors arriving at the point of entry on an airplane making a regularly
scheduled commercial flight.
Such diplomatic officials may accompany inspectors and monitors only during the stay of the inspectors
and monitors at the point of entry, but may accompany the aircrew members throughout the in-country
period. JCIC Agreement No. 23, Article 1, Paragraph 1.
3. An inspection airplane arriving at the San Francisco point of entry shall land at Travis Air Force Base.
No more than two diplomatic officials of the Party that provided the notification of the inspection in
accordance with Section III of this Protocol and no more than one diplomatic official of each other Party
whose citizens are among the inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members arriving at the point of entry
shall be permitted to enter Travis Air Force Base for the purpose of meeting inspectors, monitors, and
aircrew members arriving there. For that purpose, no less than four hours prior to the estimated time of
arrival of such an airplane at Travis Air Force Base, the embassy or consular post of which such
diplomatic officials are members shall transmit to the Department of State of the United States of America
in Washington, D.C. by telephone, the names of the diplomatic officials involved and the registration
number of the vehicle involved. The diplomatic officials so identified shall be granted access to the base
no less than 30 minutes prior to the estimated time of arrival of such airplane. JCIC Agreement No. 23, Article 1, Paragraph 2.
4. The inspected Party shall provide, or arrange for providing transportation to Travis Air Force Base of
inspection teams and monitors that arrive at San Francisco International Airport on airplanes making
regularly scheduled commercial flights. In such cases, no more than two diplomatic officials of the Party
that provided the notification of the inspection in accordance with Section III of this Protocol and no more
than one diplomatic official of each other Party whose citizens are among the inspectors and monitors
arriving at the point of entry shall be permitted to accompany such inspection teams or such monitors onto
Travis Air Force Base. No less than two hours prior to the estimated time of arrival of the inspection team
or monitors at San Francisco International Airport, the embassy or consular post of which such diplomatic
officials are members shall transmit to the Department of State of the United States of America in
Washington, D.C., by telephone, the names of the diplomatic officials involved and the registration number
of the vehicle involved, for the purpose of providing the diplomatic officials so identified access to Travis
Air Force Base in order to accompany inspection teams or monitors. JCIC Agreement No. 23, Article 1, Paragraph 3.
5. An inspector or monitor shall be considered to have assumed the duties of an inspector or monitor
upon arrival at the point of entry on the territory of the inspected Party and shall be considered to have
ceased performing those duties after departure from the territory of the inspected Party through the point
of entry.
6. Throughout the in-country period, inspectors and monitors shall wear civilian clothes. During their
stay at the inspection site, in the perimeter continuous monitoring area, and at other locations, as agreed
by the inspection team leader or monitoring team leader and a member of the in-country escort, the
inspectors and monitors shall wear unique badges provided by the inspecting Party.
7. Each Party shall ensure that equipment and supplies are exempt from all custom duties and are
expeditiously processed at the point of entry.
8. Equipment and supplies that the inspecting Party, in accordance with paragraphs 15 and 16 of Section
VI of this Protocol, brings into the country in which the inspection site or the facility subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facility is located shall be subject to examination each time they are
brought into that country. Such equipment and supplies shall be examined by the in-country escort, in
the presence of inspectors or monitors, or, for inspection airplanes used in accordance with paragraph 4
of Section IV of this Protocol, at the discretion of the inspecting Party, in the presence of aircrew
members. The purpose of such examination shall be to ascertain to the satisfaction of each Party that the
equipment or supplies cannot perform functions unconnected with the requirements of inspections or
continuous monitoring activities.
9. Equipment and supplies that inspectors or monitors bring on inspection airplanes used in accordance
with paragraph 3 of Section IV of this Protocol or on airplanes making regularly scheduled commercial
flights shall be examined by the in-country escort at the point of entry. The examination of such
equipment and supplies shall be completed prior to the departure of the inspection team or monitors from
the point of entry for the inspection site or the facility subject to continuous monitoring or the monitored
facility.
10. Equipment and supplies transported on inspection airplanes used in accordance with paragraph 4 of
Section IV of this Protocol shall be examined in accordance with the provisions of Annex 7 to this
Protocol.
11. If the inspected Party concludes as a result of an examination conducted in accordance with
paragraph 8 of this Section that an item of equipment or supplies can perform functions unconnected
with the requirements of inspections or continuous monitoring activities, the inspected Party may
impound that item of equipment or supplies at the location of the examination. Equipment and supplies
impounded at the point of entry or the airport associated with the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or the monitored facility shall not be brought to an inspection site or to a facility subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facility, unless the inspected Party informs the inspecting Party
otherwise.
12. If, during the examination of equipment or supplies a member of the in-country escort concludes that
an item of equipment or supplies should not be cleared for use, the member of the in-country escort shall
explain the reasons for that conclusion to the inspection team leader or the monitoring team leader, or an
authorized representative of such a team. If the inspection team leader or the monitoring team leader, or
the authorized representative of such a team, disagrees with the conclusion of the member of the
in-country escort, the inspection team leader or the monitoring team leader, or the authorized
representative of such a team, may explain the appropriateness of the item of equipment or supplies to
the requirements of inspections or continuous monitoring activities. If the member of the in-country
escort remains convinced of the original conclusion, that member of the in-country escort and the
inspection team leader or the monitoring team leader, or the authorized representative of such a team,
shall record their views in a joint document and each of them shall retain a copy of the document. The
Parties may resolve disagreements on the use of impounded equipment or supplies through diplomatic
channels, within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission, or by other
methods agreed by the Parties.
13. If the inspected Party has not informed the inspecting Party of a different decision, the equipment or
supplies impounded at the point of entry or at the airport associated with the facility subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall be removed no later than the departure from the
country of the inspection team that brought the impounded equipment or supplies or no later than the
next departure of monitors from the country. The impounded equipment or supplies may be removed
from the country, at the choice of the inspecting Party, either on an inspection airplane or on a civil
aircraft making a regularly scheduled commercial flight. Until such equipment or supplies have been
removed from the country, they shall be stored at the point of entry or the airport associated with the
facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility. A storage method shall be used that
requires the presence of representatives of both Parties for access to the impounded equipment or
supplies.
14. Except as provided for in Annex 7 to this Protocol, each Party shall have the right to store equipment
and supplies at the points of entry on the territory of the other Party. Storage of such equipment and
supplies at each point of entry shall be within a secure structure or room. The inspecting Party may
provide containers that are locked by locks and sealed by seals belonging to the inspecting Party, for
storage of such equipment and supplies within the secure structure or room. The storage method used
shall require the presence of representatives of both Parties for access to the equipment or supplies.
15. For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 10 of Article XI of the Treaty,
the inspection team leader shall, at or before the time for the designation of the inspection site specified
in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section III of this Protocol, designate in
writing to the inspected Party through the in-country escort, of the type of inspection and the inspection
site, indicating its name and geographic coordinates. Such a designation of the inspection site shall be
made either at the time specified in that notification at the airport of the point of entry, or, prior to that
time, at the airport of the point of entry or at another place within the point of entry.
16. For reentry vehicle inspections of deployed ICBMs and SLBMs, if prior to the departure of the
inspection team for the inspection site, a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection
team leader that there are no deployed ICBMs or SLBMs in all of the restricted areas of the ICBM base
for mobile launchers of ICBMs or the rail garrison or at a submarine base to be inspected, no later than
one hour after such notification, the inspection team leader shall have the right to:
(b) designate for inspection an inspection site associated with the same point of entry in accordance
with the provisions provided in paragraph 15 of this Section or in paragraph 36 or 37 of Section VI of
this Protocol;
(c) decline to conduct the inspection and leave the territory of the inspected Party. In this case the
number of reentry vehicle inspections of deployed ICBMs and SLBMs to which the inspecting Party is
entitled shall not be reduced.
17. For a data update inspection at an air base for heavy bombers, except for an air base at which are
based only heavy bombers of a type from none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM has been
flight-tested; an air base for former heavy bombers; a training facility for heavy bombers; or a storage
facility for heavy bombers and former heavy bombers, that has been designated for inspection:
(ii) to designate another inspection site; or
(iii) to decline to conduct the inspection. In such a case, the number of data update inspections to
which the inspecting Party is entitled shall not be reduced.
(b) If the inspection team leader is not so informed, or if the inspection team leader is so informed
but decides to continue the inspection, then prior to the departure of the inspection team to the inspection
site, a member of the in-country escort shall inform the inspection team leader of the name of the airfield
within the national territory of the inspected Party at which will be located each heavy bomber or former
heavy bomber that is specified as based at the facility designated for inspection, and that will be absent
from the inspection site but located within the national territory of the inspected Party during the period
of the inspection. A member of the in-country escort shall also inform the inspection team leader of the
number and type of test heavy bombers that will be located at the inspection site at any time during the
period that pre-inspection restrictions on heavy bombers and former heavy bombers will be in effect.
(c) For sequential inspections, the procedures provided for in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this
paragraph shall be carried out at the location at which the inspection team leader designates the
subsequent inspection site pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section III of this Protocol.
18. Throughout the in-country period, the inspected Party shall provide, or arrange for the provision of
meals, lodging, work space, transportation, and, as necessary, medical and other urgent services for the
inspectors, and aircrew members of the inspecting Party. Costs of all such services shall be borne by the
inspected Party.
19. The inspected Party shall provide, or arrange for the provision of meals, lodging, transportation, and,
as necessary, urgent medical services for the monitors while the monitors are at the point of entry; shall
provide or arrange for the provision of transportation in connection with travel between the point of entry
or the airport associated with the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility and the
facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, and between the facilities subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facilities; and, at the request of the inspecting Party, shall provide or
arrange for the provision of meals, lodging, work space, transportation and, as necessary, medical and
other urgent services while monitors are at the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored
facility. The cost of all services provided for monitors shall be distributed as follows:
(b) The cost of meals and lodging provided while monitors are at the point of entry shall be borne by
the inspecting Party.
(c) The cost of temporary and permanent lodging and work space provided while the monitors are at
the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, including utilities and maintenance
for such lodging and work space, shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
(d) The cost of meals, provided at the request of the inspecting Party, while the monitors are at the
facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
(e) The cost of transportation of monitors that arrive on an airplane used in accordance with
paragraph 3 or 6 of Section IV of this Protocol, together with equipment and supplies that do not exceed
the weight specified in accordance with paragraph 14 of Section IV of this Protocol, from the point of
entry to the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility and from such a facility to the
point of entry shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
(f) The cost of transportation of monitors, together with equipment and supplies that do not exceed
the weight specified in accordance with paragraph 14 of Section IV of this Protocol, from one facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility to another such facility shall be borne by the
inspecting Party.
(g) The cost of transportation of monitors from the facility subject to continuous monitoring or
monitored facility to the embassy or consulate of the inspecting Party on the territory of the inspected
Party and back, pursuant to paragraph 29 of Section XVI of this Protocol, as well as the provision of
transportation, meals, and lodging during such travel, shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
(h) The cost of delivering equipment and supplies for continuous monitoring activities that arrive on
an airplane used in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of this Protocol, and the cost of
transporting the monitors that arrive on such an airplane, from the point of entry to the facility subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facility and from such a facility to the point of entry shall be borne
by the inspecting Party.
(i) The cost of delivering equipment and supplies for continuous monitoring activities that arrive on
an airplane used in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of this Protocol, and the cost of
transporting the monitors that arrive on such an airplane, from the airport associated with the facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility to such a facility and from the facility subject to
continuous monitoring or monitored facility to the airport associated with such a facility shall be borne
by the inspecting Party.
(j) The cost of urgent evacuation of monitors, at the request of the inspecting Party, from the facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility to the point of entry or airport associated with
such a facility shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
(k) The cost of utilities and maintenance of the perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system,
including utilities and engineering support for the building for storage of equipment and supplies, shall
be borne by the inspecting Party.
(l) The cost of transportation provided for monitors within the zone where monitors may move with
the permission of the inspected Party and the free movement zone that are provided for in paragraph 8 of
Section XVI of this Protocol shall be borne by the inspected Party.
(m) The cost of medical and other urgent services provided while the monitors are at the facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall be borne by the inspecting Party.
20. For the goods and services provided by the inspected Party pursuant to paragraphs 18 and 19 of this
Section, the following provisions shall apply:
(b) Lodging for inspectors and aircrew members shall be of the following types:
(ii) Lodging for inspectors provided in all other cases shall be sufficient to permit inspectors to
sleep. Such lodging need not be separate from the work space for inspectors provided at
inspection sites.
(c) Lodging for monitors shall be in buildings built by the inspected Party for the inspecting Party,
except that lodging for monitors at the point of entry shall be hotel-type accommodations. Until
construction of such buildings is completed the inspected Party shall provide monitors with
apartment-type accommodations in existing buildings.
(d) For transportation of inspectors and monitors, the following provisions shall apply:
(ii) For monitors at the point of entry and within the zone where monitors may move with the
permission of the inspected Party and within the free movement zone that are provided for in
paragraph 8 of Section XVI of this Protocol, the inspected Party shall provide vehicles. The
drivers of such vehicles shall be considered to be members of the in-country escort.
21. The inspecting Party shall provide or arrange for the provision of meals, lodging, work space,
transportation, and, as necessary, medical and other urgent services for the escort crew of the inspected
Party pursuant to paragraph 4 of Section IV of this Protocol while such escort crew is at or in the vicinity
of the last airfield from which the inspection airplane will depart prior to entering the airspace of the
inspected Party. Costs for all such services shall be borne by the inspecting Party. The inspecting Party
shall provide or arrange for transportation of the escort crew to the last airfield from which the inspection
airplane will depart prior to entering the airspace of the inspected Party. The cost for such travel shall be
borne by the inspecting Party.
22. Coverage of the activities of inspection teams and monitoring teams by representatives of the mass
media on the territory of the inspected Party shall be arranged as follows:
(b) the Parties shall agree on a case-by-case basis through diplomatic channels to provide
representatives of the mass media an opportunity to interview inspectors and monitors, to include taking
photographs and making audio-visual recordings;
(c) the activities of representatives of the mass media shall be arranged so that such activities do not
interfere with the conduct of inspections, continuous monitoring activities, or the process of elimination;
and
(d) the Parties shall not allow representatives of the mass media to accompany inspectors during
inspections or monitors during the conduct of continuous monitoring activities.
VI. General Rules for the Conduct of Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities
1. Inspectors and monitors shall discharge their functions in accordance with this Protocol.
2. Inspectors and monitors shall not disclose information obtained during inspections or continuous
monitoring activities except with the express consent of the inspecting Party. They shall remain bound
by this obligation after their assignments as inspectors or monitors have ended.
3. The boundaries of an inspection site shall be the boundaries of the facility specified on the site
diagram that is received pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Exchange of Geographic
Coordinates and Site Diagrams relating to the Treaty of July 31, l99l, or provided in accordance with
paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol.
4. At any facility containing non-contiguous parts of an inspection site that are connected with roads
depicted on the site diagram, such roads shall not be considered part of the inspection site. Containers,
launch canisters, or vehicles located on such roads shall not be subject to inspection until such
containers, launch canisters, or vehicles enter the inspection site during the period of inspection. An item
that is transported from one non-contiguous part of the facility to another non-contiguous part of the
facility shall not be considered to be in transit provided it is transported directly on roads shown on the
site diagram.
5. In discharging their functions, inspectors and monitors shall communicate with personnel of the
inspected Party only through the in-country escort.
6. Except as provided for in this Protocol, inspectors and monitors shall not interfere with ongoing
activities at an inspection site or a facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility and
shall not hamper or delay the operation of a facility. Inspectors and monitors shall take no actions
affecting the safe operation of a facility.
7. In carrying out their activities, inspectors and monitors shall observe safety regulations established at
the inspection site or perimeter continuous monitoring area including those for personal safety, as well as
regulations for the protection of equipment and maintenance of the controlled environment within a
facility. The in-country escort shall provide safety briefings in the inspected Party's language. These
briefings shall be interpreted by the inspected Party into the inspecting Party's language. The inspected
Party shall provide, as necessary, individual protective gear.
8. A member of the in-country escort shall ensure necessary lighting for inspectors and monitors to carry
out the procedures provided for in this Protocol.
9. If inspectors or monitors, in discharging their duties, take actions that are not in accordance with the
rules and procedures governing the conduct of inspections or continuous monitoring activities, the
in-country escort may inform the inspection team leader or the monitoring team leader, or an authorized
representative of such a team, who shall take appropriate measures to prevent a repetition of such
actions. If the questions or ambiguities are not resolved at the site, the in-country escort may include a
statement in the inspection report or continuous monitoring report concerning such actions, and the
inspection team leader or monitoring team leader may include in the report a response to such a
statement.
10. If members of the in-country escort, in discharging their duties, take actions that are not in
accordance with the rules and procedures governing the conduct of inspections or continuous monitoring
activities, the inspection team leader or monitoring team leader, or an authorized representative of such a
team, may inform the in-country escort, who shall take appropriate measures to prevent a repetition of
such actions. If the questions or ambiguities are not resolved at the site, the inspection team leader or
monitoring team leader may include a statement in the inspection report or continuous monitoring report
concerning such actions, and the in-country escort may include in the report a response to such a
statement.
11. Except as otherwise provided in this Protocol, the movement and travel of inspectors, monitors, and
aircrew members shall be at the discretion of the in-country escort. In case of need for the urgent
departure or emergency evacuation of inspectors or monitors from the territory of the inspected Party or
urgent travel to the embassy or consulate of the inspecting Party on the territory of the inspected Party,
the inspecting Party shall inform the inspected Party of the need for each such departure, evacuation, or
travel and the nature of the urgency or emergency. The inspected Party shall arrange without undue
delay such departure, evacuation, or travel. The inspecting Party, may, on a case-by-case basis, with the
permission of the inspected Party, evacuate inspectors or monitors, using its own airplane and at its own
expense, from the airport closest to the inspection site or the facility subject to continuous monitoring or
monitored facility. In all cases, the inspected Party shall determine the means of transportation and
routes involved in travel. During each such departure, evacuation, or travel, the inspected Party shall
have the right to examine the personal baggage of inspectors or monitors, except papers.
12. At an inspection site, representatives of the inspected facility shall be included among the in-country
escort. For continuous monitoring activities, the Parties shall designate, at each of their facilities subject
to continuous monitoring or monitored facilities, an in-country escort. The inspected Party shall ensure
that a member of the in-country escort at the facility is continuously available to monitors either in
person or by telephone.
13. Throughout the period of stay at the point of entry, at the inspection site, or at the perimeter
continuous monitoring area, the inspected Party shall ensure that the inspectors and monitors can be in
communication with the embassy of the inspecting Party located on the territory of the inspected Party
using telephonic communications provided by the inspected Party. Monitors shall also have the right,
subject to the provisions of paragraphs 16, 17, and 18 of Section XVI of this Protocol, to use a satellite
system for communications between the monitoring team and the territory of the inspecting Party. The
inspected Party shall provide means of communication between inspection team subgroups. Such means
of communication shall be under the control of the inspected Party.
14. For inspections conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 10 of Article XI of the Treaty, the
inspected Party shall transport the inspection team from the point of entry to the inspection site no later
than nine hours after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in the notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section III of this Protocol, except that for inspections
conducted pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article XI of the Treaty at ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers
of ICBMs, the inspected Party shall transport the inspection team to the inspection site no later than 24
hours after that time. If an inspection is conducted after completion of a previous inspection as provided
for in paragraph 36 of this Section, the inspected Party shall transport the inspection team to the
inspection site within the following time periods:
(b) no later than 18 hours after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 8 of Section III of this Protocol, if such a notification
is provided at the inspection site.
15. The inspection team shall have the right, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of Section V
of this Protocol, to bring onto the inspection site documents intended for inspections, as well as
equipment, the maximum number of which for any specific item shall not exceed the number specified in
Annex 8 to this Protocol for the corresponding item in the list of equipment for any given type of
inspection. During its stay at the inspection site the inspection team shall have the right to store the
equipment in the work space for inspectors. Such equipment shall be stored under the control of the
inspection team. Throughout the in-country period the inspectors shall permit the in-country escort to
observe such equipment.
16. Monitors shall have the right, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 8, 9, and 10 of Section V of
this Protocol and of Annex 7 to this Protocol, to bring, and shall have the right, subject to the provisions
of paragraph 10 of Section V of this Protocol and of Annex 7 to this Protocol, to deliver to each facility
subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility documents intended for continuous monitoring
activities, as well as equipment provided for in Annexes 8 and 9 to this Protocol and supplies.
Throughout the in-country period the monitors shall permit the in-country escort to observe such
equipment and supplies, except when those supplies are located in the living quarters for the monitors,
and except when such equipment and supplies are located in their office premises that enjoy inviolability
or protection in accordance with subparagraph 7(b) of Section II of this Protocol.
17. The inspecting Party shall provide to the inspected Party through diplomatic channels a list of items
of equipment, provided for in Annex 8 or 9 to this Protocol, indicating the manufacturer's name and the
model, if not previously provided. Technical specifications of such items of equipment shall be agreed
by the Parties without undue delay and prior to the first time such items of equipment are brought or
delivered to the territory of the inspected Party. The inspecting Party shall have the right to replace,
upon agreement with the inspected Party, equipment provided for in Annex 8 or 9 to this Protocol with
other equipment, subject to the following provisions:
(b) If the Parties have not reached agreement regarding the replacement equipment in accordance
with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, or if the purpose or characteristics of the replacement equipment
differ from the purpose and characteristics of the equipment provided for in Annex 9 to this Protocol, the
question of the use of such equipment shall be agreed upon within the framework of the Joint
Compliance and Inspection Commission.
18. During an inspection or continuous monitoring activities, inspectors or monitors shall have the right
to use any of the equipment specified in Annex 8 or 9 to this Protocol for a specific type of inspection or
for continuous monitoring activities, except for cameras, which shall be used only by the inspected Party,
at the request of the inspecting Party. At the request of the inspectors or monitors, a member of the
in-country escort shall take photographs in order to obtain two photographs of each object or building
located within the inspection site or perimeter continuous monitoring area, designated by the inspectors
or monitors, relating to which questions or ambiguities have arisen. One camera on a tripod shall be
allowed for taking two photographs in sequence. Each Party shall retain one photograph of each item.
The photographic equipment furnished by the inspecting Party shall be capable of producing instant
development photographs.
19. Measurements recorded during inspections or continuous monitoring activities shall be certified by
the signatures of an inspector or a monitor and a member of the in-country escort immediately after they
are taken. Such certified data shall be included in the inspection report or continuous monitoring report.
The result of each measurement of the weight or dimensions that deviates by no more than three percent
from the relevant technical data provided pursuant to Article VIII of the Treaty shall be considered
acceptable.
20. For the purposes of this Protocol, an item of inspection is understood to mean:
(b) for baseline data inspections, data update inspections, new facility inspections, and close-out
inspections at air bases for heavy bombers, air bases for former heavy bombers, training facilities for
heavy bombers, and storage facilities for heavy bombers or former heavy bombers: a heavy bomber or a
former heavy bomber of the inspected Party;
(c) for baseline data inspections, data update inspections, and new facility inspections at weapons
storage areas that are subject to inspection at air bases for heavy bombers, air bases for former heavy
bombers, and training facilities for heavy bombers: the smallest long-range nuclear ALCM of the
inspected Party;
(d) for suspect-site inspections: an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a first stage of an ICBM
for mobile launchers of ICBMs, or a solid rocket motor for a first stage of an ICBM for mobile launchers
of ICBMs of the inspected Party; and
(e) for post-dispersal inspections of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles: a mobile launcher of ICBMs and its associated missile of the inspected Party attributed to the
inspection site or, for such an inspection at a maintenance facility, a mobile launcher of ICBMs of the
inspected Party attributed to the inspection site.
21. For the purposes of this Protocol, an item of continuous monitoring is understood to mean an ICBM
for mobile launchers of ICBMs or a first stage of such an ICBM, if such an ICBM is maintained, stored,
and transported in stages.
22. For the purposes of this Protocol, for each structure, container, launch canister, covered or
environmentally protected object, vehicle, or object, the expression "large enough to contain" or "large
enough to be" an item of inspection or item of continuous monitoring is understood to mean that each of
the measured linear dimensions, that is, length, width, height, and diameter, of such structure, container,
launch canister, covered or environmentally protected object, vehicle, or other object is determined to be
97 percent or more of the corresponding linear dimensions specified for that item.
23. For each Party, the size criteria used in inspections shall be determined on the basis of the diameters
and lengths of all the reference cylinders for the items of inspection of that Party, except that, for items
of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics existing as of Treaty signature, such size criteria shall be
determined on the basis of the diameter and length of the reference cylinder for the SS-25 ICBM. The
specific size criteria for inspections are provided in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex 12 to this Protocol. The
lengths and diameters of the reference cylinders shall be:
(ii) for ICBMs and SLBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported in stages: the diameter
of the first stage of an ICBM or SLBM of each type and 90 percent of the length of that
stage, except for such ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs; and
(iii) for ICBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported as assembled missiles in launch
canisters or without launch canisters, and for SLBMs that are maintained, stored, and
transported as assembled missiles: the diameter and length of an ICBM or SLBM of each
type in the shipment configuration that is the shortest configuration specified that holds an
assembled ICBM or SLBM of that type without the front section, except for such ICBMs for
mobile launchers of ICBMs. Corrigenda, 19 December 91, Section II.
(b) for suspect-site inspections: the diameter of the first stage of an ICBM of each type of ICBM for
mobile launchers of ICBMs and the agreed percentage of the length of that stage.
24. For each Party, the size criteria used in continuous monitoring shall be determined on the basis of
the diameters and lengths of all the reference cylinders for the items of continuous monitoring of that
Party, except that, for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
existing as of Treaty signature, such size criteria shall be determined on the basis of the diameter and
length of the reference cylinder for the SS-25 ICBM. These criteria shall be used at the portals of all
monitored facilities of the inspected Party. The specific size criteria for continuous monitoring are
provided in paragraph 3 of Annex 12 to this Protocol. The lengths and diameters of the reference
cylinders shall be determined as follows:
(b) for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported in stages:
the diameter and length of the first stage of an ICBM of that type; and
(c) for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported as
assembled missiles without launch canisters: as agreed within the framework of the Joint Compliance
and Inspection Commission.
25. The size criteria for inspection of containers or vehicles at a monitored facility producing ICBMs for
mobile launchers of ICBMs of a type of ICBM to which more than one warhead is attributed, conducted
pursuant to paragraph 15 of Annex 5 to this Protocol, shall be determined using a reference cylinder
whose diameter is 97 percent of the diameter of the first stage and whose length is 97 percent of the
distance from the lower edge of the nozzle to the upper point of the forward end dome of the motor case
of the first stage of an ICBM of that type.
26. If the inspection team or monitoring team is unable to carry out a procedure chosen by the inspected
Party in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol to confirm that a covered or environmentally
protected object, container, launch canister, vehicle, structure, or other object is or is not an item of
inspection or an item of continuous monitoring either because such a team has not brought to the
inspection site or perimeter continuous monitoring area agreed equipment to carry out that procedure or
if, through no fault of the inspected Party, equipment brought by the inspecting Party for that procedure
cannot function, the inspected Party shall have the right to decline to choose another procedure for such
demonstration.
27. During an inspection or during continuous monitoring activities, inspectors or monitors shall have
the right to request clarification. Such requests shall be made promptly through the in-country escort.
The in-country escort shall provide clarifications that may be useful in resolving questions and
ambiguities. In the event questions and ambiguities relating to an object or building located within the
inspection site or perimeter continuous monitoring area are not resolved, the inspected Party shall
photograph such object or building at the request of the inspecting Party. If questions or ambiguities
remain at the end of the inspection, or for continuous monitoring activities, at the end of the period
covered by the report provided for in paragraph 2 of Section XVIII of this Protocol, relevant
clarifications shall be included in the inspection report or continuous monitoring report, and each
photograph retained by the Party shall be considered to be an integral part of the report.
28. An inspection team conducting an inspection pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, or 10 of Article
XI of the Treaty shall include no more than 10 inspectors. An inspection team conducting an inspection
pursuant to paragraph 11, 12, or 13 of Article XI of the Treaty during the 165-day period after entry into
force of the Treaty, shall include no more than 15 inspectors. After expiration of that period, such an
inspection team shall include no more than 10 inspectors. An inspection team conducting an inspection
pursuant to paragraph 8 of Article XI of the Treaty shall include no more than 20 inspectors. A
monitoring team shall include no more than 30 monitors, except that the inspecting Party shall have the
right to exceed that number of monitors at each facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored
facility by:
(b) no more than five monitors for the maintenance of the perimeter and portal continuous
monitoring system for a period of no more than seven days for each visit by monitors for such purpose
and for no more than an aggregate of 84 days each year for each monitored facility, after the perimeter
and portal continuous monitoring system is established, unless the Parties agree otherwise; and
(c) no more than 10 monitors for a period of no more than five days during the replacement of
monitors in accordance with paragraph 39 of this Section.
At least two inspectors or monitors on each inspection team or monitoring team must speak the language
of the inspected Party. An inspection team or monitoring team shall operate under the direction of the
team leader and deputy team leader. There shall be no more than one inspection team or monitoring
team at each inspection site or at each perimeter continuous monitoring area, respectively, at any one
time. Upon arrival at the inspection site, the inspection team leader shall have the right to indicate
subgroups consisting of no fewer than two inspectors each.
29. Pre-inspection procedures, including safety briefings and the provision of information relating to the
conduct of the inspection and the inspection site, shall begin upon arrival of the inspection team or
monitors at the inspection site or perimeter continuous monitoring area and shall be completed within
one hour. The inspection team shall begin the inspection immediately upon completion of the
pre-inspection procedures.
30. Prior to the completion of the pre-inspection procedures, the inspection team leader may designate
not less than one subgroup from among the members of the inspection team to inspect vehicles leaving
the inspection site in such a way that, in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Section, the operation of the
facility is not hampered or delayed. If a subgroup of the inspection team is not designated, vehicles shall
be free to depart the facility.
31. For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13 of Article XI of
the Treaty, the period of inspection shall not exceed 24 hours. By agreement with the in-country escort,
the period of inspection may be extended by no more than eight hours, except that in case of an
inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 4, 11, 12, or 13 of Article XI of the Treaty, the period of
inspection shall be extended for the time necessary to complete the inspection. Such an extension, with
respect to baseline data inspections and new facility inspections of ICBM bases for road-mobile
launchers of ICBMs shall be determined, as agreed by the Parties in each specific case, taking into
account the time required to complete the inspection of all restricted areas and the maintenance facility
of the designated base after the return of all road-mobile launchers of ICBMs to the restricted areas. For
an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article XI of the Treaty, the period of inspection
shall terminate upon completion of the inspection procedures, and as provided for in paragraph 16 of
Annex 3 to this Protocol upon the arrival of the inspection team at the location designated by the
inspected Party for conducting post-inspection procedures.
32. Post-inspection procedures, which include completing the inspection report in accordance with the
provisions of Section XVIII of this Protocol, shall begin, when the period of inspection expires, at the
location designated by the inspected Party and shall be completed no later than four hours after the
arrival of the inspection team at that location, or no later than three hours after the arrival of all
subgroups of the inspection team at that location, whichever is later.
33. For the purposes of this Protocol, a sequential inspection is understood to mean an inspection
conducted by an inspection team after the completion of an inspection and prior to the departure of the
team from the territory of the inspected Party. Sequential inspections shall be conducted only at facilities
associated with the same point of entry by an inspection team that has not left the territory of the
inspected Party.
34. For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 of Article XI of the Treaty, prior to
an inspection of a structure within the inspection site, inspectors may be present at the exits of the
structure whose entrances and exits are large enough to permit passage of an item of inspection. During
an inspection of such a structure, no object, container, or vehicle shall leave the structure until inspected
or until an inspector declares that he or she has no intention to inspect it.
35. For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 of Article XI of the Treaty,
inspectors shall have the right during the period of inspection to patrol the perimeter of the inspection
site and to be present at the exits of the site. No vehicle shall leave the inspection site during the period
of inspection until inspected or until an inspector declares that he or she does not intend to inspect it.
36. If the inspection team intends to conduct a sequential inspection pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, or 10 of Article XI of the Treaty, the inspection team leader, prior to completion of the pre-inspection
procedures, shall provide a notification in accordance with paragraph 7 of Section III of this Protocol,
and then, prior to completion of post-inspection procedures or no later than one hour after the return of
the inspection team to the point of entry, shall provide a notification in accordance with paragraph 8 of
Section III of this Protocol. No facility may be designated for inspection more than one time by each
inspection team.
37. If the inspection team intends to conduct a sequential inspection pursuant to paragraph 8, 9, 11, 12,
or 13 of Article XI of the Treaty, the inspection team leader, prior to completion of the post-inspection
procedures but no less than 24 hours before the planned commencement of the sequential inspection,
shall provide a notification in accordance with paragraph 7 of Section III of this Protocol. Arrangements
for rest and the timing of the departure of the inspection team and of its arrival at the next inspection site
shall be as agreed by the Parties.
38. If the inspection team does not intend to conduct another inspection, upon completion of the
post-inspection procedures the inspection team shall return to the point of entry and then shall leave,
within 24 hours, the territory of the inspected Party.
39. The inspecting Party shall have the right to replace monitors, subject to the provisions of paragraph
28 of this Section:
(b) directly at a facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility or at the airport
associated with such facility when an inspection airplane used in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section
IV of this Protocol arrives at such an airport.
One replacement of monitors counted against the limits provided for in this paragraph is understood to
mean one arrival of monitors on the territory of the inspected Party in accordance with the notification provided for in paragraph 14 of Section III of this Protocol. The number of departures of such monitors
from the territory of the inspected Party shall not exceed 34 in each year.
40. Monitors for the purpose of maintaining the perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system at a
facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility shall arrive on the territory of the
inspected Party subject to the limits provided for in paragraph 39 of this Section and subject to the
provisions of paragraph 28 of this Section. Such monitors may arrive together with or separately from
replacement monitors.
VII. Baseline Data Inspections, Data Update Inspections, and New Facility Inspections Conducted
Pursuant to Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right to conduct baseline data inspections beginning 85 days after entry into
force of the Treaty and ending 205 days after entry into force of the Treaty. JCIC Agreement No. 28, Article 1, Paragraph 1.
2. Except as provided for in paragraph 3 of this Section, each Party shall have the right to conduct data
update inspections 205 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter. JCIC Agreement No. 28, Article 1, Paragraph 2. Each Party shall have
the right to conduct a total of 15 such inspections each year, with no more than two such inspections each
at any one facility.
3. In infrequent special cases, and for purposes not inconsistent with the Treaty, the inspected Party may
temporarily exempt appropriate air bases from data update inspections. Notification of such exemptions
shall be provided through diplomatic channels along with an explanation of the reason for the exemption.
4. Each Party shall have the right to conduct new facility inspections 45 days after entry into force of the
Treaty and thereafter. Such inspections shall be conducted at facilities that were not specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification Protocol and that
were specified in notifications provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol. Each such inspection shall be conducted at such a facility no later than 60 days after such
notification has been provided. Such a facility shall not be subject to any other inspection before a new
facility inspection has been conducted or, if no such inspection has been conducted, before the 60-day
period for conducting such an inspection has expired.
5. Each Party shall have the right to conduct baseline data inspections, data update inspections, and new
facility inspections at any of the following facilities: ICBM bases; submarine bases; ICBM loading
facilities; SLBM loading facilities; repair facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs;
storage facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, mobile launchers of ICBMs, heavy bombers, or former heavy
bombers; training facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or heavy bombers; conversion or elimination facilities
for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; test ranges; air bases for heavy bombers, except for
air bases for heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs, at
which are based only heavy bombers of a type from none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM has been
flight-tested; and air bases for former heavy bombers. In addition, only for the inspection of weapons
storage areas, each Party shall have the right to conduct baseline data inspections, data update
inspections, and new facility inspections at air bases at which are based only heavy bombers of a type
from none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM has been flight-tested.
6. No later than one hour after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 or 8 of Section III of this Protocol, the inspected
Party shall implement the following pre-inspection restrictions at the inspection site, which shall remain
in effect until the inspection team completes its pre-inspection procedures, except as provided for in
subparagraph 12(d) of this Section:
(b) For air bases for heavy bombers, air bases for former heavy bombers, storage facilities for heavy
bombers or former heavy bombers, and training facilities for heavy bombers, heavy bombers and former
heavy bombers, of types of airplanes based at the inspected facility, shall not leave the inspection site.
However, test heavy bombers, information about which has been provided in accordance with
subparagraph 17(b) of Section V of this Protocol, and heavy bombers of a type from none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM has been flight-tested, may leave the inspection site. For air bases for heavy
bombers equipped for nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs, air bases for heavy
bombers equipped for non-nuclear armaments, air bases for former heavy bombers, and training facilities
for heavy bombers, closed vehicles and containers large enough to contain the smallest long-range
nuclear ALCM of the inspected Party, covered or environmentally protected objects large enough to
contain or to be a long-range nuclear ALCM of the inspected Party, and ALCMs large enough to be
long-range nuclear ALCMs of the inspected Party shall not be removed from the weapons storage area. JCIC Agreement No. 2, Article 1, Paragraph 2.
(c) For facilities that contain non-contiguous parts of an inspection site, once pre-inspection
restrictions are in effect at the facility, a container, launch canister, or vehicle that has departed one
non-contiguous part of a facility and is en route to another non-contiguous part of the same facility shall
not be subject to pre-inspection restrictions until the container, launch canister, or vehicle enters an
inspection site.
7. Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than a total of ten baseline data inspections and
new facility inspections at any one time, and no more than one such inspection at each facility. Each
Party shall have the right to conduct no more than one data update inspection at any one time.
8. Upon arrival of the inspection team at the inspection site, a member of the in-country escort shall
inform the inspection team leader of the numbers, and, as applicable, type, category, variant, and version
of ICBMs, SLBMs, first stages of ICBMs or SLBMs, ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers, ballistic
missile submarines, fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, empty launch canisters, support
equipment, heavy bombers, and former heavy bombers at that inspection site. At the same time, the
member of the in-country escort shall provide the inspection team leader with a copy of the site diagram
of the inspection site, annotated to indicate the location at the inspection site of such items and the
structures or vehicles in which they are located. The following shall also apply:
(b) For an inspection conducted at an ICBM base for silo launchers of ICBMs, if a member of the
in-country escort informs the inspection team leader that there are more ICBMs at the maintenance
facility of the inspected ICBM base than provided for in subparagraph 1(c) of Article IV of the Treaty, a
member of the in-country escort shall designate the silo launchers of ICBMs that do not contain ICBMs
but that are considered to contain ICBMs in accordance with subparagraph 2(b) or 6(d) of Article III of
the Treaty.
(c) For an inspection conducted at an air base for heavy bombers equipped for long-range nuclear
ALCMs, and for an inspection conducted at an air base for heavy bombers equipped for nuclear
armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs, except for air bases at which only the weapons
storage area is subject to inspection pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Section, a member of the in-country
escort shall inform the inspection team leader of the numbers, by category, type, and, if applicable,
variant, of any heavy bombers that are on alert and the area where those heavy bombers are located.
During pre-inspection procedures at air bases for heavy bombers equipped for long-range nuclear
ALCMs, a member of the in-country escort shall inform the inspection team leader of the maximum
number of long-range nuclear ALCMs for which each type and variant of a heavy bomber equipped for
long-range nuclear ALCMs is actually equipped, indicating the numbers, by type and, if applicable,
variant, of heavy bombers equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs based and located at the air base that
are specified, for the United States of America, to be in excess of 150 heavy bombers equipped for
long-range nuclear ALCMs, as provided for in subparagraph 4(e) of Article III of the Treaty, or, for the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to be in excess of 180 heavy bombers equipped for long-range
nuclear ALCMs, as provided for in subparagraph 4(f) of Article III of the Treaty.
(d) If any of the items specified for an inspection site are absent from the inspection site at the time
of the arrival of the inspection team at the inspection site, a member of the in-country escort shall inform
the inspection team leader of the type and, if applicable, variant, and the reason for the absence of each
item. For a facility for heavy bombers or former heavy bombers, a member of the in-country escort shall
also provide, in addition to the information provided at the point of entry pursuant to subparagraph 17(b)
of Section V of this Protocol, the category of each such heavy bomber and, for heavy bombers and
former heavy bombers that are located outside national territory of the inspected Party, the general
location of each such airplane.
(e) At a facility that contains non-contiguous parts of an inspection site connected by roads depicted
on a site diagram, if any of those items declared absent are located on the roads connecting one
non-contiguous part of the facility to another non-contiguous part of the facility, a member of the
in-country escort shall inform the inspection team leader of the type, and if applicable, variant of a type,
and reason for the absence of each item, its approximate location, and, its estimated time of arrival at an
inspection site. Such items shall return to the inspection site not later than 18 hours after the
commencement of the inspection.
9. For baseline data inspections, data update inspections, and new facility inspections, the inspectors
shall have the right, subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of Annex 6 to this Protocol, to read the data
from the unique identifiers on all ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs except for such ICBMs
deployed in silo launchers of ICBMs and except for such ICBMs deployed on mobile launchers of
ICBMs that have not returned to their restricted areas due to circumstances brought about by force
majeure and for which a member of the in-country escort has specified geographic coordinates in
accordance with subparagraph 12(b) of this Section. JCIC Agreement No. 2, Article 1, Paragraph 3.
10. For baseline data inspections, data update inspections, and new facility inspections, the inspection
team shall have the right to confirm that ICBMs or SLBMs declared to be training models of missiles, or
launch canisters declared to contain training models of missiles, are training models of missiles or
contain such training models of missiles, unless such items are located in silo training launchers or in silo
test launchers. JCIC Agreement No. 2, Article 1, Paragraph 4.
11. For ICBM bases for silo launchers of ICBMs, the inspectors shall have the right to inspect the
maintenance facility subject to the procedures provided for in Annex 1 to this Protocol. If the number of
ICBMs located at the maintenance facility of the inspected ICBM base exceeds the number provided for
in subparagraph 1(c) of Article IV of the Treaty, the inspectors shall have the right to inspect the silo
launchers of ICBMs that the inspected Party declares not to contain ICBMs but that are considered to
contain ICBMs in accordance with subparagraph 2(b) or 6(d) of Article III of the Treaty. Inspection of
such a silo launcher of ICBMs shall be conducted in accordance with procedures provided for in Annex 2
to this Protocol for the purpose of confirming that it does not contain an ICBM. If the inspection team
intends to inspect such silo launchers of ICBMs, the inspection team leader, upon completion of
pre-inspection procedures, shall designate the silo launchers of ICBMs to be inspected and shall indicate
a subgroup or subgroups, each consisting of no more than four inspectors, to conduct such inspections.
No later than eight hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures, the inspected Party shall
transport a subgroup of the inspection team to the silo launcher of ICBMs designated to be inspected.
12. For ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs:
(ii) for data update inspections, no later than 24 hours after the time for the designation of the
inspection site specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 or 8 of
Section III of this Protocol.
(b) For each restricted area, a member of the in-country escort shall, in addition to the information
provided in accordance with paragraph 8 of this Section, inform the inspection team leader of the number
of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that have not returned to the restricted area. Such information shall
be provided within the following periods of time:
(ii) for data update inspections, during pre-inspection procedures, when the period of time for
the return of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs in accordance with subparagraph (a) (ii) of
this paragraph has elapsed.
For baseline data inspections, data update inspections, and new facility inspections, the inspected Party
may, at its own choosing, either designate the geographic coordinates of the road-mobile launchers of
ICBMs that have not returned to their restricted areas due to circumstances brought about by force
majeure, or transport the inspectors to such road-mobile launchers of ICBMs.
(c) Prior to the completion of the pre-inspection procedures, the inspection team leader shall
designate which restricted area or restricted areas are to be inspected. For baseline data inspections and
new facility inspections, the inspection team shall have the right to inspect all restricted areas and the
maintenance facility that are part of the ICBM base to be inspected. For these purposes, the inspection
team may be divided into at least two subgroups, each of which may independently inspect the
designated locations. For data update inspections, the inspection team shall have the right to inspect one
restricted area and the maintenance facility that are part of the ICBM base to be inspected. If an
inspection of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that have not returned to their restricted areas due to
circumstances brought about by force majeure is permitted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
paragraph, the inspection team leader shall also indicate whether the inspection team intends to inspect
those road-mobile launchers of ICBMs whose geographic coordinates were not designated in accordance
with subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, and shall indicate the subgroup assigned for this purpose.
(d) Pre-inspection restrictions with respect to each of the restricted areas designated for inspection in
accordance with subparagraph (c) of this paragraph shall remain in effect until the arrival there of the
inspectors. For data update inspections, pre-inspection restrictions with respect to restricted areas not
designated for inspection in accordance with subparagraph (c) of this paragraph shall remain in effect
until six hours after the completion of the pre-inspection procedures.
(e) The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team to the restricted area designated for
inspection without undue delay and within the following period of time:
(ii) to a restricted area located at a straight-line distance of 100 kilometers or more from the
maintenance facility: no later than eight hours after completion of pre-inspection
procedures.
During the period of inspection, road-mobile launchers of ICBMs located within these restricted areas at
the time the inspection begins may depart such areas only with the consent of the inspectors.
(f) The maintenance facility and restricted areas shall be inspected subject to the procedures
provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Protocol.
13. For ICBM bases for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs:
(b) For baseline data inspections and new facility inspections, the inspected Party shall concentrate
at the inspected ICBM base all rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs attributed to that ICBM base no later
than 18 hours after the commencement of the period of inspection.
(c) During the period of inspection, rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs located within the inspected
ICBM base at the time the inspection begins may leave it only with the consent of the inspectors.
(d) The inspected Party shall provide the inspectors with the necessary transportation to permit them
to inspect all rail lines within the inspected ICBM base during the daylight hours of the period of
inspection.
14. For air bases for heavy bombers, air bases for former heavy bombers, training facilities for heavy
bombers, and storage facilities for heavy bombers and former heavy bombers:
(ii) heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear ALCMs are
not equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs; and
(iii) heavy bombers equipped for non-nuclear armaments, training heavy bombers, and former
heavy bombers satisfy the requirements for conversion in accordance with Section VI of the
Conversion or Elimination Protocol.
(b) For baseline data and new facility inspections at such facilities, the inspected Party, no later than
20 hours after commencement of the period of inspection, shall concentrate at the inspected facility all
heavy bombers and former heavy bombers specified for it except for such heavy bombers and former
heavy bombers that, due to circumstances brought about by force majeure, mechanical incapability, or
temporary stationing outside the national territory of the inspected Party for purposes not inconsistent
with the Treaty, cannot return to the inspected facility.
(c) Inspections of heavy bombers and former heavy bombers shall be conducted in accordance with
the procedures provided for in Annex 4 to this Protocol.
(d) Inspectors shall have the right to inspect one alert heavy bomber of each type, category, and, if
applicable, variant each year during baseline data inspections and data update inspections. Only heavy
bombers loaded with nuclear armaments shall be considered to be alert heavy bombers.
(e) For inspections at such facilities, except for inspections at air bases for heavy bombers only of a
type from none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM has been flight-tested, the item of inspection shall
be a heavy bomber or former heavy bomber. For structures within the boundaries of the inspection site
large enough to contain an item of inspection, inspectors shall have the right to ascertain whether or not
that structure contains a heavy bomber or former heavy bomber.
(f) For air bases for heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments other than long-range nuclear
ALCMs, air bases for heavy bombers equipped for non-nuclear armaments, air bases for former heavy
bombers, and training facilities for heavy bombers, the inspecting Party shall have the right to inspect all
weapons storage areas, and to inspect all covered or environmentally protected objects, containers,
vehicles, and structures that are located within the boundaries of weapons storage areas and that are large
enough to contain the smallest long-range nuclear ALCM of a type for which notifications of data
according to categories of data contained in Annex H to the Memorandum of Understanding have been
provided, to confirm the absence of long-range nuclear ALCMs. Such inspections shall be carried out
subject to the procedures provided for in Annex 4 to this Protocol.
15. For test ranges, the inspection team shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection site subject to
the procedures provided for in Annex 1 to this Protocol, with the following exceptions:
(b) For silo launchers of ICBMs located at the test range being inspected, regardless of where they
are shown on the site diagram of the test range, the inspection team shall have the right to inspect, at its
choice, no more than one silo launcher of ICBMs that the inspected Party declares not to contain an ICBM
or a training model of a missile. Inspection of such a silo launcher of ICBMs shall be conducted subject
to the procedures provided for in Annex 2 to this Protocol for the purpose of confirming that it does not
contain an ICBM. JCIC Agreement No. 21, Article 1.
16. For facilities other than those facilities specified in paragraphs 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Section,
inspectors shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection site, subject to the procedures provided for
in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Protocol.
17. For test ranges, conversion or elimination facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of
ICBMs, and ICBM bases, the inspection team shall have the right to inspect all launch canisters declared
to be empty at each test range, conversion or elimination facility for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile
launchers of ICBMs, and ICBM base.
18. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Protocol, silo training launchers shall not be subject to
inspection. JCIC Agreement No. 2, Article 1, Paragraph 6.
VIII. Suspect-Site Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 5 of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right 165 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter, to conduct
suspect-site inspections. Following each suspect-site inspection conducted by the inspecting Party, the
number of data update inspections to which the inspecting Party is entitled, pursuant to paragraph 2 of
Section VII of this Protocol, shall be reduced by one for that year.
2. Each Party shall have the right to conduct suspect-site inspections at each facility specified as subject
to suspect-site inspections in paragraph 12 of Annex I to the Memorandum of Understanding or in a
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol, if it is
provided for in paragraph 3 of this Section.
3. A Party shall specify a facility as subject to suspect-site inspection and provide a notification thereof
in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol for:
(b) each facility at which continuous monitoring has ceased.
4. Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than one suspect-site inspection at any one time.
Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than two such inspections each year at the same
facility.
5. The Parties may agree within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission to
remove a facility from the list of facilities subject to suspect-site inspection.
6. No later than one hour after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in a
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 or 8 of Section III of this Protocol, the inspected
Party shall implement pre-inspection restrictions at the inspection site, which shall remain in effect until
the inspection team completes the pre-inspection procedures. During the period of time that
pre-inspection restrictions are in effect, vehicles, containers, and launch canisters large enough to contain
an item of inspection of the inspected Party and covered objects large enough to contain or to be such
items shall not be removed from the inspection site.
7. Inspectors shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection site, subject to the procedures provided
for in Annex 1 to this Protocol, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
IX. Reentry Vehicle Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right, 205 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter, to conduct
reentry vehicle inspections. JCIC Agreement No. 28, Article 1, Paragraph 3. Each Party shall have the right to conduct a total of ten reentry vehicle
inspections each year, with no more than two such inspections each year at any one facility.
2. Each Party shall have the right to conduct reentry vehicle inspections at ICBM bases and at submarine
bases.
3. Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than one reentry vehicle inspection at any one
time. Neither Party shall have the right to conduct such an inspection simultaneously with any other type
of inspection at the same facility. No more than one ICBM or SLBM may be inspected during each
reentry vehicle inspection, except as provided for in paragraph 18 of this Section.
4. No later than one hour after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 or 8 of Section III of this Protocol, the inspected
Party shall implement the following pre-inspection restrictions at the ICBM base or submarine base,
including the waters identified on the coastlines and waters diagram pursuant to paragraph 17 of Annex J
to the Memorandum of Understanding: JCIC Agreement No. 13, Article 1, Paragraph 1.
(b) The inspected Party shall not begin any work associated with the removal of ICBMs or SLBMs
from silo launchers of ICBMs or launchers of SLBMs that were open at the time the restrictions were
implemented.
(c) The inspected Party shall not begin any work associated with the removal of ICBMs from mobile
launchers of ICBMs.
(d) The inspected Party shall not begin any work associated with the removal or installation of front
sections of ICBMs or SLBMs in silo launchers of ICBMs or in launchers of SLBMs that were open at the
time the restrictions were implemented.
(e) The inspected Party shall not begin any work associated with the removal or installation of front
sections of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs.
(f) The inspected Party shall not remove mobile launchers of ICBMs from restricted areas or from
rail garrisons.
(g) The inspected Party shall not move rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs into the maintenance
facility.
(h) The inspected Party shall not move any ballistic missile submarine from within the waters
identified on the coastlines and waters diagram provided pursuant to paragraph 17 of Annex J to the
Memorandum of Understanding, and shall not commence dry docking of ballistic missile submarines
within such waters. JCIC Agreement No. 13, Article 1, Paragraph 2.
5. In addition to the provisions provided for in paragraph 4 of this Section, upon arrival of the inspection
team at the inspection site, the inspected Party shall not move mobile launchers of ICBMs that are
located in restricted areas or the rail garrison, or ballistic missile submarines to which pre-inspection
restrictions apply.
6. Pre-inspection restrictions provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Section shall not apply to work
conducted to deal with an emergency involving a launcher, missile, or submarine.
7. Pre-inspection restrictions provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Section shall remain in effect
until the procedures provided for in paragraph 10, 11, 12, or 13 of this Section have been completed, and
for a launcher of ICBMs, fixed structure, restricted area, or ballistic missile submarine designated by the
inspection team leader until inspectors have arrived at that location.
8. Upon arrival of the inspection team at the inspection site, a member of the in-country escort shall:
(b) For ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, provide the inspection team leader with a
copy of the simplified site diagram of the ICBM base annotated to show the type of ICBM for each
restricted area.
(c) For ICBM bases for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs, provide the inspection team leader with a
copy of the simplified site diagram of the ICBM base, if there is such a diagram, and a copy of the site
diagram of the rail garrison annotated to show the location of each of the rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs
located outside fixed structures at the rail garrison. If more than one type of ICBM is specified for that
ICBM base, the site diagram shall show the rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs by type of ICBM.
Rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs located at the maintenance facility shall not be shown on the site
diagram.
(d) For submarine bases, inform the inspection team leader of the location and type of each ballistic
missile submarine to which pre-inspection restrictions apply, and of the type of SLBM for each such
submarine, and provide the inspection team leader with a copy of the coastlines and waters diagram
provided pursuant to paragraph 17 of Annex J to the Memorandum of Understanding, annotated to show
the location of each ballistic missile submarine within the waters identified pursuant to that paragraph,
and the number of launchers on each such submarine. JCIC Agreement No. 13, Article 1, Paragraph 3.
9. Upon the completion of pre-inspection procedures the inspection team leader shall designate in
writing to a member of the in-country escort, in accordance with paragraph 10, 11, 12, or 13 of this
Section, the launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs or fixed structure for mobile launchers of ICBMs containing
the ICBM or SLBM to be inspected. The inspection team leader shall also have the right to designate for
inspection, in the cases provided for in subparagraph 10(d), 11(g), 12(e), or 13(f) of this Section, one of
the launchers of ICBMs or SLBMs, one of the fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, or one of
the restricted areas declared not to contain a deployed ICBM or deployed SLBM, and shall designate a
subgroup consisting of no more than four inspectors to conduct such an inspection. The inspection of
such a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures provided for
in Annex 2 to this Protocol. The inspection of such a fixed structure shall be conducted in accordance
with the procedures provided for in Annex 1 to this Protocol. After a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs or a
fixed structure for mobile launchers of ICBMs has been designated in accordance with paragraph 10, 11,
12, or 13 of this Section, a member of the in-country escort shall brief the inspectors on the route they
will travel to reach the launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs or the fixed structure for mobile launchers of
ICBMs.
10. For ICBM bases for silo launchers of ICBMs:
(b) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no silo
launcher of ICBMs at the inspected ICBM base contains a deployed ICBM, the inspection team leader
shall designate, using its designator or geographic coordinates, the silo launcher of ICBMs containing the
ICBM to be inspected.
(c) If the designated silo launcher of ICBMs does not contain a deployed ICBM, a member of the
in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader, who shall designate, in accordance with the
procedures provided for in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, another silo launcher of ICBMs
containing the ICBM to be inspected.
(d) The inspection team leader shall have the right to designate for inspection one of the silo
launchers of ICBMs identified by a member of the in-country escort, in accordance with subparagraph
(c) of this paragraph, as not containing deployed ICBMs. The purpose of such an inspection shall be to
confirm that such a silo launcher of ICBMs does not contain a deployed ICBM.
11. For ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs:
(b) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no
road-mobile launcher of ICBMs at the inspected ICBM base contains a deployed ICBM, the inspection
team leader shall designate, using its name or geographic coordinates, the restricted area in which the
ICBM to be inspected is located.
(c) If no road-mobile launcher of ICBMs in the designated restricted area contains a deployed ICBM
for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, a member of the in-country escort shall so inform the inspection
team leader, who shall designate, in accordance with the procedures provided for in subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph, another restricted area in which the ICBM to be inspected is located.
(d) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no
road-mobile launcher of ICBMs in the designated restricted area contains a deployed ICBM, a member
of the in-country escort shall provide the inspection team leader with a copy of the site diagram of that
restricted area annotated to show the location of each of the road-mobile launchers of ICBMs located
outside of fixed structures in this restricted area, and the inspection team leader shall designate, using
that site diagram, the road-mobile launcher of ICBMs, or fixed structure for road-mobile launchers of
ICBMs, in which the ICBM to be inspected is located.
(e) If a designated fixed structure contains more than one road-mobile launcher of ICBMs, a
member of the in-country escort shall inform the inspection team leader of their locations using the
annotated site diagram. The inspection team leader shall designate on the annotated site diagram the
road-mobile launcher of ICBMs that contains the ICBM to be inspected.
(f) If a designated fixed structure for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs or a designated road-mobile
launcher of ICBMs does not contain a deployed ICBM, a member of the in-country escort shall so
inform the inspection team leader, who shall designate, in accordance with the procedures provided for
in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, another fixed structure or another launcher containing the ICBM to
be inspected from among those fixed structures or launchers located in the same restricted area.
(g) The inspection team leader shall have the right to designate for inspection fixed structures for
road-mobile launchers of ICBMs or road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that a member of the in-country
escort has identified, in accordance with subparagraph (c) or (f) of this paragraph, as not containing
deployed ICBMs. The purpose of such an inspection shall be to confirm that such fixed structures or
such road-mobile launchers of ICBMs do not contain deployed ICBMs. The inspection team leader shall
have the right to designate:
(ii) In all other cases, one of the fixed structures for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs or one of
the road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, that, in accordance with subparagraph (f) of this
paragraph, a member of the in-country escort has identified for the inspection team leader as
not containing a deployed ICBM for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs.
12. For ICBM bases for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs:
(b) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no
rail-mobile launcher of ICBMs at the inspected rail garrison contains a deployed ICBM, the inspection
team leader, using the annotated site diagram provided for in paragraph 8 of this Section, shall designate
the launcher or fixed structure containing the ICBM to be inspected. Rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs
located at the maintenance facility may not be designated for reentry vehicle inspection.
(c) If a designated fixed structure for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs contains more than one
rail-mobile launcher of ICBMs, a member of the in-country escort shall inform the inspection team
leader of their locations using the annotated site diagram. The inspection team leader shall designate on
the site diagram the launcher containing the ICBM to be inspected.
(d) If a designated fixed structure for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs or a designated rail-mobile
launcher of ICBMs does not contain a deployed ICBM, a member of the in-country escort shall so
inform the inspection team leader, who shall designate, in accordance with the procedures provided for
in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, another fixed structure or another launcher containing the ICBM to
be inspected.
(e) The inspection team leader shall have the right to designate for inspection one of the fixed
structures for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs or one of the rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs identified by
a member of the in-country escort, in accordance with subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, as not
containing deployed ICBMs. The purpose of such an inspection shall be to confirm that such a fixed
structure or such a rail-mobile launcher of ICBMs does not contain a deployed ICBM.
13. For submarine bases:
(b) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no SLBM
launcher at the base contains a deployed SLBM, the inspection team leader shall designate, using the
annotated site diagram or map provided for in paragraph 8 of this Section, the ballistic missile submarine
containing the SLBM to be inspected.
(c) If no SLBM launcher on the designated submarine contains a deployed SLBM, a member of the
in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader, who shall designate for inspection, in
accordance with the procedures provided for in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, another ballistic
missile submarine.
(d) Unless a member of the in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that no SLBM
launcher on the designated submarine contains a deployed SLBM, the inspection team leader shall
designate the SLBM launcher containing the SLBM to be inspected.
(e) If the designated SLBM launcher does not contain a deployed SLBM, a member of the
in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader, who shall designate, in accordance with the
procedures provided for in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, another SLBM launcher from among
those SLBM launchers located on the same ballistic missile submarine.
(f) The inspection team leader shall have the right to designate for inspection one of the SLBM
launchers identified by a member of the in-country escort, in accordance with subparagraph (c) or (e) of
this paragraph, as not containing deployed SLBMs. The purpose of such an inspection shall be to
confirm that such an SLBM launcher does not contain a deployed SLBM.
(g) SLBM launchers on submarines in dry dock may not be designated for a reentry vehicle
inspection.
14. The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team to the designated launcher of ICBMs or
SLBMs, to the designated restricted area, or to the designated fixed structure for mobile launchers of
ICBMs that contain the deployed ICBM or SLBM to be inspected, without undue delay and within the
following period of time:
(b) to an SLBM launcher: no later than three hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures;
(c) to a restricted area located at a straight line distance of less than 100 kilometers from the
maintenance facility: no later than five hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures;
(d) to a restricted area located at a straight line distance of 100 kilometers or more from the
maintenance facility: no later than eight hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures; or
(e) to a silo launcher of ICBMs: no later than eight hours after completion of pre-inspection
procedures.
The times for transportation of an inspection team, provided for in this paragraph, shall also apply to the
transportation of subgroups of an inspection team to the designated launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs, to the
designated restricted area, or to the designated fixed structure for mobile launchers of ICBMs to confirm
that they do not contain a deployed ICBM or SLBM.
15. For the purposes of this Section, a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs containing an ICBM or SLBM
without a front section shall be considered not to contain an ICBM or SLBM; in this connection, the
inspection of such a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures
provided for in subparagraph 7(c) of Annex 3 to this Protocol.
16. Reentry vehicle inspections shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures provided for in
Annex 3 to this Protocol.
17. If a front section of an ICBM or SLBM to be inspected is viewed at a location outside the boundaries
of the inspection site, the provisions of Section VI of this Protocol pertaining to the inspection site shall
apply to that location, except for paragraph 3 of Section VI of this Protocol.
18. If an inspection team subgroup conducting an inspection, in accordance with paragraph 9 of this
Section, of a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs or a fixed structure for mobile launchers of ICBMs declared
not to contain a deployed ICBM or SLBM discovers that such a launcher or fixed structure contains an
ICBM or SLBM, the inspection team may inspect that ICBM or SLBM in addition to the ICBM or
SLBM previously designated for inspection. The inspection of such an ICBM or SLBM shall not be
counted against the quota provided for in paragraph 1 of this Section.
19. If a member of the in-country escort has reported that the ICBM base or submarine base to be
inspected does not contain deployed ICBMs or deployed SLBMs, the inspection team leader shall have
the right to:
(b) designate for inspection a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs, restricted area, or fixed structure for
mobile launchers of ICBMs, as provided for in subparagraph 10(d), 11(g), 12(e), or 13(f) of this Section,
to confirm that such a launcher of ICBMs or SLBMs, fixed structure, or restricted area does not contain
deployed ICBMs or deployed SLBMs. In this case the inspection shall be counted against the quota
provided for in paragraph 1 of this Section; or
(c) to decline to conduct an inspection and to leave the territory of the inspected Party. In this case
the number of reentry vehicle inspections for deployed ICBMs or deployed SLBMs to which the
inspecting Party is entitled shall not be reduced.
X. Post-Dispersal Inspections of Deployed Mobile Launchers of ICBMs and their Associated
Missiles Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right to conduct post-dispersal inspections of deployed mobile launchers of
ICBMs and their associated missiles after a notification has been provided in accordance with paragraph
12 of Section II of the Notification Protocol. Such inspections shall be conducted at ICBM bases for
mobile launchers of ICBMs specified in such a notification, subject to the following:
(b) for an exercise dispersal that involved only rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles, the inspecting Party shall have the right to inspect no more than 40 percent of the total number
of ICBM bases for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs that were involved in the dispersal, or one such
ICBM base for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs, whichever is greater;
(c) for an exercise dispersal that involved both road-mobile and rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs and
their associated missiles, the inspecting Party shall have the right to inspect no more than 40 percent of
the total number of ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that were involved in the dispersal,
or one such ICBM base for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, whichever is greater, and no more than 40
percent of the total number of ICBM bases for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs that were involved in the
dispersal, or one such ICBM base for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs, whichever is greater.
2. Neither Party shall have the right to conduct a post-dispersal inspection of deployed mobile launchers
of ICBMs and their associated missiles concurrently with any other type of inspection at the same
inspection site. Neither Party shall have the right to conduct, at the same inspection site, a post-dispersal
inspection of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles concurrently with the
implementation of cooperative measures to enhance the effectiveness of national technical means of
verification.
3. From the time of completion of an exercise dispersal specified in a notification provided in
accordance with paragraph 12 of Section II of the Notification Protocol, the inspected Party shall
implement the following pre-inspection restrictions at all ICBM bases for mobile launchers of ICBMs
specified in such a notification:
(b) The inspected Party shall not begin any work associated with the removal of ICBMs from
mobile launchers of ICBMs, except that such work shall be permitted at the maintenance facility.
Pre-inspection restrictions shall not apply to work carried out to deal with an emergency involving a
launcher or a missile.
4. All ICBM bases for mobile launchers of ICBMs to be inspected shall be designated by the inspection
team leaders in accordance with paragraph 15 of Section V of this Protocol and within the time provided
for in subparagraph 4(c) of Section III of this Protocol. If an inspection team leader has designated an
inspection site less than four hours after arrival at the point of entry and before the inspected Party has
completed the examination of equipment brought in by the inspectors, the inspected Party shall have the
right to complete that examination after the designation of the inspection site by the inspection team
leader. The period for the transportation of the inspection team to the inspection site, provided for in
paragraph 14 of Section VI of this Protocol, shall begin upon completion of the examination of
equipment but no later than four hours after the designation of the inspection site.
5. Pre-inspection restrictions shall remain in effect until an inspection team or inspection teams specify
all ICBM bases for mobile launchers of ICBMs to be inspected. Pre-inspection restrictions at ICBM
bases for mobile launchers of ICBMs to be inspected shall remain in effect until inspectors arrive there
and pre-inspection procedures have been completed.
6. Upon arrival of the inspection team at the inspection site, a member of the in-country escort shall
inform the inspection team leader of the number of mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles located at the inspection site and provide the inspection team leader with a copy of the
simplified site diagram of the inspection site and all site diagrams of the inspection site, annotated to
indicate the current location at the inspection site of such items and those structures in which they are
located. For ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, a member of the in-country escort shall
also inform the inspection team leader, for each restricted area, of each road-mobile launcher of ICBMs
within the deployment area that has not returned to the restricted area of the inspected ICBM base,
except road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that are on relocation outside the deployment area or are being
transported by air, rail, or by waterborne vehicles within the deployment area.
7. For each road-mobile launcher of ICBMs that has not returned to the restricted area and of which the
inspection team leader was informed in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Section, a member of the
in-country escort shall, at the choice of that member, either designate the geographic coordinates of such
a mobile launcher of ICBMs or ensure transportation of the inspectors to such a mobile launcher of
ICBMs.
8. For an ICBM base for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, the inspection team leader shall designate,
upon completion of the pre-inspection procedures, the restricted area or restricted areas of the ICBM
base that are to be inspected. The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team or subgroups of the
inspection team to the designated restricted areas within the following time period:
(b) to a restricted area located at a straight-line distance of 100 kilometers or more from the
maintenance facility: no later than eight hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures.
9. The inspection team shall have the right to inspect all restricted areas and the maintenance facility that
are part of the ICBM base for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs to be inspected, or the rail garrison and
the maintenance facility that are part of the ICBM base for rail-mobile launchers of ICBMs to be
inspected. For ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, if the inspection team intends to
inspect road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that have not returned to restricted areas and whose geographic
coordinates have not been designated in accordance with paragraph 7 of this Section, the inspection team
leader shall also indicate the subgroup to conduct such an inspection.
10. Pre-inspection restrictions shall remain in effect in each restricted area, rail garrison, and
maintenance facility to be inspected until inspectors arrive there.
11. Inspectors shall have the right, subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of Annex 6 to this Protocol,
to read the data from the unique identifiers on all ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs, except for
ICBMs deployed on mobile launchers of ICBMs that have not returned to restricted areas and whose
geographic coordinates have been designated by a member of the in-country escort in accordance with
paragraph 7 of this Section.
12. During the period of inspection, mobile launchers of ICBMs located within restricted areas
designated to be inspected or within a rail garrison designated to be inspected may leave those restricted
areas or that rail garrison only with the consent of the inspectors.
13. During each post-dispersal inspection of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles, inspectors shall have the right to ascertain that the aggregate number of mobile launchers of
ICBMs and their associated missiles located at the inspection site and the number of such items that have
not returned there following the completion of the dispersal does not exceed the number specified for the
inspected ICBM base. For that purpose, inspectors shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection
site, subject to the procedures provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Protocol.
XI. Conversion or Elimination Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 8 of Article XI
of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall conduct, and shall have the right to conduct, 45 days after entry into force of the
Treaty and thereafter, conversion or elimination inspections in accordance with the provisions provided
for in this Section and the procedures provided for in the Conversion or Elimination Protocol.
2. Upon arrival of the inspection team at the location specified in a notification provided in accordance
with paragraph 1 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol, the inspected Party shall provide the
inspection team with a schedule of conversion or elimination activities.
3. Within the period of time provided for in paragraph 1 of Section VII of this Protocol for baseline data
inspections, each Party shall have the right to implement conversion or elimination procedures at no
more than two sites at any one time if such procedures provide for conversion or elimination inspections.
4. The inspecting Party shall have the right to replace its inspectors conducting conversion or
elimination inspections, subject to the following provisions:
(b) Replacement of inspectors shall be carried out at the inspection site, subject to the limitation on
the maximum number of inspectors provided for in paragraph 28 of Section VI to this Protocol. If at any
time the total of the number of inspectors at the inspection site and the number of those arriving on the
territory of the inspected Party for replacement exceeds the maximum number of inspectors provided for
in paragraph 28 of Section VI of this Protocol, the replacement of inspectors shall be carried out at the
airport closest to the inspection site.
(c) Before the departure of the outgoing inspection team leader from the inspection site, the
inspection team leader and a member of the in-country escort shall confirm in the inspection report that
the inspection team as then constituted has completed its inspection with respect to the items presented to
that team and shall indicate the number of items of each type for which elimination procedures have been
completed. The specific procedures for eliminating the last item undergoing elimination at that site that
were observed by the inspection team headed by the outgoing leader shall be completed before the
departure of the outgoing inspection team leader from the inspection site.
(d) The inspected Party shall not resume the elimination procedures until the pre-inspection
procedures have been completed for the newly arrived inspectors. Any delay in the resumption of the
elimination procedures caused by the arrival of a new inspection team leader shall not exceed three
hours.
5. In the case of a delay in the initiation of activities beyond the scheduled date specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol:
(b) if the delay is more than five days and the inspection team has arrived on the territory of the
inspected Party, the inspection team shall leave the territory of the inspected Party, unless the Parties
agree otherwise.
6. For the elimination of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs and their launch canisters, inspectors
shall make the observations and measurements subject to the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 6 of Section
I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol.
7. At conversion or elimination facilities where ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs and their launch
canisters are eliminated by burning, explosive demolition, or explosion, as provided for in paragraphs 4
and 5 of Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol, the inspected Party shall provide inspectors
with binoculars that permit observation of the elimination process from a place designated by a member
of the in-country escort.
8. For the elimination of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, road-mobile training launchers, rail-mobile
launchers of ICBMs, and rail-mobile training launchers, inspectors shall make observations and
measurements subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of Section III of the Conversion or
Elimination Protocol.
9. For the eliminated fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, inspectors shall have the right to
make observations subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 of Section III of the Conversion or
Elimination Protocol. The inspecting Party shall have the right to conduct an inspection of such a fixed
structure within the 90-day period beginning on the date of the completion of the elimination process.
Such an inspection shall be conducted during a baseline data inspection, data update inspection, reentry
vehicle inspection, post-dispersal inspection of deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles, or close-out inspection at the facility at which the fixed structure was located.
10. For the elimination of heavy bombers or former heavy bombers, inspectors shall have the right to
make observations and measurements subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 8 of Section VI of the
Conversion or Elimination Protocol. Except for those cases when the initiation of the process of
elimination of a heavy bomber equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs was verified by inspection, the
inspecting Party shall have the right to conduct an inspection within the 90-day period beginning on the
date of completion of the elimination process to confirm that the elimination of each heavy bomber or
former heavy bomber has been completed.
11. For converted heavy bombers, inspectors shall have the right to make observations and
measurements subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of Section VI of the Conversion or Elimination
Protocol. The inspecting Party shall have the right to conduct an inspection within the 20-day period that
begins on the date the converted heavy bomber arrives at the viewing site at the conversion or
elimination facility as provided for in paragraph 13 of Section VI of the Conversion or Elimination
Protocol, to confirm that it has been converted.
12. For changing the accountability of ICBMs, SLBMs, launch canisters, ICBM launchers, SLBM
launchers, heavy bombers, and former heavy bombers by placing them on static display, inspectors shall
have the right to make observations and measurements subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of
Section VIII of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol. The inspecting Party shall have the right to
conduct such an inspection within the 30-day period that begins on the date of the receipt of the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Notification Protocol.
XII. Close-Out Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 9 of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right to conduct close-out inspections at the facilities specified in paragraph
2 of this Section, the elimination of which has been specified in a notification provided in accordance
with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol. Each such inspection shall be conducted
within 60 days after such notification has been provided, or, for facilities that were specified in the
Memorandum of Understanding but not specified in the notification provided in accordance with
paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification Protocol, within the period of time provided for in paragraph
1 of Section VII of this Protocol for baseline data inspections. No more than one close-out inspection
shall be conducted at each facility.
2. Each Party shall have the right to conduct close-out inspections at any of the following facilities:
ICBM bases; submarine bases; ICBM loading facilities; SLBM loading facilities; repair facilities for
ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; storage facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, mobile launchers
of ICBMs, heavy bombers, or former heavy bombers; training facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or heavy
bombers; conversion or elimination facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; test
ranges; air bases for heavy bombers; and air bases for former heavy bombers.
3. The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team to the location specified in the notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol no later than 48 hours
after its arrival at the point of entry.
4. Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than two close-out inspections at any one time. No
more than one such inspection utilizing the same point of entry shall be conducted at any one time.
5. A facility, the elimination of which has been specified in a notification provided in accordance with
paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol, shall not be subject to any inspection other than a
close-out inspection until such an inspection is conducted or until the expiration of the 60-day period
provided for such an inspection in paragraph 1 of this Section, whichever occurs earlier. If a facility that
is specified in paragraph 2 of this Section is subject to a close-out inspection, that facility shall not be
subject to a baseline data inspection.
6. During the course of each close-out inspection, inspectors shall have the right to confirm that the
elimination procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of Section IX of the Conversion or Elimination
Protocol have been completed. Inspectors shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection site, subject
to the procedures provided for in Annex 1 to this Protocol.
XIII. Formerly Declared Facility Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 10 of Article XI of
the Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right, 165 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter, to conduct
formerly declared facility inspections. Each Party shall have the right to conduct a total of three such
inspections each year, with no more than two such inspections each year at any one facility. Such
inspections may be conducted at facilities specified in paragraph 2 of this Section, the elimination of
which has been specified in a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the
Notification Protocol. For each such facility, formerly declared facility inspections may be conducted
after close-out inspections have been conducted or, if such an inspection was not conducted, beginning
60 days after notification has been provided, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the
Notification Protocol, of the elimination of the facility.
2. Each Party shall have the right to conduct formerly declared facility inspections at any of the
following facilities: ICBM bases; submarine bases; ICBM loading facilities; SLBM loading facilities;
repair facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; storage facilities for ICBMs,
SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; training facilities for ICBMs or SLBMs; conversion or
elimination facilities for ICBMs, SLBMs, or mobile launchers of ICBMs; and test ranges.
3. No later than one hour after the time for the designation of the inspection site, specified in a
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 3 or 8 of Section III of this Protocol, the inspected
Party shall implement pre-inspection restrictions at the inspection site, which shall remain in effect until
the inspection team completes the pre-inspection procedures. During the period of time that
pre-inspection restrictions are in effect, containers, launch canisters, and enclosed vehicles, large enough
to contain an item of inspection of the inspected Party and covered or environmentally protected objects
large enough to contain or to be such items shall not be removed from the inspection site.
4. Each Party shall have the right to conduct no more than two formerly declared facility inspections at
any one time. No more than one such inspection utilizing the same point of entry shall be conducted at
any one time.
5. Inspectors shall have the right to inspect the entire inspection site, subject to the procedures provided
for in Annex 1 to this Protocol.
XIV. Technical Characteristics Exhibitions and Inspections Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 11
of Article XI of the Treaty
1. Except as provided for in paragraph 3 of this Section and subparagraphs 5(c) and 5(d) of Annex 11 to
this Protocol, each Party shall conduct, no earlier than three days after notification has been provided in
accordance with paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification Protocol, but no later than 45 days after
entry into force of the Treaty, technical characteristics exhibitions required by paragraph 11 of Article XI
of the Treaty, of an ICBM and an SLBM of each type and variant thereof, and each version of a mobile
launcher of ICBMs for each type of ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs, existing as of the date of
entry into force of the Treaty. An exhibition of an ICBM or SLBM shall include an exhibition, in
accordance with the procedures provided for in Annex 11 to this Protocol, of the ICBM or the SLBM;
the first stage of the ICBM or SLBM; the launch canister, if applicable; and the self-contained dispensing
mechanism, if applicable. Such exhibitions shall be pre-scheduled by agreement between the Parties.
2. Subsequent technical characteristics exhibitions of ICBMs and SLBMs of each new type, notification
of which has been provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section VII of the Notification Protocol,
and of new variants of ICBMs and SLBMs and new versions of mobile launchers of ICBMs, notification
of which has been provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I of the Notification Protocol,
shall be conducted at the times specified in such notifications. Technical characteristics exhibitions of
mobile launchers of ICBMs of each new type of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs shall be
conducted at the same time as the technical characteristics exhibition of the ICBM for mobile launchers
of ICBMs of the new type. An exhibition of an ICBM or SLBM of a new type shall include an
exhibition, in accordance with the procedures provided for in Annex 11 to this Protocol, in close
proximity, of the ICBM or SLBM; the first stage of the ICBM or SLBM; the launch canister, if
applicable; and the self-contained dispensing mechanism, if applicable. Technical characteristics
exhibitions shall be conducted separately from, and in addition to, baseline data inspections and data
update inspections.
3. If, during exhibitions conducted in accordance with the Agreement Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Early
Exhibitions of Strategic Offensive Arms Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of America
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive
Arms of July 31, 1991, the purpose of technical characteristics exhibitions has been met concerning data
specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol for items existing as of entry into force of the Treaty, the technical characteristics exhibitions
otherwise required to be conducted during the period provided for in paragraph 1 of this Section shall not
be required. Technical characteristics exhibitions during this time period shall be required only
concerning data on characteristics that have not been so demonstrated.
4. The technical characteristics exhibition sites shall be chosen by the inspected Party.
5. The inspection team shall arrive on the territory of the inspected Party no later than one day and no
earlier than three days before the exhibition date. The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team
to the exhibition site so that the inspection team arrives at the site in a timely manner.
6. During pre-inspection procedures for technical characteristics exhibitions, a member of the in-country
escort shall:
(b) point out to the inspectors, when applicable, in photographs, slides or drawings, the
distinguishing features or external differences of such items.
7. During a technical characteristics exhibition, a member of the in-country escort shall point out the
specific places on each exhibited item where measurements were taken to obtain the specified technical
data and to obtain the dimensions specified in paragraphs 13, 14, 16, and, if applicable, 15, of Annex J to
the Memorandum of Understanding. For measurements of the first stage of a solid propellant ICBM for
mobile launchers of ICBMs, the inspected Party shall exhibit the first stage of such an ICBM in a
configuration that permits inspectors to confirm the reference cylinder as provided for in subparagraph
(a) (i) of paragraph 23 of Section VI of this Protocol. A member of the in-country escort shall point out
the places on such a first stage that permit measurement of the distance from the point where the aft end
dome of the motor case joins with the nozzle to the upper point of the forward end dome of the motor
case, and the maximum diameter of such a stage excluding protruding elements. If necessary, the
in-country escort shall have the right to use diagrams or sketches to indicate such places. Inspectors
shall have the right to make such measurements. Such measurements shall be recorded pursuant to
paragraph 19 of Section VI of this Protocol.
8. During technical characteristics exhibitions, inspectors shall have the right to confirm the length and
diameter of the first stage of an ICBM and SLBM of each type and variant, as well as the diameter of the
second or third stage if that diameter differs from the diameter of the first stage, and the length and
diameter of the assembled ICBM or SLBM, as provided for in Annex 11 to this Protocol.
9. If a Party declares a new type of ICBM or SLBM in a notification provided in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Section VII of the Notification Protocol, and if this new type is declared on the basis of a
change in the first stage length used for confirming a new type, with or without a change in the
throw-weight, compared to the first stage length of an ICBM or SLBM, respectively, of appropriate
existing types and previously declared new types, the notifying Party shall:
(b) exhibit the first stage of the ICBM or SLBM of appropriate existing types or previously declared
new types of ICBMs or SLBMs, respectively, for the purpose of confirming the first stage length used
for confirming a new type of ICBM or SLBM, if the length used for confirming a new type of ICBM or
SLBM has not been previously confirmed on an ICBM or SLBM, respectively, of such existing types or
previously declared new types of ICBMs or SLBMs.
When necessary, specific procedures for measuring the first stage length used for confirming a new
type of an ICBM or SLBM shall be agreed within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection
Commission.
10. If a Party declares a new type of ICBM or SLBM in a notification provided in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Section VII of the Notification Protocol, and if that new type is declared on the basis of a
change in the launch weight of an ICBM or SLBM of that new type from the launch weight of an ICBM
or SLBM, respectively, of appropriate existing types and previously declared new types, the inspecting
Party shall have the right to weigh, or to determine by other agreed means the weight of, the ICBM or
SLBM of the new type and ICBMs or SLBMs of an appropriate existing type or previously declared new
type in order to verify their launch weights. Procedures for weighing or determining by other means the
weight of such ICBMs or SLBMs shall be agreed within the framework of the Joint Compliance and
Inspection Commission before the beginning of deployment of an ICBM or SLBM of such a new type.
11. If one Party declares a new type of ICBM or SLBM that the other Party believes has demonstrated a
launch weight greater than 106,000 kilograms, the other Party shall have the right to raise its concern in
the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission. Resolution of the issue may include, among other
things, an agreement to weigh, or to determine by other means the weight of, the ICBM or SLBM in
question in order to assist in the verification of its launch weight.
12. Procedures for weighing and for other means of determining the weight of ICBMs or SLBMs shall
be agreed within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission no later than two
years after entry into force of the Treaty.
13. For an ICBM for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs of a new type or for an ICBM for rail-mobile
launchers of ICBMs of a new type, whichever is applicable, during the technical characteristics
exhibition, the inspected Party shall demonstrate distinguishing features pursuant to paragraph 9 of
Article III of the Treaty.
(b) For an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of a new type, exhibited in accordance with
paragraph 2 of this Section, if the length and the diameter of the ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs
of a new type are less than or equal to the length and less than or equal to the diameter, respectively, of
the launch canister for an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of an existing type or previously
declared new type, and if either Party believes that the additional procedures during the exhibition are
necessary, based on the information contained in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph
4 of Section VII of the Protocol on Notification, with respect to the adequacy of the features that
distinguish: the launch canister for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the new type of ICBM
from the launch canister for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs of each existing type of ICBM or
previously declared new type of ICBM; the mobile launcher of ICBMs for ICBMs of the new type from
the mobile launchers of ICBMs for ICBMs of each existing type or previously declared new type; the
mobile launcher of ICBMs with the associated missile of the new type installed from the mobile launcher
of ICBMs with the associated missile of each existing type or previously declared new type installed,
then the Party that has provided the notification shall conduct such an exhibition subject to the following
additional procedures, unless otherwise agreed:
(ii) The inspected Party shall demonstrate the functionally related and external differences that
distinguish the launch canister for the ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the new type
from the launch canister of each existing type and previously declared new type of ICBMs
for mobile launchers of ICBMs; and
(iii) The inspected Party shall demonstrate that the launch of an ICBM for mobile launchers of
ICBMs of each existing type and previously declared new type cannot be carried out from
the launch canister for the ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the new type, and that a
launch of an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the new type cannot be carried out
from the launch canister for the ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of each existing type
and previously declared new type. If the incapability to carry out such launches has not been
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the inspecting Party, the inspecting Party may raise the
issue within the framework of the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission.
14. Technical characteristics exhibitions shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures provided
for in Annexes 8 and 11 to this Protocol.
15. During inspections conducted during technical characteristics exhibitions, a member of the
in-country escort, at the request of the inspectors, shall photograph each exhibited item in order to obtain
three photographs of that item that satisfy the requirements provided for in paragraph 10 of Annex J to
the Memorandum of Understanding. Such photographs shall be produced using a camera system of the
inspected Party. If an ambiguous situation arises, a member of the in-country escort, at the request of the
inspectors, shall take photographs, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 18 and 27 of Section VI of this
Protocol, using the camera system of the inspection team.
XV. Distinguishability Exhibitions and Inspections and Baseline Exhibitions and Inspections
Conducted Pursuant to Paragraphs 12 and 13, Respectively, of Article XI of the Treaty, and
Exhibitions of Long-Range Non-Nuclear ALCMs Conducted Pursuant to Notifications
Provided in Accordance with Section VII of the Notification Protocol.
1. Except as provided for in paragraph 6 of this Section, each Party shall conduct, no earlier than three
days after notification has been provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification
Protocol, but no later than 45 days after entry into force of the Treaty, distinguishability exhibitions,
required by paragraph 12 of Article XI of the Treaty, of heavy bombers, former heavy bombers, and
long-range nuclear ALCMs of types, categories, and variants existing as of the date of entry into force of
the Treaty. Such exhibitions shall be pre-scheduled by agreement between the Parties.
2. Each Party shall conduct, no earlier than the completion of distinguishability exhibitions by that
Party, but no later than 165 days after entry into force of the Treaty, baseline exhibitions, required by
paragraph 13 of Article XI of the Treaty, of heavy bombers equipped for non-nuclear armaments, former
heavy bombers, and training heavy bombers existing as of the date of entry into force of the Treaty.
Such exhibitions shall be pre-scheduled by agreement between the Parties.
3. Subsequent distinguishability exhibitions conducted in connection with events, notification of which
has been provided in accordance with Section VII of the Notification Protocol, shall be conducted no
earlier than 15 days and no later than 30 days after such a notification has been provided. During such a
subsequent distinguishability exhibition, the inspected Party shall not be required to exhibit all categories
or, if applicable, all variants of an item of a particular type, provided that the purpose of the exhibition is
met by a combination of the current exhibition and previous distinguishability exhibitions concerning
that type. Such exhibitions shall be conducted separately from, and in addition to, baseline data
inspections and data update inspections.
4. Subsequent baseline exhibitions of heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments other than
long-range nuclear ALCMs shall be conducted no earlier than 15 days and no later than 135 days after
notification that a long-range nuclear ALCM has been flight-tested from a heavy bomber of a type, from
none of which a long-range nuclear ALCM had previously been flight-tested, has been provided in
accordance with paragraph 10 of Section VII of the Notification Protocol. One such exhibition shall be
conducted at each air base at which heavy bombers of that type equipped for nuclear armaments other
than long-range nuclear ALCMs are specified to be based. Pre-inspection procedures for such an
exhibition shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8 of Section VII of this
Protocol, to the extent that such provisions relate to the heavy bombers to be exhibited. During such
pre-inspection procedures, the inspectors shall have the right to designate for inspection no more than 30
percent of such heavy bombers specified to be based at each air base. The inspectors shall not have the
right to designate alert heavy bombers for inspection during such baseline exhibitions.
5. Exhibitions of long-range non-nuclear ALCMs pursuant to notification provided in accordance with
Section VII of the Notification Protocol shall be conducted no earlier than 15 days and no later than 30
days after such a notification has been provided. Such exhibitions shall be conducted separately from,
and in addition to, baseline data inspections and data update inspections.
6. If, during exhibitions conducted pursuant to the Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Early Exhibitions
of Strategic Offensive Arms Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31,
1991, the purpose of distinguishability exhibitions has been met concerning data specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of Section I of the Notification Protocol for items
existing as of entry into force of the Treaty, the distinguishability exhibitions otherwise required to be
conducted during the period provided for in paragraph 1 of this Section shall not be required.
Distinguishability exhibitions during this time period shall be required only concerning data on
characteristics that have not been so demonstrated.
7. The sites of such exhibitions shall be chosen by the inspected Party.
8. The inspection team shall arrive on the territory of the inspected Party no later than one day and no
earlier than three days before the exhibition date. The inspected Party shall transport the inspection team
to the exhibition site so that the inspection team arrives at the site in a timely manner.
9. Such exhibitions shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures provided for in Annex 4 to
this Protocol.
10. During inspections of heavy bombers, former heavy bombers, and long-range nuclear ALCMs
conducted during distinguishability exhibitions, and during inspections of long-range non-nuclear
ALCMs conducted during exhibitions pursuant to a notification provided in accordance with Section VII
of the Notification Protocol, a member of the in-country escort, at the request of the inspectors, shall
photograph each exhibited item in order to obtain three photographs of that item that satisfy the
requirements provided for in paragraph 10 of Annex J to the Memorandum of Understanding. Such
photographs shall be produced using a camera system of the inspected Party. If an ambiguous situation
arises, a member of the in-country escort, at the request of the inspectors, shall take photographs, subject
to the provisions of paragraph 18 and 27 of Section VI of this Protocol, using the camera system of the
inspection team.
XVI. Continuous Monitoring Activities Conducted Pursuant to Paragraph 14 of Article XI of the
Treaty
1. Each Party shall have the right, 30 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter, to conduct
continuous monitoring activities.
2. Each Party shall have the right to conduct continuous monitoring activities at production facilities for
ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Annex I to the Memorandum
of Understanding.
3. Continuous monitoring activities shall cease at a monitored facility at which production of ICBMs for
mobile launchers of ICBMs or first stages of such ICBMs has ceased, no later than one year after
notification of the cessation of such production has been provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of
Section I of the Notification Protocol, except that if such production ceases prior to May 31, 1994,
continuous monitoring activities shall be permitted until May 31, 1995. Beginning on the date on which
continuous monitoring activities are no longer permitted at such a facility:
(b) That facility shall be subject to suspect-site inspections if it has not been converted to a facility
of a category listed in paragraph 5 of Section VII of this Protocol.
4. If the inspected Party intends to produce at a monitored facility ICBMs or SLBMs or first stages for
such ICBMs or SLBMs that are not subject to the numerical limits on non-deployed missiles provided
for in paragraph 1 of Article IV of the Treaty and that are as large as or larger than the size criteria as
provided for in paragraph 24 of Section VI of this Protocol, the inspected Party shall notify the
inspecting Party no less than 180 days in advance of the planned exit of the first such ICBM, SLBM, or
first stage. The Parties shall agree on additional verification procedures in the Joint Compliance and
Inspection Commission in an expeditious manner so as not to delay the exit of the first ICBM, SLBM, or
first stage of an ICBM or SLBM.
5. The inspected Party shall determine the perimeter of each facility subject to continuous monitoring
that has been specified in a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of Section III of this
Protocol and shall not change it without prior notification to the inspecting Party. The inspected Party
shall construct and maintain a fence around the perimeter of each such facility.
6. The inspected Party shall designate along the periphery of each facility specified in a notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of Section III of this Protocol, a perimeter continuous
monitoring area the boundaries of which shall be agreed upon by the Parties for each such facility so that
they shall be sufficient to establish a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system.
7. If the inspected Party intends to change the perimeter of a facility at which work on establishing a
perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system has begun or at which such a system has already been
established, it shall inform the inspecting Party, in advance, of its intention to carry out such work, shall
indicate the date planned for such work to begin, and provide through diplomatic channels a site diagram
of that facility annotated to indicate the proposed changes to the boundaries of the perimeter continuous
monitoring area. Before work to change the perimeter is begun, the Parties shall agree upon the new
boundaries of the perimeter continuous monitoring area and upon the procedure for relocating the
equipment for the perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system. The procedure for relocating such
equipment shall be agreed upon in such a way as to enable monitors to continue their continuous
monitoring activities while work on changing the perimeter is in progress. The inspected Party shall bear
the costs relating to relocation of the equipment for the perimeter and portal continuous monitoring
system resulting from changing the perimeter.
8. The inspected Party shall define, separately for each facility subject to continuous monitoring or
monitored facility, a zone within which monitors shall have the right to travel with the permission of the
in-country escort, and, as considered necessary by the inspected Party, accompanied by escorts. Areas
from which monitors shall be excluded within these zones may be defined by the inspected Party. For
each facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, the inspected Party shall define, if
possible, a free movement zone within which the monitors shall have the right to move between their
place of duty and their living quarters without the permission of the in-country escort.
9. The inspecting Party shall have the right, 30 days after entry into force of the Treaty and thereafter, to
conduct an engineering site survey at a facility subject to continuous monitoring. The purpose of the
engineering site survey is on-site familiarization with geological and topographic conditions and
available logistical resources for establishing a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system.
10. Within the perimeter continuous monitoring area, the inspecting Party shall have the right to
establish, operate, and maintain a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system. The equipment
for such a system is specified in Annex 9 to this Protocol.
11. Monitors shall have the right of unlimited access, at times of their own choosing, to the perimeter
continuous monitoring area. In each case, monitors shall inform a member of the in-country escort of
their intent to examine the perimeter continuous monitoring area. The inspected Party shall maintain
continuously, on a 24-hour basis, a member of the in-country escort at the monitored facility, to
accompany monitors to any portion of the perimeter continuous monitoring area. For this purpose, a
member of the in-country escort shall promptly provide monitors with a vehicle upon request. In the
perimeter continuous monitoring area, the monitors shall be enabled to move around the entire monitored
facility.
12. The monitors shall have the right to use in the perimeter continuous monitoring area their own
systems for two-way radio communication with the operations center at the monitored facility that is
provided for in subparagraph 22(a) of this Section. The operating frequency and power levels for these
radio systems shall be agreed by the Parties prior to the use of such systems in the perimeter continuous
monitoring area. These radio systems must operate only on a single agreed operating frequency and may
not contain components permitting them to operate on other frequencies. A member of the in-country
escort shall have the right to ascertain at any time that these radio systems are capable of operating only
on the single, agreed operating frequency.
13. For a facility specified in a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of Section III of
this Protocol, the inspected Party shall designate a portal with not more than one rail line. All objects,
containers, launch canisters, and vehicles that are large enough to contain or to be an item of continuous
monitoring of the inspected Party shall exit only through the portal commencing on the date specified in
the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 11 of Section III of this Protocol.
14. Except for the portal, the monitored facility shall have no other rail exits and shall have no more than
two other road exits. Such exits shall be monitored as provided for in Annex 9 to this Protocol. The
inspecting Party shall have the right to construct an environmental shelter with total floor space of up to
16 square meters at each exit.
15. There shall be no more than four additional exits from the monitored facility for personnel of the
inspected Party. These exits shall be no wider than one meter.
16. No later than three months after the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of
Section III of this Protocol, the inspected Party shall, at the request of the inspecting Party, provide:
(b) one non-dedicated commercial telephone line for local and long distance communications
throughout the existing telephone network within the territory of the inspected Party; and
(c) satellite communications equipment providing access to a telephone communications systems
channel of the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) or to an equivalent satellite
communication system for telephonic communications between the monitoring team and the territory of
the inspecting Party, if such equipment is not provided by the inspecting Party at the request of the
inspected Party.
17. All expenses associated with the installation and operation of the dedicated direct telephone lines
shall be borne by the inspected Party. All expenses associated with the installation and use of the
non-dedicated commercial telephone line shall be borne by the inspecting Party. All expenses associated
with the provision, installation, and maintenance of satellite communications equipment shall be borne
by the inspected Party. If requested by the inspected Party, the inspecting Party may provide the satellite
communications equipment. In such a case all expenses associated with the provision, installation, and
maintenance of satellite communications equipment shall be borne by the inspecting Party. In any case
all expenses associated with the use of the satellite communications system shall be borne by the
inspecting Party.
18. Satellite communications equipment shall be under the control of the inspected Party, except that it
shall be under the control of both Parties if provided by the inspecting Party. Monitors shall have the
right to use the satellite communications system any time a monitor and a member of the in-country
escort conclude that facsimile communications with the territory of the inspecting Party via the dedicated
direct telephone lines to its embassy cannot be established within 20 minutes.
19. No later than six months after the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of Section
III of this Protocol, the inspected Party shall, at the request of and at the expense of the inspecting Party,
provide the following logistic support:
(b) basic construction materials, including concrete and lumber;
(c) the site preparation for the establishment of a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring
system, and for the operations center. Such preparation may include earth moving operations, laying of
concrete foundations, trenching between equipment locations, and utility connections; and
(d) transportation to the perimeter continuous monitoring area of all tools, materials, and equipment
necessary for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the perimeter and portal continuous
monitoring system.
20. Equipment and supplies brought into the territory of the inspected Party, subject to the provisions of
paragraph 16 of Section VI of this Protocol, shall be delivered to the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility without undue delay.
21. Prior to the completion of construction of the buildings or shelters provided for in paragraph 14 and
subparagraph 22(b) of this Section, the inspected Party at the request of the inspecting Party shall
provide the monitors with temporary structures at the portal and road exits. Such temporary structures
shall be provided at the expense of the inspecting Party.
22. Within the perimeter continuous monitoring area, the inspecting Party shall have the right to:
(b) construct at the portal no more than three buildings with a total floor space of up to 150 square
meters to house the operations center and monitoring team headquarters; and
(c) install at the portal and the road exits provided for in paragraphs 13 and 14 of this Section, the
equipment for a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system, as specified in Annex 9 to this
Protocol.
23. Within the perimeter continuous monitoring area, the inspected Party, at the request of and at the
expense of the inspecting Party, shall construct one building with floor space specified in such request,
but of no more than 500 square meters, for use by the monitors for storage of equipment for continuous
monitoring activities and of supplies.
24. Within the perimeter continuous monitoring area, the inspected Party shall have the right to
construct at a location agreed upon with the inspecting Party, one building for conducting viewing
procedures in accordance with this Protocol.
25. The monitoring team leader shall provide to the in-country escort:
(b) manuals and any other documents, including any changes made to such documentation, to be
used by the monitors to operate and maintain the equipment for continuous monitoring activity within
the perimeter continuous monitoring area. Such documentation shall be provided to and discussed with
the inspected Party prior to the use of such documentation for the operation and maintenance of
equipment within the perimeter continuous monitoring area. During such discussions, monitors shall
provide clarification concerning the use of such documentation.
26. The following restrictions shall apply within and near the perimeter continuous monitoring area:
(b) Waterways, canals, or unobstructed culverts shall not be permitted to cross the perimeter
continuous monitoring area; obstructed culverts shall be subject to examination.
(c) Aircraft shall not be permitted to arrive within the perimeter of the monitored facility unless the
monitors have been informed in advance of their arrival, except for an emergency at such a facility. In
case of an emergency, the in-country escort shall inform the monitors of the arrival of an aircraft within
the perimeter of that facility immediately after such an arrival.
(d) Cranes shall not be permitted to be erected within 20 meters of either side of the boundaries of
the perimeter continuous monitoring area unless the monitors have been informed in advance.
27. During the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a perimeter and portal continuous monitoring
system, the inspecting Party shall not impede the inspected Party's access to any structures or security
systems.
28. The inspecting Party shall provide an escort into any of its portal buildings constructed in
accordance with paragraphs 22 and 23 of this Section, when the inspected Party desires access to such
buildings.
29. Any two members of the monitoring team shall have the right to travel no more than one time per
week to the embassy or consulate of the inspecting Party on the territory of the inspected Party. The
monitoring team leader or the authorized representative of such a team shall inform a member of the
in-country escort of the planned date of each such trip. The inspected Party shall make arrangements for
each such trip in accordance with paragraph 11 of Section VI of this Protocol.
30. No more than nine diplomatic personnel of the inspecting Party who are members of the Treaty
implementation unit of that Party's embassy or consulate on the territory of the inspected Party, shall
have the right to travel, no more than two times each year, to each facility subject to continuous
monitoring, if monitors are present at such a facility, or monitored facility, with no more than two
persons traveling each time and staying at such a facility for no more than two days. Arrangements for
such travel shall be made in accordance with established procedures for travel by diplomats to open
areas. Such personnel shall be permitted unrestricted movement in the free movement zone associated
with the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility. In accordance with Article 32 of
the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961, the Parties agree to waive the
inviolability of any article, including personal baggage, their diplomatic personnel may be carrying at the
last airport prior to arrival at the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility, except
that this waiver of immunity shall not apply to papers. This waiver shall not apply to any other
privileges and immunities accorded diplomatic personnel. Other requests for visits shall be considered
on a case-by-case basis.
31. Once notification in accordance with paragraph 16 of Section III of this Protocol has been provided,
monitors shall have the right to move from one facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored
facility directly to another such facility and take with them equipment and supplies. The inspected Party
may assign escorts to the monitors during such movements. The equipment and supplies brought with
them may be examined by the inspected Party upon arrival at another facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility under the same terms as when they arrived on the territory of the
inspected Party.
32. The inspecting Party shall not take any actions with respect to structures of the inspected Party
without its consent. If the Parties agree that structures of the inspected Party are to be rebuilt or
demolished, either partially or completely, the inspecting Party shall provide the necessary
compensation.
33. The inspected Party shall not interfere with the installed equipment of the inspecting Party or restrict
the access of the monitors to such equipment. The in-country escort shall have the right to observe such
equipment during its installation, testing, operation, and maintenance at the facility subject to continuous
monitoring or monitored facility.
34. The inspected Party shall not interfere with continuous monitoring activities.
35. For the purpose of continuous monitoring after dark or during inclement weather the inspected Party,
at the request of and at the expense of the inspecting Party, shall ensure sufficient lighting at the portal,
road exits, and along the perimeter of the monitored facility to permit monitors to carry out their
functions, including obtaining clear images of items being verified using a system of video cameras.
36. Continuous monitoring of containers, launch canisters, and vehicles exiting from the monitored
facility shall be carried out subject to the procedures provided for in Annex 5 to this Protocol.
(a) Inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall be accorded the inviolability enjoyed by
diplomatic agents in accordance with Article 29 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations of April 18, 1961.
(a) standing diplomatic clearance number; and
(a) the point of entry;
(a) For an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2 or 4 of Article XI of the Treaty, the date
and time for such designation shall be neither less than four hours nor more than 48 hours after
the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry.
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the point of entry;
(a) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 10 of Article XI of the
Treaty, whether the inspection team intends to go directly to the next inspection site or return
first to the point of entry; or
(a) If such notification is provided at the inspection site, the date and time for such designation
shall be:
(i) no earlier than 18 hours after commencement of the period of inspection, except for
cases where the notification is provided pursuant to paragraph 19 of Section IX of this
Protocol;
(a) the specification of the facility;
(a) the specification of the facility;
(a) the specification of the facility; and
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the preferred time of departure;
(a) the type of airplane;
(a) the number, time, and date of the notification provided earlier in accordance with
paragraph 17 of this Section;
(a) in case the inspected Party permits the airplane to land at the airport associated with the
facility specified in the notification provided in accordance with paragraph 17 of this Section:
(i) the name of the airport;
(a) the list or lists to be amended;
(a) the corresponding list or lists;
(a) the corresponding list or lists;
(a) the point of entry to be changed, if applicable; and
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the point of entry;
(a) the point of entry;
(a) from the west, directly to and from the points of entry to the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of
Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and western points of entry to the Russian Federation and the United States of
America;
(a) the inspection team or monitors, and aircrew members arriving at the point of entry on an
inspection airplane; or
(a) inform the member of the in-country escort that the inspection of the designated base for mobile
launchers of ICBMs or of the submarine base shall take place. In this case such inspection shall count
against the quota provided for in para-graph 1 of Section IX of this Protocol;
(a) If the number of heavy bombers, other than test heavy bombers, and former heavy bombers that
are of types of heavy bombers and former heavy bombers based at the designated facility and that will be
located at such facility at any time during the first 20 hours of the period of inspection, is less than 70
percent of the number of such airplanes specified as based at such facility, a member of the in-country
escort shall so inform the inspection team leader prior to the departure of the inspection team to the
inspection site. In such a case, the inspection team leader shall have the right:
(i) to inform a member of the in-country escort that the inspection of the designated facility will
proceed; or
(a) The cost of transportation and urgent medical services provided while monitors are at the point
of entry shall be borne by the inspected Party.
(a) Meals for monitors, inspectors, and aircrew members shall be prepared meals and shall be served
either in a dining facility or at a location agreed to by the inspection team leader and a member of the
in-country escort.
(i) Lodging for inspectors and aircrew members provided at the point of entry, and for
inspectors conducting an inspection pursuant to paragraph 8 of Article XI of the Treaty at
facilities where the elimination process occurs continuously or nearly continuously, shall be
hotel-type accommodations.
(i) At the inspection site, the inspected Party shall provide a sufficient number of vehicles to
transport the inspection team, and up to five vehicles to transport the subgroups that may be
designated by the inspection team leader.
(a) at the points of entry the inspected Party shall provide such representatives an opportunity to
photograph and televise the arrival and departure of inspection teams and monitoring teams;
(a) no later than nine hours after the time for the designation of the inspection site specified in the
notification provided in accordance with paragraph 8 of Section III of this Protocol, if such a notification
is provided at the point of entry; or
(a) If the purpose and characteristics of the replacement equipment are similar to the purpose and
characteristics of the equipment provided for in Annex 8 or 9 to this Protocol, such equipment shall, at
the choice of the inspected Party, be agreed upon either before such equipment is delivered to the
territory of the inspected Party or upon completion of the examination of the equipment conducted in
accordance with paragraph 8 of Section V of this Protocol or in accordance with paragraph 4 or 8 of
Annex 7 to this Protocol when applicable. For that purpose, the inspecting Party shall provide to the
inspected Party through diplomatic channels a list and description of such equipment, indicating the
manufacturer's name and the model, if available, and the type of inspection or the place in the perimeter
and portal continuous monitoring system where the equipment will be used or installed. This list and this
description shall be provided in the time agreed for the provision of the inventory in accordance with
paragraph 1 of Annex 7 to this Protocol.
(a) for baseline data inspections, data update inspections, new facility inspections, close-out
inspections, and formerly declared facility inspections at facilities other than air bases for heavy
bombers, air bases for former heavy bombers, training facilities for heavy bombers, and storage facilities
for heavy bombers or former heavy bombers: an ICBM or SLBM, a first stage of an ICBM or SLBM
maintained, stored, and transported in stages, a first stage of an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a
solid rocket motor for a first stage of an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs, a mobile launcher of
ICBMs, or support equipment of the inspected Party;
(a) for baseline data inspections, data update inspections, new facility inspections, close-out
inspections, and formerly declared facility inspections at facilities other than air bases for heavy
bombers, air bases for former heavy bombers, training facilities for heavy bombers, and storage facilities
for heavy bombers or former heavy bombers:
(i) for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs: the diameter of the first stage of an ICBM of
each type of ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs and the agreed percentage of the length
of that stage;
(a) for ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs that are maintained, stored, and transported as
assembled missiles in launch canisters: 90 percent of the diameter and 90 percent of the length of the
launch canister for an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs in the shipment configuration that is the
shortest configuration specified that holds an assembled ICBM of that type without the front section;
(a) no more than 15 monitors for the engineering site survey and establishment of a perimeter and
portal continuous monitoring system for no more than an aggregate of 90 days, unless the Parties agree
otherwise;
(a) directly at a facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility or at the airport
associated with such facility no more than 34 times each year, provided that the replacement of monitors
directly at the facility subject to continuous monitoring or monitored facility may be conducted no more
than once in each three-week period; and
(a) For facilities other than facilities specified in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, ICBMs or
SLBMs, first stages of ICBMs or SLBMs, mobile launchers of ICBMs, and support equipment of the
inspected Party; containers, launch canisters, and closed vehicles large enough to contain an item of
inspection of the inspected Party; and covered or environmentally protected objects large enough to
contain or to be an item of inspection of the inspected Party, as determined by paragraph 22 of Section
VI of this Protocol, shall not be removed from the inspection site.
(a) In the case of air bases at which, pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Section, only the weapons
storage area is subject to inspection, such information shall not be provided.
(a) The inspected Party shall return all road-mobile launchers of ICBMs located outside restricted
areas to the restricted areas of the ICBM base to be inspected except road-mobile launchers of ICBMs
that are located at a maintenance facility, road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that are engaged in a
relocation, and road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that cannot return to their restricted areas due to
circumstances brought about by force majeure. The return of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs shall be
completed within the following period of time:
(i) for baseline data inspections and new facility inspections, no later than 18 hours after the
commencement of the period of inspection; or
(i) for baseline data inspections and new facility inspections, when the period of time for the
return of road-mobile launchers of ICBMs in accordance with subparagraph (a) (i) of this
paragraph has elapsed; or
(i) to a restricted area located at a straight-line distance of less than 100 kilometers from the
maintenance facility: no later than five hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures;
or
(a) Inspectors shall have the right to inspect the maintenance facility and the rail garrison, including
all rail lines, rail entrances/exits, parking sites, and associated structures except for those
structures where reentry vehicles are stored, that are part of the ICBM base to be inspected, subject to the
procedures provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Protocol.
(a) The inspecting Party shall have the right to inspect all heavy bombers and former heavy
bombers, of a type specified as based at that air base, that were located at the inspected facility at the
time pre-inspection restrictions went into effect or that have returned to the facility in accordance with
subparagraph (b) of this paragraph. Alert heavy bombers, however, shall be subject to inspection only in
accordance with subparagraph (d) of this paragraph. Heavy bombers of a type from none of which a
long-range nuclear ALCM has been flight-tested and test heavy bombers shall not be subject to
inspection. Such inspections shall be conducted to confirm the data on the numbers, by type and, if
applicable, category and variant, of heavy bombers and former heavy bombers; and to confirm that:
(i) heavy bombers equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs are not equipped for more
long-range nuclear ALCMs than the number provided for in paragraph 20 or 21 of Article V
of the Treaty, as applicable;
(a) In carrying out the procedures provided for in Annex 1 to this Protocol the inspected Party shall
not be required to remove ICBMs or SLBMs contained in or located on soft-site launchers from such
launchers, and such ICBMs and SLBMs shall not be subject to measurement; and
(a) each facility that after entry into force of the Treaty begins to produce ICBMs or SLBMs as large
or larger than an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the inspected Party and is not subject to
continuous monitoring, unless otherwise agreed; and
(a) The inspected Party shall not open silo doors of silo launchers of ICBMs or hatches of launchers
of SLBMs that were closed at the time the restrictions were implemented.
(a) For ICBM bases for silo launchers of ICBMs, inform the inspection team leader of the number of
silo launchers of ICBMs for each type of ICBM based there, and provide the inspection team leader with
a copy of the simplified site diagram of the ICBM base annotated to show the designator and location of
each of those launchers at that base. If more than one type of ICBM is specified for that base, the site
diagram shall show the silo launchers of ICBMs by type of ICBM.
(a) If no silo launcher of ICBMs at the inspected ICBM base contains a deployed ICBM, a member
of the in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader.
(a) If no road-mobile launcher of ICBMs at the inspected ICBM base contains a deployed ICBM, a
member of the in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader.
(i) All fixed structures for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs and all road-mobile launchers of
ICBMs located in one of the restricted areas of the inspected ICBM base, if a member of the
in-country escort has informed the inspection team leader that the ICBM base does not
contain deployed ICBMs for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs.
(a) If no rail-mobile launcher of ICBMs at the inspected rail garrison contains a deployed ICBM, a
member of the in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader.
(a) If no launcher of SLBMs at the submarine base contains a deployed SLBM, a member of the
in-country escort shall so inform the inspection team leader.
(a) to a rail-mobile launcher of ICBMs: no later than three hours after completion of pre-inspection
procedures;
(a) designate an inspection site associated with the same point of entry in accordance with the
provisions provided for in paragraph 16 of Section V, or in paragraph 36 or 37 of Section VI of this
Protocol;
(a) for an exercise dispersal that involved only road-mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated
missiles, the inspecting Party shall have the right to inspect no more than 40 percent of the total number
of ICBM bases for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs that were involved in the dispersal, or one such
ICBM base for road-mobile launchers of ICBMs, whichever is greater;
(a) Mobile launchers of ICBMs and their associated missiles shall not be removed from restricted
areas, rail garrisons, or maintenance facilities.
(a) to a restricted area located at a straight-line distance of less than 100 kilometers from the
maintenance facility: no later than five hours after completion of pre-inspection procedures;
(a) For each inspection site, replacement of inspectors shall be carried out not more than once every
three weeks, and the number of inspectors subject to replacement in each case shall not be less than 50
percent of the inspectors located there.
(a) if the delay is five days or less and the inspection team is either en route to the point of entry or
has arrived on the territory of the inspected Party, the inspected Party shall decide whether the inspection
team should be located at the point of entry or at the inspection site for the period of the delay; or
(a) inform inspectors of the numbers of each type, variant and version, whichever is applicable, of
the exhibited items; and
(a) exhibit the first stage of the ICBM or SLBM of the new type for the purpose of confirming the
first stage length used for confirming a new type of ICBM or SLBM; and
(a) If an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of a new type is larger either in length or diameter
than the launch canister for an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of each existing type or previously
declared new type, technical characteristics exhibitions pursuant only to paragraph 2 of this Section shall
be required.
(i) The ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of the new type shall be exhibited in close
proximity to the launch canister for such an ICBM, containing an assembled ICBM without
front section or, at the choice of the inspected Party, an empty launch canister associated
with such an ICBM; a launch canister for an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of each
existing type and previously declared new type, containing an assembled ICBM without
front section or, at the choice of the inspected Party, an empty launch canister associated
with an ICBM for mobile launchers of ICBMs of each existing type and previously declared
new type of ICBM; and a mobile launcher of ICBMs of each existing type and previously
declared new type of ICBM;
(a) That facility shall be subject to a new facility inspection and data update inspections, in
accordance with the provisions of Section VII of this Protocol, if it has been converted to a facility of a
category listed in paragraph 5 of Section VII of this Protocol.
(a) two dedicated telephone lines providing direct communications between the monitoring team
and the embassy of the inspecting Party with a single termination point, specified by the inspecting Party,
at each end of a telephone line;
(a) all utilities for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the perimeter and portal
continuous monitoring system, including electrical power, water, fuel, heating, and sewage;
(a) construct, operate, and maintain at the portal an operations center for receiving and storing data;
(a) installation drawings, installation manuals, and other documentation, including any changes
made to such documentation, to be used by the monitors at that facility subject to continuous monitoring
or monitored facility to install or test the equipment for the perimeter and portal continuous monitoring
system. Such documentation shall be provided to and discussed with the inspected Party prior to the
commencement of the work described therein. During such discussions, the monitors shall provide
clarification concerning such documentation; and
(a) Unobstructed tunnels shall not be permitted under the perimeter continuous monitoring area;
obstructed tunnels shall be subject to examination.