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FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION
The activities for the FSU Threat Reduction program for FY 2008 are as follows:
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination - Russia:
- Decommission 3 road mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM)regiments;
- Eliminate 24 ICBM and 20 submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) missile launchers;
- Eliminate 75 liquid and/or solid fueled ICBMs and SLBMs.
- Dismantle one Typhoon SSBN launcher compartment
Nuclear Weapons Storage and Transportation Security - Russia:
- Provides sustainment at 24 nuclear weapons storage sites;
- Supports movement and consolidation of nuclear weapons from Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) operational sites to
weapons dismantlement or secure storage facilities (funds 48 trainloads of deactivated nuclear warheads);
- Continue to procure up to 100 cargo rail cars that support the transportation of nuclear weapons to dismantlement or secure
storage facilities.
Biological Threat Reduction - FSU:
- Consolidates and secures or eliminate dangerous pathogen collections at six institutes;
- Targets collaborative research to encourage higher standards of openness, ethics, and conduct at the scientist level, and preempt
potential “brain drain” of scientists to rogue states;
- Provides funding for central reference laboratories in Georgia and Kazakhstan.
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Prevention - FSU:
- Enhances the capability of non-Russian FSU military, internal security forces, border guards and customs in Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan to deter, detect, interdict illicit trafficking in WMD and related materials across
borders;
- FY 2008 funds will provide equipment, training, infrastructure and logistical support to these forces.
Defense and Military Contacts – FSU:
- Supports interaction between U.S. and FSU military forces to promote military reform and WMD nonproliferation (funds
approximately 253 defense and military exchanges).
Other Program Support - FSU:
- Supports program to ensure CTR assistance is fully accounted for, used for the intended purpose effectively and efficiently;
- Maintains in-country support for the CTR program at six U.S. embassies;
- Provides non-government advisory assistance and administrative support to DoD.
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