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USNUSSR<br />
1600/1800<br />
All<br />
systems<br />
(see<br />
below)<br />
~ Bombers<br />
!lIIIllJ SlBMs<br />
~ICBMs<br />
US proposal<br />
ICBMs and SLBMs would be reduced to an equal level between 1250 and<br />
1450, to be chosen in any combination allowed under the warhead limits. If<br />
the USSR accepts this limit on missiles, the USA 'could' accept an equal<br />
limit of 350 on 'heavy' bombers (which is higher than the current active US<br />
and Soviet 'strategic' bomber totals). Modernization of heavy strategic<br />
ballistic missiles (Soviet SS-18s) would be banned, as would any new<br />
development or deployment of such missiles. All mobile ICBMs would be<br />
banned, including mobile versions of Soviet SS-24s and SS-25s, and the US<br />
small ICBM (SICBM) or possible mobile variants of the MX.<br />
Soviet proposal<br />
All 'strategic delivery systems', those able to reach the other's territory,<br />
would be reduced by 50 per cent. This would include only Soviet ICBMs,<br />
most SLBMs and all 'heavy' bombers (not Backfires), while including all<br />
US ICBMs, SLBMs, bombers, Pershing lIs, GLCM launchers and all other<br />
nuclear-capable aircraft and missiles able to reach Soviet territory. By<br />
Soviet counting, this gives the USA 3360 launchers and the USSR 2504,<br />
thus limiting them to 1680 and 1250 launchers, respectively. All cruise<br />
missiles with a range over 600 km would be banned, thus cancelling all<br />
long-range ALCM, GLCM and SLCM programmes. 'New' delivery<br />
systems would be banned, although it is unclear what systems would be<br />
included and when the ban would take effect.<br />
Note: All figures assume active systems at full deployment. See tables <strong>3.</strong>1 and <strong>3.</strong>4 for<br />
breakdown.