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<text>
<title>
Declaration on Nuclear Arms, Eleven Republics
</title>
<article>
<hdr>
Foreign Policy Bulletin, January-April 1992
The Reorganization of Europe: Declaration on Nuclear Arms,
Eleven Republics, December 21, 1991
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine,
called henceforth member states,
</p>
<p> CONFIRMING their adherence to the nonproliferation of
nuclear armaments,
</p>
<p> STRIVING for the elimination of all nuclear armaments, and
</p>
<p> WISHING to act to strengthen international stability, have
agreed on the following:
</p>
<p>Article 1
</p>
<p> The nuclear armaments that are part of the unified strategic
armed forces insure the collective security of all members of
the Commonwealth of Independent States.
</p>
<p>Article 2
</p>
<p> The member states of this agreement confirm the obligation
not to be the first to use nuclear weapons.
</p>
<p>Article 3
</p>
<p> The member states of this agreement are jointly drawing up
a policy on nuclear matters.
</p>
<p>Article 4
</p>
<p> Until nuclear weapons have been completely eliminated on the
territory of the Republics of Belarus and Ukraine, decisions on
the need to use them are taken, by agreement with the heads of
the member states of the agreement, by the R.S.F.S.R. (Russian
Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) President, on the basis of
procedures drawn up jointly by the member states.
</p>
<p>Article 5
</p>
<p> 1. The Republics of Belarus and Ukraine undertake to join
the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as non-nuclear states
and to conclude with the International Atomic Energy Agency the
appropriate agreement guarantees.
</p>
<p> 2. The member states of this agreement undertake not to
transfer to anyone nuclear weapons or other triggering devices
and technologies, or control over such nuclear triggering
devices, either directly or indirectly, as well as not in any
way to help, encourage and prompt any state not possessing
nuclear weapons to produce nuclear weapons or other nuclear
triggering devices, and also control over such weapons or
triggering devices.
</p>
<p> 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this article do not
stand in the way of transferring nuclear weapons from Belarus,
Kazakhstan and Ukraine to R.S.F.S.R. territory with a view to
destroying them.
</p>
<p>Article 6
</p>
<p> The member states of this agreement, in accordance with the
international treaty, will assist in the eliminating of nuclear
weapons. By July 1, 1992 Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine will
insure the withdrawal of tactical nuclear weapons to central
factory premises for dismantling under joint supervision.
</p>
<p>Article 7
</p>
<p> The Governments of Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian
Federation and Ukraine undertake to submit a treaty on strategic
offensive arms for ratification to the Supreme Soviets of their
states.
</p>
<p>Article 8
</p>
<p> This agreement requires ratification. It will come into
force on the 30th day after the handing over of all ratification
papers to the Government of the R.S.F.S.R. for safekeeping.
</p>
<p> Done in Alma-Ata in one certified copy in Belarusan, Kazakh,
Russian and Ukrainian languages, all texts being equally
authentic.
</p>
<p>(Signed at Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan by Stanislav Shushkevich,
Belarus; Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan; Boris Yeltsin,
Russian Federation; Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine. (Text distributed
by Tass)
</p>
</body>
</article>
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