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13 November 2001

Fact Sheet: U.S. Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Aid to Russia

(U.S. assistance between 1992-2001 totals some $4,000 million) (410)
The United States "is committed to strong, effective cooperation with
Russia and the other states emerging from the former Soviet Union to
reduce weapons of mass destruction and prevent the proliferation of
these weapons or the material and expertise to develop them,"
according to a fact sheet released November 13 by the White House in
conjunction with the visit to Washington of Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
The fact sheet noted that the United States "currently conducts over
30 different cooperative programs with Russia in this area, with a
total appropriation from Fiscal Year 1992 through Fiscal Year 2001 of
approximately $4 billion [$4,000 million]."
Following is the fact sheet as released by the White House:
(begin fact sheet)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 13, 2001
FACT SHEET
U.S. GOVERNMENT NONPROLIFERATION AND THREAT REDUCTION ASSISTANCE TO
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The United States is committed to strong, effective cooperation with
Russia and the other states emerging from the former Soviet Union to
reduce weapons of mass destruction and prevent the proliferation of
these weapons or the material and expertise to develop them. The
importance of that cooperation has long been recognized, and is
underscored by the tragic events of September 11.
The U.S. Government currently conducts over 30 different cooperative
programs with Russia in this area, with a total appropriation from
Fiscal Year 1992 through Fiscal Year 2001 of approximately $4 billion
[$4,000 million]. Another important cooperative endeavor in this area
is U.S. purchase of material blended down from Russian highly enriched
uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads, for use in civilian nuclear
reactor fuel.
Principal elements of the multifaceted U.S. nonproliferation and
threat reduction assistance to Russia include:
- Reduction of strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, including
intercontinental ballistic missiles and silos, ballistic
missile-carrying submarines, submarine-launched ballistic missiles,
and heavy bombers;
- Support for safe and secure transport of nuclear warheads to
dismantlement;
- Reduction of weapons-usable material from dismantled nuclear
warheads;
- Increased security for storage of nuclear warheads, chemical
weapons, and biological materials; and
- Provision of alternative, peaceful employment for Russian scientists
previously employed in nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
programs.
The Administration is nearing completion of a detailed review of these
programs, designed to ensure that existing efforts serve priority
threat reduction and nonproliferation goals, as efficiently and
effectively as possible, and to examine new initiatives to further
those goals.
(end fact sheet)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)