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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 1062 Union of Soviet Republics

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PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

(4) An analysis of how rapidly, in the absence of limitations "^^®^ *^® 19'^2 ABM Treaty, the Soviet Union could deploy a nationwide anti-ballistic missile defense of military and nonmilitary targets and the consequences of such a deployment. The analysis should include an assessment of the following: y (A) The effect of such deployment on the confidence of the United States that, should deterrence that depends increasingly on defensive forces fail, the planned strategic nuclear , forces of the United States would be sufficient to hold assets that the leaders of the Soviet Union value at risk following Ij ^.^ a first strike by the Soviet Union against the United States. (B) The changes that must be made to the strategic offensive forces of the United States to hold assets that the leaders of the Soviet Union value at risk in the presence of strategic defenses. The analysis should include both the cost of those changes and the time period scale over which they could be accomplished. ' ' ' (C) The consistency of the required changes to United ' ^-' States strategic offensive forces of the United States described under subparagraph (B) with the current United States negotiating position in the Strategic Arms Reduction (START) negotiations. ,^ (D) The degree to which crisis stability would be affected during the transition period between the appearance of

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nationwide anti-ballistic missile defenses by both the United States and the Soviet Union and the completion of the changes that the United States would make to its strategic offensive forces in response to such defenses by the Soviet Union. (5) An analysis of the effect on deterrence of nuclear conflict if both the United States and Soviet Union deploy strategic defenses of comparable capability, considering both less capable and highly capable strategic defenses, as well as appropriate transition issues (including the effect on deterrence of the potential vulnerability of strategic defenses). (c) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than March 1, 1988. (d) REPORT CLASSiPiCATiON.The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified versions. (e) 1972 ABM TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, the term "1972 ABM Treaty" means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missiles, signed at Moscow on May 26, 1972. SEC. 234. REPORT ON ALLOCATION OF FY88 FUNDING

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the allocation of funds appropriated for the Strategic Defense Initiative for fiscal year 1988. The report shall set out the amount of such funds allocated for each program, project, or activity of the Strategic Defense Initiative within each appropriation account. (b) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of legislation appropriating funds for the Strategic Defense Initiative for fiscal year 1988.,,,,, ^>- ,,,,,,,