Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

Chemical Weapons

This program provides chemical weapons destruction assistance,

Destruction

including training and related services. Specific program activities include

evaluating the feasibility of a two step neutralization process to destroy

chemical weapons and developing an analytical chemical weapons

destruction laboratory.

Communication Link

DOD

 helps to establish (1) a continuous communications link between

Belarus and the United States and (2) a government to government

communications link between the United States and Ukraine and

Kazakhstan. 

DOD

 provides equipment and training to all three countries to

help establish the ability to transmit notifications required by START

[Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty] and INF obligations. The State

Department assisted in this program with funding from 

DOD

.

Defense Demilitarization

The fund is earmarked for ventures involving Western partners and former

Enterprise Fund

producers of weapons of mass destruction in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus,

and Ukraine. The ventures would pursue commercial, privately owned

endeavors. Annual U.S. grants to the fund would be needed until the loans

and equity shares provided substantive returns on the investment.

Defense and Military

Defense and military contacts are intended to encourage and assist the 

FSU

Contacts

military in restructuring and downsizing its defense establishment,

encourage the 

FSU

's support of demilitarization activities and democratic

reforms, help the military to better understand civil military relations, and

increase U.S. military understanding of the 

FSU

. The primary goal of this

program is to establish a network of professional exchanges that gives 

FSU

defense and military establishments a stake in continued good relations.

Emergency Response

DOD

 provides emergency response equipment to Belarus, Kazakhstan,

Training/Equipment

Ukraine, and Russia to facilitate the safe and secure transportation and

storage of nuclear weapons in connection with their destruction. 

DOE

assisted in this program with funding from 

DOD

.

Environmental

This program provides equipment, training, and services to facilitate

Restoration/Project Peace

Belarus' environmental restoration of former strategic rocket forces

facilities.

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