https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/257713d96538baa2842ea86cbc1904fb.pdf a2bc52d4eb6dfff7b7ba92e918b71732 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information From Disanv. jitiSitf ulv SEZ-//-7 FM WASHDC 0 C T 1 6 / 6 7 TO EXTER 3 7 6 3 INFO LDN BONN ROME DISARMDELGVA PRMNY DELHI TOKYO RWPNDI KLMPR CLMBO CNBRA WLGTN TT NATOBRU DE LDN NON-PROLIFERATION TREATYiRELEVANCE OF USA DECISION ON ABM DEPLOYMENT IN A SPEECH IN DTROT 0CT6 PAUL WARNKE ASST SECRETARY OF DEFENCE FOR INTERNATL SECURITY AFFAIRS ALLUDED TO RELATIONSHIP OF USA DECISION TO DEPLOY QUOTE CHINESE ORIENTED UNQUOTE ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE TO NPT NEGOTIATIONS IN FOLLOWING TERMS:QUOTE OF ALL POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF OUR ABM DEPLOYMENT NONE CONCERNED ME MORE THAN ITS IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE A NONPROLIFERATION TREATY—OR NPT—DESIGNED TO HALT SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.WE ANALYZED VERY CAREFULLY LIKELY IMPACT OF A DEPLOYMENT ON ON-GOING NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO NPT.WE CAME TO CONCLUSION THAT OUR CHINESE-ORIENTED ABM DEPLOYMENT SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER AND NOT RPT NOT HARDER FOR COUNTRIES IN ASIA TO SIGN NPT.INCREASED CREDIBILITY OF USA DETERRENT WHICH WE EXPECT TO RESULT FROM OUR DEPLOYMENT SHOULD MAKE EVEN CLEARER LACK OF ANY NEED FOR INDEPENDENT NATL NUCLEAR FORCES IN A S I A . I F ANY COUNTRY IN AREA HAS BEEN TEMPTED TO DEVELOP A NUCLEAR CAPABILITY BECASE OF A FEAR THAT WE WOULD CEASE TO DETER CHINA OUR ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE. REMOVED THESE UNCERTAINTIES.ONE CONCERN IN REGARD TO NPT HAS RELATED TO QUESTION OF EQUALITY IN OBLIGATION. THE NON-NUCLEAR NATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSERTING QUITE UNDERSTANDABLY . ..2 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information o PPAGE TWO 3 7 6 3 THAT USA AND USSR SHOULD DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS TO MOVE TOWARD NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT IF THEY ARE ASKING OTHER NATIONS OF WORLD TO FOREGO MANUFACTURE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS,BOTH WE AND SOVIETS HAVE ACCEPTED THIS OBLIGATION AND LANGUAGE OF DRAFT TREATY REFLECTS THAT COMMITMENT. HOWEVER THAT COMMITMENT DOES NOT RPT NOT MEAN AND I DO NOT RPT NOT BELIEVE THAT OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD WANT IT TO MEAN THAT USA WOULD REFRAlt! FROM TAKING ALL STEPS THAT MIGHT IMPROVE OUR DETERRENT AGAINST CHTNA UNTIL CHINA HERSELF I S PREPARED TO ENTER INTO SATISFACTORY ARMS LIMITATION AGREEMENTS.I BELIEVE OUR CHINESE-ORIENTED ABM DEPLOYMENT MEETS THIS CRITERIA UNQUOTEn 000154 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDBM00149 Title A name given to the resource DC to External 3763 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1967 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-c, file 27-11-7, "DEFENCE - CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS - ANTI - BALLISTIC MISSILES (ABM) = DEFENSE - ARMEMENTS DE TYPE CLASSIQUE ET NUCLEAIRE - ENGINS ANTIMISSILES (ABM)," vol. 10357, part 3, Library and Archives Canada, (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Anti-ballistic missiles Description An account of the resource NPT: Relevance of USA Decision on ABM Deployment Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en