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Russia: Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)
Program in Russia ARCHIVED CTR PROGRAM IN RUSSIA GENERAL DEVELOPMENTS (For more recent developments, please see the Foreign Assistance Developments file): 7/25/2002: CONGRESS CLEARS WAY FOR CTR MONEY TO BE SPENTBoth the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to temporarily remove a key funding requirement that was preventing the spending of $400 million in aid through the Cooperative Threat Reduction program (CTR). The requirement that the U.S. president must certify that Russia is abiding by its arms control agreements has been suspended until 30 September 2002. Senator Richard Lugar and former Senator Sam Nunn, co-authors of the CTR legislation, called for a permanent waiver of the certification requirement in order to expedite the dispersal of up to $20 billion promised by the G-8. Among the new uses for this money proposed by Senator Lugar is the elimination of non-strategic submarines that could be armed with nuclear-capable cruise missiles. President Bush is the first president to ever refuse to certify Russia's compliance with its arms control obligations. [Bryan Bender, "Congress Clears Path for CTR; Lugar Outlines Next Steps," Global Security Newswire, 25 July 2002.] {Entered 7/29/2002 TM} 12/18/2000: YAKOVLEV PROPOSES REDIRECTING CTR ASSISTANCE In a meeting with US Senator Richard Lugar on 18 December 2000, Russian Strategic Rocket Forces Commander Vladimir Yakovlev stated that the US CTR program ought to address the social needs of military servicemen. He proposed adjusting the program to provide housing for servicemen involved in Russia's nuclear weapons program. According to Yakovlev, such initiatives reduce the risk of Russian specialists seeking employment in countries attempting to develop nuclear weapons. ["Russian commander: Nunn-Lugar programme needs adjustment," ITAR-TASS, No. 3, 18 December 2000; in Johnson's Russia List, No. 4698, 19 December 2000.] {Entered 12/21/2000 RG} 6/24/99: US AND RUSSIA EXTEND CTR FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO 2006 On 15-16 June 1999, the United States and Russia signed an agreement to extend the legal framework for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program through June 2006. The agreement is a protocol to the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the United States of America concerning the Safe and Secure Transportation, Storage, and Destruction of Weapons and the Prevention of Weapons Proliferation, commonly known as the CTR Umbrella Agreement. ["United States and Russia Extend Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Agreement," Department of Defense Press ReleaseNo. 307-99, 24 June 1999.]{Entered 7/14/99 PBI} 1/20/99: RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP RECEPTIVE TO CONTINUED CTR PROGRAMS Several Russian leaders reacted positively to US President Bill Clinton's State of the Union speech, in which he proposed continued and expanded funding for programs like the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. CTR and programs like it are meant to ensure the safety of nuclear materials and of dismantling nuclear warheads. Duma Chairman Gennadiy Seleznev, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, and First Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Maslyukov all expressed their willingness to accept continued US support in dismantling Russian nuclear weapons and ensuring the accountability of nuclear materials as provided by the CTR program.[1,2,3] Sources: [1] "Duma Chair Hails Clinton's Proposal on Hiking Aid to CIS," Interfax, 20 January 1999. [2] "Maslyukov Welcomes U.S. Decision to Give Financial Aid to Russia," Interfax, 20 January 1999. [3] "Russia Ready to Consider Further U.S. Help with Arms Control," Interfax, 20 January 1999. {Entered 3/1/99 PBI} Page last updated 29 August 2002 
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