[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 122 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 122

   Recognizing the historic efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 
reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction through cooperation in 
 the Nunn-Lugar/Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, and celebrating 
  the 10th anniversary of the removal of all nuclear weapons from the 
                        territory of Kazakhstan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2005

Mr. Lugar submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the historic efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 
reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction through cooperation in 
 the Nunn-Lugar/Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, and celebrating 
  the 10th anniversary of the removal of all nuclear weapons from the 
                        territory of Kazakhstan.

Whereas at the time of the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
        in December 1991, 1,410 nuclear warheads on heavy intercontinental 
        ballistic missiles, air-launched cruise missiles, and heavy bombers were 
        located within the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Whereas, on July 2, 1992, the parliament of Kazakhstan approved and made 
        Kazakhstan a party to the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of 
        Strategic Offensive Arms, with annexes, protocols and memorandum of 
        understanding, signed at Moscow July 31, 1991, and entered into force 
        December 5, 1994 (commonly known as the ``START Treaty'');
Whereas, on February 14, 1995, Kazakhstan formally acceded to the Treaty on the 
        Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
        Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly 
        known as the ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'');
Whereas, on December 13, 1993, the Government of Kazakhstan signed the Safe and 
        Secure Dismantlement Act (SSD) and its 5 implementing agreements with 
        the United States, and became eligible to receive $85,000,000 in 
        assistance under the Nunn-Lugar/Cooperative Threat Reduction Program;
Whereas the decision of the people and the Government of Kazakhstan to transfer 
        all nuclear weapons from the territory of Kazakhstan to the control of 
        the Russian Federation allowed Kazakhstan to become a non-nuclear-weapon 
        State Party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;
Whereas the continuing efforts of the Government of Kazakhstan to pursue 
        cooperative efforts with the United States and other countries to 
        secure, eliminate, destroy, or interdict weapons and materials of mass 
        destruction and their means of delivery provides a model for such 
        efforts; and
Whereas, in April 1995, the Government of Kazakhstan formally transferred the 
        last nuclear warhead from the territory of Kazakhstan to the territory 
        of the Russian Federation: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends, on the occasion of the 10th 
anniversary of the removal of the last nuclear warhead from the 
territory of Kazakhstan, the people and the Government of the Republic 
of Kazakhstan for their historic decision to rid Kazakhstan of nuclear 
weapons.
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