A 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.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 122 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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

May 25, 2005

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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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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