PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1545 SEC. 1009. REPORT ON THE DESIRABILITY OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE President of U.S. SOVIET UNION REGARDING LIMITATIONS ON ANTISATELLITE CAPABILITIES (a) REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT.— The President shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report regarding the desirability of an agreement with the Soviet Union to impose limitations on antisat- ellite capabilities. The President shall include in such report his determination of whether a ban or other limitations on some or all antisatellite weapons would be verifiable and, if so, whether such a ban or other limitation would be in the national interest of the United States. 0>) MATTERS RELATING TO VERIFICATION.— In making the deter- mination referred to in subsection (a), the President shall— (1) consider the extent to which on-site inspection measures (as well as national technical means for verification) can in- crease confidence in the ability of the United States to monitor and verify various agreed-upon antisatellite limitations; and (2) examine various arms control possibilities, including— (A) a total ban on antisatellite capability by both the United States and the Soviet Union; (B) a ban or other limitation on antisatellite weapons with the potential to attack satellites at altitudes above the Van Allen belt; and (C) a ban or other limitation on antisatellite weapons that operate only in low-Earth orbit. (c) MATTERS RELATING TO DETERRENCE AND WAR FIGHTING REQUIREMENTS. —In the report required by subsection (a), the Presi- dent shall also address the following: (1) The contribution an antisatellite capability of the United States can make toward enhancing deterrence. (2) The contribution an antisatellite capability can make toward meeting the war fighting requirements of the United States and how such a capability enhances force survivability. (3) The extent to which (based upon a net assessment) the United States would be better able to meet its war fighting requirements and deterrence objectives if— (A) the Soviet Union possessed an antisatellite capability and the United States did not possess an antisatellite ^^ capability; f* *-* (B) neither the United States nor the Soviet Union pos- sessed an antisatellite capability; (C) the United States and the Soviet Union both possessed a limited antisatellite capability; I (D) the United States and the Soviet Union both pos- sessed an unrestricted antisatellite capability. (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than May 1, 1990, and shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified versions. SEC. 1010. REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH AGREE- MENTS TO LIMIT NUCLEAR TESTING (a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall prepare a report, in classified form, assessing the possible effects on the abilities of the United States to verify compliance by the Soviet Union with any agreement (presently in effect or under negotiation) to limit testing of nuclear devices should any information or data now obtained under any cooperative agreement with any controlled
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