98 STAT. 2582
PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984 (3) Whether NATO should not, as a consequence of a change in poHcy described in paragraph (2), eliminate its inventory of dual-capable nuclear/conventional weapons in order to allow early use of artillery, aircraft, and surface-to-surface missiles for conventional missions rather than causing them to be withheld for possible nuclear use. (4) Whether NATO should not place control and operation of tactical nuclear weapons in a single specialized command established for that purpose so that all other NATO force elements could be free to concentrate on pursuing conventional military missions with maximum efficiency. REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL OF TACTICAL NUCLEAR WARHEADS FROM EUROPE
President of U.S.
SEC. 1104. The President shall submit a report to Congress not later than 90 days after the final decision is made (based upon the recommendations of the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe) regarding the net reduction to be made by the United States in the number of tactical nuclear warheads in the territory of North Atlantic Treaty Organization European member nations pursuant to the decision of the Nuclear Planning Group of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of October 17, 1983. The report shall— (1) specify the types of warheads to be withdrawn in accordance with that decision, the number of each such warhead to be withdrawn, the schedule for the withdrawal, and the rationale for the selection of the particular warheads to be withdrawn; and (2) any changes in force structure to be made resulting from the changes in the tactical nuclear warheads positioned in Europe. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERFORCE CAPABILITY
President of U.S.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles.
SEC. 1105. (a) Not later than April 15, 1985, the President shall submit to Congress a report discussing the required strategic couhterforce capability consistent with existing United States policy. (b) The report under subsection (a) shall be developed taking into consideration current and proposed United States intercontinental ballistic missiles having an accuracy on the order of the MX missile (including specifically the MX missile, the D-5 Trident missile, and the small single-warhead missile) intended to be procured for United States strategic force modernization and the rationale for the overall counterforce capability that would be attained as a cumulative result of those procurements. The President shall include in the report a specific definition of what United States counterforce capability would constitute a so-called "first-strike capability" against the Soviet Union. (c) The report shall also include an assessment of corresponding Soviet counterforce and first-strike capabilities. TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF REPORT ON SOVIET COMPLIANCE WITH ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS
President of U.S.
SEC. 1106. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress the text of the report by the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency entitled "A Quarter
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