WASHINGTON (AP) — The
United States and the Soviet
Union ‘Thursday signed an
agreement in principle to limit
and possibly reduce their stock-
piles of offensive nuclear weap-
ons by the end of 1974.

President Nixon and Soviet
Communist leader Leonid I.
Brezhney raised their cham-
pagne glasses in toasts to suc-
cess at the ceremony in the
White House East Room.
 The agreement, the  out-
standing accomplishment — of
their week-long summit was
forged by Nixon and Brezhnev
earlier at Camp David, the
presidential retreat in the
mountains of Maryland. It 1s
designed to spur negotiators for
the two countries at the re-
cessed strategic arms limita-
tion talks (SALT) in Geneva.

For the first time, the two
nations committed themselves
in principle io actual reductions
of their nuclear weaponry as
well as to permanent limita-
tions. Also significantly, the
United States evidently is bow-
ing to Soviet objections to on-
site inspections.

One of the seven stated prin-
ciples provides that ‘national
technical means’’ be the sys-
tem of verifying whether Wash-
ington and Moscow were living
up to a missile limitation,

Surveillance of multiple inde-
pendently targeted warheads
(MIRVS) evidently would be
restricted mostly to observation
by radar and spy Satellite while
in flight tests,

Henry A. Kissinger, the Pres-
ident’s national security ad-
viser, briefing newsmen, Said
that “those MIRV agreements
that are not verifiable by na-
tional technical means would
be difficult to reconcile’ with
the objective of restricting
complex nuclear’ offensive
weapons.

The two nations agreed in an-
other provision that efforts by
one or the other to ebtain a nu-
clear advantage would be in-
consistent with the goal of
strengthening peaceful rela-
tions,

The arms limitation envis-
ioned by the end of next year
would include not only numbers
but the quality of the missiles.
 
WASIIINGTON tAP) — The
United States ‘and the Soviet
Union Thursday signed un
agreement in-principle to fimit
find possibly reduce ‘thelr
stockpiles of offensive nuclear
weapons by the. énd of i974.

President Nixan and Soviel
Communist leader Leonid [.
Brezhnev raised their cham-
pagne glasses in toasts to
success at the ceremony in the
White House asl Room.

The agreement, the out-
slanding accomplishment of
their weeklong summil was
forged by Nixon and Brezhnev
earlier al Camp David, the
presidential retreat in the
mountains of Maryland. $L is
 designed lo spur negotiators for
the two counlries al the
revessed strategic arms
limitation talks (SALT) In
Genevat** :

For the first. time, the two
nations committed themselves
in principle to actual reduelions
of their nuclear weaponry as
well as to permanent
limilalions. Also significantly,
the United Slates evidently is
bowing to Stiviel objecliuns lo
on-site inspections.

One of the seven stated
principles provides that
“national Lechnieal means” be
the system of verifying whether
Washinglon and Moscow were
living up to a missile limitation.

 

  

 
 Surveillance of mutliple
independently targeled
warheads CMIRVS) ‘ evidenlly
would be restricted mostly to
“observation by fadar’ and: spy
satellite while in Might tests.

Henry A. Kissinger, the
President's nalional security
adviser, brieling newsmen,
said that “those MIRV
ugreemenls thal are nat
verifiable by national technical
meaus Id be difficult lo
reconcile” with (he objective of
restricting complex nuclear
offensive weapons.

The two nations agreed in
another provision that efforts
hy ane or the other lo obtain a
nuclear advantage would be

 

 

   
 inconsistent wilh the goal of
strengthening peaceful
relations.

The arms Hmilation en-
visioned by Lhe end of next year
would include nol only numbers
but the quality of the missiles.

Nixon and Brezhnev also
agreed that limilation on
slrategic offensive arms must
he subject lo “tadequate
verification.” Both nations
would be permitted to
modernize and — replace
weapons anly under conditions
lo be agreed upon al Geneva

At the same time, Nixon and
Brezhnev signed a 10-year pact
lo expand cooperation between
the Lwo countries on peaceful
uses of alomic energy. [L
succeeds a series of [wo-year
agreements,

The major areas of the joint
arms effort include: (1) con-
trolling thermonuclear fusion
(2) research on “fast breeder”
reactors which ereate more
fuel than they consume; (3)
research on the fundamental
properties of physical matter.

Nixon and Brezhnev New
down by helicopter from the
Catoclin Mountains to sign the
histnrie document on the fourth
day of their summitry. A
similar arms understanding
between them In 1971 produced,
when Nixon went lo Moscow lo
see Brezhnev last spring, an
inilial bil Similed nuclear
weapons agreement,

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, the
President's national security

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