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HJRES 384 98th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arms control agreements Arms control negotiations Defense articles Intermediate range ballistic missiles Missile warheads Nuclear weapons Treaties U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution to delay United States Pershing II and cruise missile deployments for six months if there is prompt United States-Soviet agreement to negotiate mutual nondeployment and reductions of intermediate- range nuclear force (INF) missiles in Europe.

Introduced: October 6, 1983 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, DOD.
Oct 13, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Oct 13, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Oct 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 6, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the United States, in negotiating an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union, should delay for six months the deployment of Pershing II and cruise missiles in Europe if the Soviet Union agrees to negotiate for specified mutual nondeployment and reductions of nuclear force missiles in Europe.

Suggests that the United States and the Soviet Union should work with their respective allies to achieve a multilateral agreement on a reduction and a ban on nuclear weapon systems.

Urges that the negotiations in Geneva on Soviet-American intermediate-range nuclear systems should be combined with the Strategic Arms Reduction negotiations with the objective of achieving a verifiable U.S.-Soviet freeze and reduction in the deployment of nuclear missiles and other delivery systems.

What's happening now October 17, 1983

Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, DOD.

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