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Certain aspects of definition and verification remain to be agreed
in detailed form. Neither United States nuclear forces in Europe nor
the nuclear forces of third parties will be affected. The Govern-
ment applauds the agreement as a breakthrough in the negotiations
and a contribution of great potential significance to international
security 7.
33. The US/USSR summit in Moscow in June and July 1974 produced
significant additions to previous agreements. A protocol to the
Treaty on Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems was signed, reducing to one
the number of sites in each of the two countries, where such systems
may be deployed. Additionally, a limit of 150 kilotons was agreed
as the maximum yield of underground nuclear tests. The Imited
Kingdom welcomes this agreement and will act as though bound by the
150 kiloton limit on weapons and tests. Both the US and USSR
undertook to make joint initiatives in other multilateral disarmament
fora on chemical and environmental warfare.7
34.
The British Government fully supports and welcomes all these
developments. Together with the other NATO Allies, the United
Kingdom is kept informed of progress in SALT through regular
consultations with the United States in the North Atlantic Council.
OTHER ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT S
35. The United Kingdom, pledged to play a full part in international
efforts to reduce the risk of armed conflict, to achieve disarmament
and to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, is actively involved
in multilateral discussion of arms limitation and disarmament issues
in the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament in Geneva and
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