NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

Created: 9/17/1991

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Kazakh,aRH To Keep .Nuclear Arm*

elevision yesterday, republic Nazarbayev mid he null nuclear weapons bated in Kazakhstan to remain there. On Sundaj he laid that he could noi agree lo Russia's huv.na ovlusivc control of the union nuclear arsenal and thai control of such weapons mustoint responsibility of tlicniral inainutioni.nified military command. Kazakhstan hosts two SS-IIICBM divisionaase for tbeeavy bomber, as well aitorage uws for strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. I

Nararbajev probably seeks to retainounterweight to any Russianof military preeminence. The General StatT probably favors leas ing at least the ICBM forces in Kazakhstan for now in order notisrupt the structure and operations of strategic forces '

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