CTR Assistance - What It Does: Ukraine

CTR assistance is helping Ukraine to become a non- nuclear-weapons state and encouraging demilitarization. Ukraine inherited SS-19 and SS-24 intercontinental ballistic missiles, silos and associated nuclear infrastructure from the former Soviet military. Roughly 1350 warheads for ICBMs and long-range air launched cruise missiles are still located on Ukraine's territory. Over $277 million in CTR assistance has been committed to implement CTR objectives in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, CTR:

• Supports SS-19 silo elimination;
• Supports SS-19 and SS-24 ICBM deactivations and return to Russia of SS-19 and SS-24 warheads;
• Provides assistance to improve control & accounting for fissile material;
• Supports conversion of weapons of mass destruction industry to civilian production;
• Through converting defense plants to produce housing materials, provides housing to allow demobilizing of Strategic Rocket Forces officers so silo elimination can proceed; and
• Provided a communications link to meet START and INF communication requirements.