DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5710.30A
ASN(RD&A)
20 Dec 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5710.30A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IMPLEMENTATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE
WITH, THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON MEASURES FOR FURTHER REDUCTION
AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS
Ref: (a) Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Russian Federation on Measures for the Further
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
(b) SECNAVINST 5710.23D
(c) Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(d) SECNAVINST 5710.23D
(e) OPNAVINST 5710.28B
Encl: (1) Responsibilities
(2) Action
1. Purpose. To implement Department of the Navy (DON)
requirements and procedures for readiness to comply with the
U.S. Government's obligations under reference (a), and as set
forth in reference (b).
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5710.30.
3. Background. On 8 April 2010, the U.S. Government signed
reference (a), the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New
START) with the Russian Federation. This treaty, which entered
into force on 5 February 2011, establishes extensive
verification procedures including on-site inspections and
exhibitions. Naval facilities and operating forces are subject
to intrusive inspections. Inspections include Type One
inspections of operationally deployed submarine launched
ballistic missiles (SLBMs) aboard nuclear-powered ballistic
missile submarines (SSBNs), converted launchers on SSBNs,
modified launchers on nuclear-powered guided missile submarines
(SSGNs), and non-deployed SLBMs at the base. The Type One
inspections occur at two treaty-declared submarine bases:
Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), Kings Bay,
