Deep trouble: Russian nuclear waste dumped in Sea of Japan

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The environmental group Greenpeace disclosed that the former Soviet navy has been dumping radioactive waste and contaminated matter in the Sea of Japan. Greenpeace's Nuclear-Free Seas campaign coordinator Joshua Handler said that they need accurate information onthe nuclear waste dumping activity of Russia so that they can be able to determine as early as possible whether the waste matter will affect the food chain in the particular sea area. The acquisition of accurate data, however, isone of the setbacks, along with the group's being suspected as a CIA front.

Environmental aspects, Russia, Pollution, Waste management, Radioactive wastes, Sea of Japan

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Socking it to China

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The US Senate's foreign relations committee voted on Jul 15, 1993 to allow increased weapons sales to Taiwan, a move that angered China. The amendment to the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act would abandon mandates for an annual decrease in weapons sales from $3 to $5 million; in 1992 Taiwan was the largest buyer of US weapons. The move antagonizes the White House as well as China; ironically, it may also upset Taiwan, as the latter prefers to hide its dealings behind vague diplomatic communiques.

United States, Taiwan, China, Political activity, Chinese foreign relations, United States foreign relations, Chinese (Taiwan) foreign relations, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Military assistance, American, American military assistance

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Doves of war

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The UN has submitted a report to the Security Council and General Assembly in Jun 1992 that outlined proposals for the creation of a permanent US army that would serve as a peacekeeping force. An estimated $50 million fund would be established whose source would be taxes on international trade on weapons and air travel. The recommended armed unit would be deployed in cases of an imminent threat of aggression or border conflicts.

Reports, United Nations, Peacekeeping forces

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