Russia's CBW closet poses ongoing threat

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The West has focused its post-Cold War attention on the dangers posed by chemical and biological weapons (CBW). In the wake of Russia's existing political and economic instability, a scrutiny of its CBW capabilities within the context of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Australia Agreement are in order. The former Soviet Union had reportedly created a large-scale offensive BW program that was larger in magnitude than those of the UK and US. Russia's existing chemical/biotechnological industries are considerably large in size and complexity. Thus, a need for a comprehensive response by the West to CBW issues relating to Russia is required because of the continuing uncertainty about Russian CBW capabilities.

All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing, International politics, Chemical Weapons

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GAZ vehicles address Russia's changing security needs

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Gorkiy Manufacturing Plant (GAZ) launched the GAZ-3937 series of light armored vehicles to meet market demand for internal security that include military, paramilitary and police forces. The series' base model, the 1984 GAZ-47, served a a high-mobility, light armored general purposed vehicle by military troops for border operations. The manufacturer is renewing focus on developing the vehicles to meet traditional military requirements.

Product information, Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing, Tracked Battlefield Vehicles NEC, Tracked military vehicles, Gorkiy Manufacturing Plant

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Cold affront: icy reaction to Russia's Artic exploration

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The presence of valuable natural resources in the Arctic region and the possibility of extraction and exploitation of the same are presented.

Government domestic functions, Arctic, Energy policy, Discovery and exploration, Natural resources, Oil and gas exploration, Petroleum exploration, Polar regions, Discovery and exploration (Polar regions)

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