Chemical Weapons Convention signed by 130 countries in Paris

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A total of 130 countries have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and development of poison gas. Signatories included the Arab states of Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. Earlier, Arab states declared a boycott on the treaty as a means to pressure Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. On the other hand, Israel attempted to persuade Egypt to sign the document in a bid to provide a framework to define the balance of nuclear power in the Middle Eastern region.

Laws, regulations and rules, Chemical weapons, Weapons systems

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Plans for U.S. aid for Russian warhead dismantlement detailed

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The Bush administration communicated to Congress its breakdown of the $400 million allocation for facilitating the safe transport, storage and dismantlement of nuclear and chemical warheads in the former USSR. The administration stated that the money will be spent on storage containers for fissile material, Kevlar armored blankets and protective clothing. Some of the money is to be spent for chemical weapons dismantlement and for the establishment of research centers for out-of-work scientists.

Russia, Military aspects, Nuclear disarmament, Technical assistance, American, American technical assistance

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Former Soviet states agree on CFE weapons split

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Russia have reached an agreement on the division of the military forces allotted to the former USSR under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). The agreement paved the way for the participation of these nations in the CFE. Prior to the agreement, the controversy as to how the successor states to the USSR would divide the allotted weapons was a major stumbling block to the treaty.

Reports, Military policy, Commonwealth of Independent States, Conventional Forces in Europe

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