Paying for a chemical-weapons-free world

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The signing of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) at the 1992 Conference on Disarmament (CD) is a major accomplishment in freeing the world from the threat of chemical weapons. The treaty declares a global prohibition on the production, storage and use of chemical weapons, and a extensive inspection program to monitor chemical-weapons manufacturing facilities worldwide. The implementation cost of the CWC, which has been estimated at $200 million per year, will be the only obstacle in preventing the world from the threat of mass-destruction weapons.

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The Chemical Weapons Convention: a milestone in international security

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The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was signed during the 1992 Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva to prevent the production and stockpiling of chemical weapons worldwide. The CWC, which prohibits the manufacture and accumulation of chemical weapons, goes further than the ban imposed against the use of chemical weapons under the 1925 Geneva Protocol. The CWC will be implemented through a series of monitoring procedures, including declaration of chemical weapons production and storage capacity as well as on-site and challenge inspections.

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"Your move, Mr. President."

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US Pres Bill Clinton should take the initiative in reducing the Cold War's weapons of mass destruction. However, the Russian Duma and the US Senate are the two institutional obstacles to actions on arms control. Clinton can utilize his summit meeting with Boris Yeltsin to persuade the Duma to ratify Start II treaty, which would reduce strategic nuclear warheads. Chemical Weapons Convention, which bans the development, production and use of such weapons, can be brought to a vote to obtain Senate clearance.

Reports, Disarmament

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