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Getting ready for the wrong war?
http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/970512/12quad.htm
RICHARD J. NEWMAN (US News - 12 May 1995)
"Chinese theorists argue that in the gulf war, Hussein should
have aimed his ballistic missiles (such as the notorious Scuds) at U.S.
troops and logistical facilities early on, rather than let the Americans
build for an offensive at their own pace. Instead of tanks, ships,
and jets, the Chinese theorists list antisatellite devices, defenses
against stealthy aircraft, lasers, and electronic sabotage equipment
as key weapons to invest in for the future."
Iran running into difficulties in push for nuclear capability
http://www.sunspot.net/sunspot/news/apwire/data/html/International/0432.html
CHARLES J. HANLEY - AP - 4 May 1997
"In 1992, the CIA projected Iran would be a nuclear-weapon state
by 2000. By 1995, John Holum, director of the U.S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, was estimating the Iranians could develop a
bomb by 2003. But when he appeared before a House panel in
Washington two months ago, Holum pegged the Iranian target date
now in the 2005-2007 range."
Poor man's nukes.
http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/970512/12biow.htm
(US News - 12 May 1997)
This month, at undisclosed locations in Denver, medical
and weapons experts will begin to assess the city's
ability to contend with terrorists using biological,
radiological, or chemical weapons of mass destruction.
Russia: Yeltsin Signs Law On Chemical Weapons' Destruction
http://www.rferl.org/nca/news/1997/05/N.RU.970502153853.html
Moscow, 2 May 1997 (RFE/RL) - Russia's President Boris
Yeltsin today signed into law legislation on the destruction of
chemical weapons on Russian territory. The draft law was
approved late last month by the State Duma which overturned
an earlier upper house veto. At the same time however the
Communist-dominated Duma postponed ratification of the
UN Chemical Weapons Convention.
RUSSIA - PRESIDENT - LAW - CHEMICAL WEAPONS RUSSIA'S
PRESIDENT SIGNS A LAW "ON THE DESTRUCTION OF
CHEMICAL WEAPONS" MOSCOW, MAY 2, RIA NOVOSTI -
http://www.russia.net/ria/hotline/ho03050.htm
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