Russia to Increase Funding for CW Destruction

Russia expects to increase funding for its chemical weapons destruction program by nearly $105 million in 2006, ITAR-Tass reported today (see GSN, Feb. 7).

Funding for Russia’s antiterrorism program and a program for restructuring ammunition and missiles is also expected to double.

Finally, Russia plans to increase by more than $160 million funding for its border security program (Natalia Slavina, ITAR-Tass, June 23).

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