Russia to Boost Chemical Weapons Disposal Spending

Russia is expected to increase the amount of money spent on chemical weapons destruction by $250 million in 2006, ITAR-Tass reported today (see GSN, Aug. 1).

“The budget financing of this program is to be increased by more than 50 percent next year,” said lawmaker Nikolai Bezborodov, a member of the State Chemical Weapons Disarmament Commission. “The draft 2006 budget envisages the allocation of [$641 million] for this purpose compared to [$391 million] this year.”

Bezborodov said that Russia last year eliminated 145 tons of toxic agents and 6,532 tons of waste created during weapons processing. 

“It is planned to commission this year several more facilities to scrap chemical weapons in Kambarka (Udmurtia) and the first section of the chemical weapons scrapping plant in Maradykonsky, as well as to continue work on the construction of scrapping facilities in Shchuchye, Leonidovka, Pochep and Kizner,” he said (ITAR-Tass, Sept. 12).

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