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Russian Chemical Weapons Disposal Plant Opens Lewisite Section
The Russian chemical weapons disposal facility in the city of Gorny has begun destroying lewisite, RIA Novosti reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 18). The Gorny facility’s stockpile of more than 250 tons of the chemical weapons agent is expected to be destroyed by the end of 2005 (Alexander Lyogky, RIA Novosti, Nov. 24).
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UNSCR 1540 Resource Collection
March 12, 2013
The UNSCR 1540 Resource Collection examines implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which requires all states to implement measures aimed at preventing non-state actors from acquiring NBC weapons, related materials, and their means of delivery. It details implementation efforts in all of the regions and countries of the world to-date.
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Russia
This article provides an overview of Russia’s historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.
