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Russian Chemical Weapons Disposal Program to Receive Czech Support
The Czech Republic has agreed to contribute more than $70,000 to aid Russia in its effort to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons announced today (see GSN, Nov. 20).
The Czech funding will go toward the construction of an electrical substation that will support a planned Russia chemical weapons disposal facility near the city of Shchuchye. About 30 percent of Russia’s chemical weapons stockpile is expected to be destroyed at Shchuchye, the OPCW said (OPCW release, Nov. 21).
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