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Since the Halabja carnage, reaction in diplomatic circles and the international media has been strangely muted. Iraq's flagrant violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol did not precipitate an enraged outcry from the 105 nations that have signed the ban on chemical weapons through the years, nor did it inspire any attempt to bring Iraq before the International Court of Justice. Despite "major acts of genocide," says Steven Rose, a neurobiologist at Britain's Open University, "the fact is, Iraq has got away with...
...other hand, debate by the 40-nation Conference on Disarmament over a 1984 U.S. proposal to ban possession and production of chemical weapons is proceeding at a sluggish pace in Geneva. A treaty, admits the U.S. delegation, is still "years away." Unresolved questions include who will pay for implementation of the terms of the agreement, how to ensure that stockpiles are not being concealed and how to monitor civilian chemical industries...
...include tear gas in that category. The issue is complicated by the fact that many of the chemicals and much of the equipment used in the production of chemical weapons are also used in the manufacture of legitimate agricultural and industrial products. The poorer nations complain that a ban on such chemicals would deprive them of agricultural fertilizers and ultimately of food. With that in mind, the Third World nations aim to insert a clause in the proposed treaty that would guarantee technical and economic assistance in exchange for their support...
While the Ohio ruling offered prochoice advocates some relief, they remained alarmed by the Minnesota decision and the prospect of future restrictive abortion rulings by Reagan appointees, who now constitute nearly half of all federal judges. "Even though the President was unable to ban abortions during his time in office, he has left behind a dangerous legacy in our courts," says Kate Michelman, executive director of the National Abortion Rights Action League in Washington...
...from a Defense Department request for $186 million for chemical arms. Opponents have gained another powerful ally in the U.S. chemical industry. In April, Robert Roland, president of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, which represents the major U.S. chemical companies, testified before Congress for a "strong, effective international treaty" to ban such weapons. Representatives of U.S., Canadian, Japanese and European firms are now drafting a set of recommendations for facilitating an agreement and inspecting chemical-industry plants...