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...wildlife organization and a private zoo on his home isle of Jersey in the English Channel. There, hundreds of endangered species are kept in safety. Many of them are odd, but in the author's view, not one of them can compare with the weird and lethal species on the other side of the bars. -By Stefan Kanfer
...attacks, journalists and doctors treating refugees. Said Stoessel of the use of these chemicals in Indochina: "Thousands have been killed or severely injured. Thousands have also been driven from their homeland by the use of these agents." As for Afghanistan, he added, Soviet forces have used a variety of lethal and nonlethal chemical weapons against rebel forces since the invasion in December...
...would the Soviets use these deadly weapons? According to Richard Burt, director of the State Department's Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, "chemicals were the most effective way" of removing enemies from contested territory. Argues Burt: "The Soviets teach in their chemical-warfare school that lethal chemical weapons are acceptable and effective in putting down resistance in a local war, particularly when it looks like you've got them...
...defense budget calls for $123 million to be spent on rebuilding and maintaining the U.S. chemical arsenal. The Pentagon plans to produce so-called binary weapons, in which the ingredients of deadly nerve gas are kept in separate compartments of bombs or shells. They combine to form a lethal mixture only after being fired, thus making handling safer...
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