Arms Control: U.S. and International Efforts to Ban Chemical Weapons
NSIAD-91-317
Published: Sep 30, 1991. Publicly Released: Oct 10, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the status of U.S. and multilateral efforts to stop the proliferation of and eventually destroy all chemical weapons, focusing on: (1) the Administration's export control policies and procedures; (2) U.S. coordination with other countries on the control of chemicals and equipment used in making chemical weapons, including U.S. participation in the Australia Group; (3) the progress and obstacles in achieving a multilateral convention to ban the manufacture, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons; and (4) the implementation of bilateral agreements with the Soviet Union on chemical weapons data exchanges, visits, and weapons destruction.
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