Subject: HEADLINES 10 - 11 Februari 1996

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 18:40:40 -0500

Feb 11 (Reuter) - China, apparently seeking to allay fears of
Hong Kong residents, said on Sunday the Daya Bay nuclear power
plant near the British colony has not affected the
environment. The solid waste discharged by the power station
is two times less than the designed level and also less than
the average level in France, Xie Zhenhua, director of State
Environmental Protection Agency, told Xinhua news agency.

 Feb 10 1996 (Reuter) - Russian authorities have admitted for
the first time that highly radioactive plutonium smuggled into
Germany from Moscow in August 1994 stemmed from an ageing
research reactor at Obninsk, southwest of Moscow, German media
reported on Saturday. A Colombian named Torres was one of
three men seized at Munich airport together with 363 grams
(12.8 ounces) of plutonium by police who had been tipped off
by German undercover agents.  

Feb. 11 1996 (UPI) -- Israel plans to deploy its first Arrow
anti- missile weapon within two years, Defense Ministry
Director General David Ivri said Sunday. The Arrow should
reach "a minimum operational capability" by that time, Ivri
said. During the second Gulfwar, dozens of Iraqi Scud missiles
slammed into Israel. The Israeli leaders feared much worse is
in store should Iran obtain nuclear weapons and missiles to
deliver them. The U.S. has heavily subsidized the Arrow
program.