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10 Oct 1996 (Reuter) - The Chinese sale of nuclear-related
technology to Pakistan, which was reported by The Washington
Times, was denied by Pakistani officials. ``I regret to say
that we seem to be becoming the victims of a series of leaks,
some of which are...simply motivated or inspired by the
electoral fever in the United States and by their own internal
shadow-boxing amongst themselves,'' a Foreign Ministry
spokesperson said.

9 Oct 1996  (UPI) -- Promoting his 1992 founded environmental
organisation Green Cross, former Soviet President travels
through the USA. Tuesday he spoke at the Butler University,
elaborating especially on the environmental damages the arms
race has been causing. He spoke out for a change in the way of
thinking, before coming to economical and environmental
changes.


11 Oct 1996 (UPI) -- Advanced detection technology for
radiation and chemicals will be developed by U.S. gouvernmen
scientists. The new measurement-devices will be very small,
combining microelectronics with biotechnology. ``We can
measure things we could never measure before -- capabilities
with applications in environmental cleanup and terrorist
monitoring and countering.'' said John Vitko, who manages a
variety of sensing programs.


10 Oct 1996 (UPI) -- China claimed Thursday the U.S. would
violate the 1982 communique, limiting weapon's sales to
Taiwan, and urged ``concrete action'' against arms sales.
Furthermore China demanded the US not to aim Chinese targets
with its nuclear missles.


11 Oct 1996 (Reuter) - An anonymous U. S. defense official on
Friday said Russia's ratification of Start-2, which would mean
a cut in nuclear weapons, could free money for its other
military issues and avoid a U.S. advantage in nuclear
warheads. In the russian Duma the treaty is still in trouble.