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ISLAMABAD
May 5
1998 - Pakistan says the new American sanction
against a nuclear facility are of little significance
since it
already faces similar restrictions.

MEXICO CITY
May 5
1998 - Texas Governor George Bush (son of the former
president) visited Mexico to discuss border issues. Amongst these issues is
the proposed nuclear waste dump at Sierra Blanca
Texas
only 30 miles from
the Mexican border. Bush discussed this issue with Mexican Foreign Minister
Rosario Green. He told her that if the site is unsafe it won't be built.

ISLAMABAD
May 5
1998 - Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
the architect of Pakistan's
nuclear program
denies all allegations that Pakistan has offered Iraq plans
to build nuclear weapons. Khan even doubts the Iraqi capability to build a
nuclear device
even if it would possess a design. The IAEA is investigating
the case.

WASHINGTON
May 5
1998 - President Clinton's national security adviser has
asked the Senate to ratify a package of agreements to ban nuclear testing
and limit nuclear arsenals. Some senators are reluctant to ratify the CTBT
and the ABM treaty. They want Russia to ratify START II first.


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