Arms Control: U.S. and International Efforts to Ban Chemical Weapons
Abstract
Our work was conducted in the United States at the Departments of State, Commerce, and Defense; the Customs Service; and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA. We held discussions with agency personnel, representatives of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, personnel from Australian Embassy, and the U.S. congressional representative to the Conference on Disarmament. The Central Intelligence Agency would not meet with us to discuss chemical weapons proliferation. We reviewed export licensing regulations and enforcement procedure, the draft convention of the Conference on Disarmament, the two bilateral chemical weapons agreements with U.S.S.R., and reports on international conferences. Soviet chemical weapons facilities, discussions on export controls with several countries,and the chemical weapons capabilities of other countries
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA265560
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office