Problems Connected with the Utilization of the Ammunition in Georgia
Abstract
As a consequence of the collapse of the USSR, Georgia, like other republics, came to face formidable problems related to the use of inherited military arsenal. "Division" of the Soviet military inheritance between Russia and Georgia left the latter with an impressive amount of outdated, morally obsolete and unsorted armory, rocket fuel, etc. Apart from other hazards, they bear an environmental threat to the small country of a unique landscape. The danger is to be equally shared by neighboring countries. Today, stores of Georgia's military and civil organizations hold a great number of arms of various caliber and function: aircraft bombs, rockets, missiles. Alongside, a large stock of containers full of explosives, rocket fuel and inflammable solutions is maintained. A special decree of President Sheverdnadze paved the way for inventorying and examining the arms, explosives and powder belonging to Georgia's military and civil organizations. As a result of activities implemented in military structures, departments, centrally managed bases and warehouses, conditions of storing and protecting weapons, explosives and powder have been notably improved. Fire precautions have also been tightened. Despite the above mentioned measures many bases and warehouses are still deep in crisis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA513195
Entities
People
- D. Pirtskhalava
- D. Supatashvili
- G. Ramishvili
- K. Lekishvili
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense