Ancient enmities, modern guns. (weapons from the former Warsaw Pact armories are being used in Eastern European conflicts) (includes related article on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty)

From: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Date: December 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Endless ink has been spilled on the dangers that could be posed by "loose nukes" from the former Soviet republics. Meanwhile, many thousands of conventional weapons from the bulging inventories of the old Warsaw Pact have been migrating to local conflicts, where they are quickly put to use. These weapons bring to bearers of ancient enmities the modern means to wreak death and destruction.

The Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) agreement--signed shortly before the Soviet Union unraveled--called for the Soviet republics to destroy, convert, or reclassify an incredible array of ...

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