U.S. to Keep Producing Poison Gas; Bush Would Continue Modernization After Treaty Takes Effect From: The Washington Post | Date: October 9, 1989| Author: R. Jeffrey Smith | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The United States intends to continue producing chemical weapons even after a new global treaty authorizing their destruction begins to take effect, a fact President Bush did not mention when he told the United Nations last month he favored immediate steps to "halt and reverse" the worldwide threat of chemical weapons.

Bush's decision to continue chemical weapons production, which came after an unusually secretive policy review, conflicts with a longstanding consensus among the roug...

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