If Russians could get a rocket ship into space, and lead on nuclear weaponry, what else could their scientists pull off?

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This week, West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher responded to damning evidence that German companies have provided Iraq with equipment and know-how related to chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry.

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As we work to reduce nuclear weaponry and to realize the vision of a world without nuclear weapons, we recognize the necessity to maintain the safety, security and reliability of our own weapons.

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Rice said that while it is important for the United States to be involved in efforts to reduce nuclear weapons worldwide, such weaponry is widely accessible to other nations, both friends and enemies.

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This stance should not be surprising since it is this category of weaponry that makes up the bulk of Moscow's nuclear stockpile.

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