Activists Slam Russian Chemical Weapons Disposal

Russian environmental and human rights activists yesterday criticized Moscow’s efforts to dispose of the country’s vast stockpiles of chemical weapons, according to the Associated Press. The activists charged that chemical weapons destruction laws are insufficient by international standards and that Russian officials violate the laws that do exist, AP reported (see GSN, March 11).

Russia is also failing to provide adequate security and safety for its work, critics said.

“The entire state machine is deliberately violating all possible laws, regulations and procedures for disposing of chemical weapons,” said Lev Fyodorov, head of the environmental group For Chemical Safety (Associated Press/Moscow Times, March 17).

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