Draft Russian Budget Does Not Fully Fund Chemical Weapons Disposal, Lawmaker Charges

The draft Russian 2004 budget only allocates about half of the funding needed for chemical weapons disposal efforts, a Russian lawmaker said today (see GSN, Sept. 19).

The draft budget only provides about $180 million for chemical weapons disposal work, while more than $385 million is needed, said Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Federation Council defense and security committee. He warned that the lack of funding might prevent Russia from reaching its goal of disposing of 20 percent of its chemical weapons stockpile by 2007 (Associated Press, Oct. 14).

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