The Soviet Union has long been proposing to outlaw chemical weapons, to remove them from the arsenals of states. We are prepared for resolution of this problem either on a global basis or piece by piece. As one of the first steps the USSR and the other socialist countries proposed in January 1984 that agreement be reached on ridding Europe of all types of chemical weapons.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author proposes international cooperation to eliminate chemical weapons from military arsenals.
- In plain terms
- Countries should work together to ban and remove chemical weapons.
- What can you take from it?
- Global disarmament requires cooperation and step-by-step agreements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we ensure weapons are destroyed?
- Why is disarmament hard?
Another view
It may overlook the difficulties of verification and enforcement.
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