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The U.S. chemical weapons program faces a showdown vote in Congress. Last year, Congress gave a conditional go-ahead and partial funding for the so-called binary weapons system, which is safer to transport and store than previous kinds of chemical weapons. The $21.7 million needed for production of the 155mm binary shell, however, was blocked until October 1, 1986, pending Pentagon compliance with three congressional conditions. This means that before Congress votes on the Fiscal Year 1987 $201 million binary weapons request, it will have to decide whether to free the FY86 funds for the 155mm shell.
In the post-9/11 world, NATO faces an evolving set of challengesand threats, including terrorism, ballistic missile attack,cyberterrorism, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction aswell as traditional military challenges. NATO members should agreeto new burden-sharing rules, including commitments to increasedefense spending and to reduce national operational caveats, andreadmit France into its integrated military command structures withconditions.