tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871896871778950264.post1140428962623557979..comments2022-01-30T17:01:54.178-08:00Comments on Russian Biological and Chemical Weapons: History of American Policies, Part V: The Clinton and Early Bush YearsAaron Lindermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871896871778950264.post-14971715652386332862007-07-30T07:04:00.000-07:002007-07-30T07:04:00.000-07:00It was statistics from the Clinton-mandated progra...It was statistics from the Clinton-mandated program that were cited earlier in the Threat section.<BR/><BR/>The efforts to find alternative work for weapons scientists are limited to nuclear scientists. Furthermore, the GAO reported that “Russian institutes had received only around one-third of the funds allocated to IPP [Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention] projects and that taxes, fees, and other charges had further reduced the amount of money available to Russian scientists” (CRS, “Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs: Issues for Congress.” 23 March 2001, 4 n12). See also General Accounting Office, “Nuclear Nonproliferation: Concerns with DOE’s Efforts to Reduce the Risks Posed by Russia’s Unemployed Weapons Scientists,” (February 1999).Aaron Lindermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.com