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The Associated Press, February 4, 2004

Arbatov Sees Risk of Terror

A prominent Russian liberal politician said Tuesday that a white powder found in the U.S. Senate that appears to be the deadly poison ricin was a grim reminder of the lurking danger of terrorists getting hold of weapons of mass destruction.

Alexei Arbatov, a leading member of Yabloko who heads a think tank specializing in global security issues, said that Monday's incident in Washington highlighted the need for stronger global nonproliferation controls.

"That clearly was a terror attack," Arbatov said of the suspicious substance delivered through the mail system to the U.S. Senate majority leader's office. "It's a very alarming fact no matter who was responsible for that -- an international terrorist group or a madman. It signals that the danger of terrorists obtaining weapons of mass destruction is growing."

Arbatov, who served as deputy chief of the defense committee in the old State Duma, said that the rapid progress of biological science had led to the creation of new deadly poisons that could fall into the hands of international terrorist groups. He also said that the world had become more unstable after the U.S. war in Iraq.

 

See also:

International Anti-Terror Coalition

The Associated Press, February 4, 2004

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