David Wise, who brought this case to my attention, is a noted and respected author who has written extensively about the dangers of excessive secrecy and about the operations of intelligence agencies. Mr. Wise spoke at great length with Dr. Mirzayanov in Moscow last November. Upon his return he contacted me. I was proud to add my voice to that of the many scientific and human rights organizations that have worked to free Dr. Mirzayanov. In particular, I would like to commend the efforts of two individuals, Gale M. Colby and Irene Goldman.
As Mr. Wise points out, although Dr. Mirzayanov no longer faces criminal charges, important questions remain about Russia’s intentions in the field of nerve gas production. This case is particularly disturbing because agreement was reached on the chemical weapons convention in Geneva less than 2 weeks before Dr. Mirzayanov published his article.
In his article, David Wise wrote that it was a moral realization that gave Dr. Mirzayanov the courage to speak out. We can do no less. I trust that these questions will continue to be carefully pursued by our Government and the Senate as ratification of the chemical weapons convention is considered.
Madam President, at this time I ask that David Wise’s article from the March 12, 1994, New York Times be placed in the Record.
There being no objection, the article was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows.
Index
A-262, 145 431, 447; agent, 128, 237; Association
Abdrazakov, Ildar, 30 for the Advancement of Science, 365,
Academy: of Chemical Defense, 372; bank, 278; binary weapon, 126;
41, 49, 66, 68, 90, 108, 120, 128, Chemical Society, 318, 366, 408;
131, 133, 137, 147, 162, 179, 215, chromatograph, 139; correspondent,
216, 243, 302, 425; of Sciences, 261, 429; defoliant, 163; democracy,
National (USA), 373, 408; New 305; dollar (-s), 13, 133; edition, 418;
York, 3, 366, 373, 408, 447; of glass sample, 161; intervention, 235;
U.S.S.R. (Russia), 11, 40, 60, 62, Information Press Center, 386, 390;
63, 67, 91, 107, 111-113, 120, intelligence community, 222; invention,
126, 146 139; journalist, 343, 389, 431, 426;
Activated carbon, 67, 188 law, 227, 308; legislators, 316;
Adsorbent, 67, 157, 187; inorganic, manufacturer, 189; military chemists, 200
123, 235; organization, 374; people, 2,
Afanasiev, Yuri, 240, 367 227; Physical Society, 374, 408;
Agence France Presse, 405, 408 position, 405; public, 372, 386, 407;
Aglyamova, Sag’dat, 29 radio, 24; satellite, 136; scientists,
Agureev, Vyacheslav, 253 122, 317; scientific equipment, 133,
Aida, by G. Verdi, 37 196; soldiers, 237; specialists, 222;
Ames, Aldrich, 2, 3 troops, 27, 236; version, 139;
Ak-ebi, 16, 17 VX gas, 303
All-Russia Channel Two, 372 Angarsk, 51
All-Tatar Public Center, 332, 339 Arabic alphabet, 8
Alekseev, Sergei, 250, 302, 367 Arbat Street, 356, 359
Aluminum oxide, 200, 201 Arbatov, Georgi, 312, 313, 367
Amendola, J., 319 Aral Sea, 438
America, United States of, 2, 15, Arkhipova, Irina, 37
98, 109, 133, 261, 262, 367; Argumenti i Facti, 272
Voice of, 24-28, 309 Arnold, Andrei, 287, 346
American (-s), 357, 359, 425, 429, Aum Shinrikyo, 2, 281
Asnis, Aleksander, 113, 255, 256, Belarus, 159, 330
284, 286, 291, 299, 300, 302, 307, Belaya River, 8, 11, 21, 31, 399
311, 315, 321, 323, 337, 363, 364, Belgorod, 52
368, 376-390, 403, 404, 406, 407, Belikov, Valeri, 180, 188
412, 420, 423, 428, 434-436, 442, Belomestnykh, Leonid, 270, 284
444-446 Belousov, Rem, 46, 47
Associated Press, 405, 442 Beregova, Tamara, 170
Attorney, defense, 270, 280, 286, Beresnev, Aleksei, 75, 76, 79, 90, 95,
293, 294, 300, 369, 379, 406, 412; 139,
General, 299, 318-320, 363, 366, 154, 170, 172-176, 182, 194
372-374, 376, 388, 389, 408, 434, Berezkin, Victor, 75
440, 443, 445; Deputy of, 300, 320; Beria, Lavrentii, 28, 36, 45, 160, 161
General’s Office, 298-300, 308, Bethel, N., Lord, 444
344, 345, 362-364, 379, 381, 426, Bettini, V., 319
440, 442, 444, 446 Binary, 164, 246, 262; agents, 262,
Azatlyk, Tatar broadcast, 369 265;
Ayala, Dr. Francisco J., 2, 4 bomb, 124, 340; chemical agent,
125; compound, 246; components,
Baghdad, 19 125, 325; device, 167; form, 325;
Baika, 9 nerve agents, 220; program,
Bainazarova, Irene (Ira), 33-35 270, 271; reactor, 123; rocket, 166,
Balashov, Sergei, 299, 309, 342 167; system, 340; tests, 262; variant,