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KAZAKHSTAN: More Waffling on Reducing Strategic Weapons

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I (Kazakhstan would rcauce me number ol nuclear weapons on its temlory under treaties signed by lhe former USSR but only in the same "proportion" as Russia. Ukraine, and Byclarus. He predicted it would take IS toears to eliminate them but said that might be reached earlier if China, US. UK. and Russia guaranteed Kazakh borders. He reaffirmed Kazakhstan's intent to engage in future arms talks to not take pan in nuclear proliferation, and to Join the Non Proliferation treatyuclear-weapon state.

Comment:ursuit of border guarantees andT hat Kazakhstan would eliminatewithin seven years after the START Treaty enters intobeing driven by several factors. Among the foremost arein keeping the West fin-used on his country and aKazakhstan is threatened by powerful, possiblyNazarbayev. however, currently lacks the military forceMoscow from removing these weapons underole in future talks and insisting on signing the NPT asstate, hr.is also try int.eater voice in CIS