-Caveat Lector- Belarus Keeping Nuclear Facilities .c The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Belarus has kept its nuclear missile facilities even though it has given up all its atomic warheads, its president said Saturday according to a news report. President Alexander Lukashenko has lamented Belarus's decision to relinquish its nuclear weapons after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. He gave up the last of the weapons at the end of 1996, expressing regrets that have only grown stronger since. On Saturday, he said ``all launch pads have been preserved despite pressure on the part of both NATO and Russia,'' the Interfax news agency reported. Lukashenko made the statement in response to a reporter who asked whether Russia would deploy nuclear missiles in Belarus if the two countries merge. Lukashenko added that the two sides hadn't discussed the issue. He has pushed hard to unite his nation with much larger Russia, but many Russians are wary of the idea because Belarus' economy is one of the least reformed among the former Soviet states and most of its 10 million people are poor. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
