IT'S ALL IN THE WORDING

IT’S ALL IN THE WORDING

PESTICIDES 1

United States disarmament proposal presented to the UN General Assembly 25 September, 1961.

“Chemical Biological Radiological Warfare:

The States shall reaffirm their obligations under the U.N. Charter to refrain from the threat or use of any type of armed force – including nuclear, conventional, or C.B.R. – contrary to the principles of the U.N. Charter.”

PRIOR

In September 1960 the U.S.S.R. “ wants complete prohibition of chemical, biological, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in Stage 2.”

“The U.S. wants verifiable reduction of chemical, biological, radiological warfare in Stage 1 and further reduction in Stage 2.”

“ The U.S. provides for removal of arms, to be destroyed, from each country to an agreed depot and at the agreed depot these weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.”

PART III

Second Stage of General and Complete Disarmament

Chapter 5 – Elimination of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Weapons

ONE: There shall be eliminated from the arsenals of states, and destroyed (neutralized), all kinds of chemicals, biological and radiological weapons, whether directly attached to the troops or stored in various depots and storage places.

Simultaneously, all instruments and facilities for combat use of such weapons, as well as all special devices and facilities for their storage and conservation, shall be destroyed.

TWO: The manufacture of all kinds of chemical, biological and radiological weapons and of all means  and devices for their combat use, transportation and storage shall be completely discontinued.  All plants, installations and laboratories that are wholly or in part engaged in the manufacture of such weapons shall be destroyed or converted to peaceful production.

The above was taken from:

“The Story of Disarmament 1945-1962”

By: Disarmament Committee of the Washington D.C. Women Strike For Peace  -July 1962

Martha Dudley; Janice Holland; Miriam Levin and Gretchen Shaw

Al Gore, OUR CHOICE – A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis

 Rodale Inc., Emmaus, PA , 2009

Page 203 – “ After WWII – Chemical weapons stocks were converted en masse into herbicides.”