World IN BRIEF : UKRAINE : U.S. Offers Millions to Dismantle A-Arms
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The United States has agreed to provide Ukraine with $175 million in aid to help dismantle its nuclear arsenal after being assured that the former Soviet republic has already begun to disarm some SS-19 strategic missiles, a senior Defense Department official said. The missiles are part of the huge nuclear weapons cache left on Ukrainian territory after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Their dismantling is seen as a step that will allow the congressionally approved aid to begin moving to Ukraine.
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