There is no question that Soviet troops are well trained in chemical warfare operations. There is no question that their vehicles are fitted with filters and overpressure systems to permit continued operations in a contaminated environment. And. as many of the Hmong refugees living in Minnesota can testify. such Soviet allies as Vietnam are using chemical agentsmycotoxins and other forms of "yellow rain"against helpless populations. An item in todays paper provides further evidence that the Soviet Union is building. using. and transferring to its allies. chemical weapons which are used against Cambodians. Hmong. and the freedom fighters of Afghanistan. They are doing so in part because they are not deterred from resorting to these horrible weapons of mass destruction. Refugees and peasants cannot strike back with comparable weapons. But this is not the case for the United States. We have a major stockpile of chemical weapons.
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