1. Analysts say it has probably maintained hidden stockpiles of both. 2. A. The Geneva Convention outlaws use, but most nations took a reservation that allowed them to maintain stockpiles for retaliatory use. 3. But because drug dealers often maintain large stockpiles, it can take months for a drop in supply from abroad to be reflected in higher street prices. 4. Lugar said that he did not believe the treaty would succeed in barring all tests or that the American stockpile could be maintained with testing excluded. 5. More recently, the weapons labs have been developing computer simulation models and experimenting with subcritical mini-explosions to maintain the stockpile. 6. Servers are used to maintain large stockpiles of data, and to distribute this data over networks to other computers. 7. The Army also maintains a stockpile of equipment in Kuwait, along with two Patriot air defense batteries. 8. The federal government is shifting from developing nuclear arms to maintaining stockpiles in good condition and using computer simulations and other advanced techniques to insure their potency. 9. Traders speculate Hamanaka kept cash copper prices high by maintaining huge stockpiles in LME warehouses. 10. By forwarding the treaty now, Clinton may open a battle with Republicans, many of whom say some testing is needed to maintain nuclear stockpiles. |