21.   Richardson said both were unacceptable because Iraq had made no progress in giving U.N. inspectors information about weapons design, uranium enrichment and nuclear exports.

22.   The tests have drawn protests from anti-nuclear proliferation groups, which view them as a possible prelude to renewed atomic testing and development of new weapon designs.

23.   In an interview released on Wednesday, Kozyrev called for closer political consulations and military cooperation, including joint weapons design.

24.   Such cooperation could entail joint weapons design, he said.