41.   U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms laid down conditions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which he chairs will forward the chemical weapons treaty to the full Senate for consideration.

42.   U.S. in final push for chemical weapons treaty.

43.   U.S. is in technical violation of weapons treaty.

44.   India has ratified the chemical weapons ban treaty, the preparatory commission for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said here on Friday.

45.   Arms control issues such as the chemical weapons treaty are particularly relevant as Clinton seeks a START III agreement with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons.

46.   Clinton cited the negotiations between his administration and the Republicans over an international chemical weapons treaty passed by the Senate last week as an example of new bipartisan cooperation.

47.   The Republicans who control Congress also warn that US companies would be subject to unconstitutional inspections and charge that Russia is already in violation of other weapons treaties.

48.   It is above and beyond the chemical weapons treaty.

49.   President Bill Clinton chided the Republican-controlled Senate Friday over holding up the ratification of two key landmark weapons treaties and compromising US security.

50.   Republicans also argue that US companies would be subject to unconstitutional inspections and charge that Russia is already in violation of other weapons treaties.