41.   Cohen made a point of warning China that as a net oil importer it too could suffer if Iran used Chinese weapon technology to disrupt Gulf shipping.

42.   Chinese military leaders are trying to catch up with Western weapons technology.

43.   Former U.S. Secretary of State William S. Cohen shot back that proliferation of Russian weapons technology to countries like Iran provided impetus to the national missile defense.

44.   FSB spokesman Alexander Zdanovich said that in the past his agency had thwarted several Iranian attempts to acquire weapons technology from Russia.

45.   He also denied U.S. allegations that Tehran had acquired chemical weapons technology from China.

46.   He also denies that Russia has provided dangerous weapons technology to Iran.

47.   He also denied that Russia has provided dangerous weapons technology to Iran.

48.   High on the agenda was allegations of weapons technologies being passed from Russia to Iran.

49.   Heading off a possible veto override, Vice President Al Gore shortly thereafter announced sanctions on seven Russian entities suspected of transferring weapons technology to Iran.

50.   However, administration officials were hopeful to win more modest agreements from India on steps to safeguard its nuclear arsenal and to tighten controls on exports of weapons technology.