71.   Dr Mahathir added that Malaysia wants to see even the conventional weapons destroyed.

72.   He said that any military cooperation with other countries would be limited to supplying spare parts or helping to maintain and upgrade Soviet-made conventional weapons.

73.   However, admitting members of the former Warsaw Pact into NATO raises the question of whether their treaty ceilings for conventional weapons go with them.

74.   India on Tuesday test fired a short-range Akash missile, designed to carry conventional weapons, as part of its missile development program, Indian news reports said.

75.   It has sold conventional weapons to the Shiite Muslim regime, including two submarines, hundreds of tanks and anti-aircraft systems.

76.   It said a BJP government will develop nuclear weapons for the armed forces, expedite the production of other indigenous missiles and upgrade all conventional weapons with the forces.

77.   It also reportedly is seeking a formal pledge that the alliance will not deploy new conventional weapons on the territories of new members.

78.   Ivanov on Monday reiterated that Moscow had only supplied Tehran with conventional weapons and would continue to abide by international agreements banning proliferation of mass destruction weapons.

79.   Lawmaker Ephraim Sneh from the opposition Labor Party said Sunday that Israel must consider a pre-emptive strike against Iran, using conventional weapons.

80.   Kvashnin and his supports think Russia needs more conventional weapons to meet threats such as the rebellion by independence fighters in Chechnya.