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Show Pge A10 THE DAILY HERALD, lm Prmo, Llah, Friday. January 22, U.S. urges hall to nuke material production .and Pakistan, which brought their nuclear programs into the ppen with a series of tests last By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS Associated Pre Writer GENEVA The United States laid out its position for the world's "next major" disarmament treaty on Thursday, urging a ban on the material used to make nuclear bombs target only future production rather than the huge amounts already stockpiled. "We will not agree to any restrictions on existing stocks in a 'cutofT treaty," John D. Holum, the top U.S. armament-contro- l official, told the on Conference Disarmament. Efforts are already under way among key nations to eliminate their stockpiles of "fissile material" and highly enriched uranium and trying to add the issue to a new treaty would only backfire, said Holum, acting undersecretary of state for .Tms control. The conference, whose past successes include treaties to ban chemical weapons and halt atomic testing, has spent the past two years deadlocked over what to do next. Only late in the last session did it agree to move toward a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty. Holum said he joined with other negotiators in expecting this to be "the launching of the next major multilateral negotiation" for a disarmament V W vi ! t year. efforts to reduce their own stockpiles show the best way to eliminate fissile material, said Holum. Other countries also should negotiate with potential rivals to eliminate their stockpiles. "The U.S. and Russia have each declared hundreds of tons of fissile material in excess of defense needs" and have agreements including commitments to reduce highly enriched uranium and dispose of excess he said. The two countries are workDON .I D MAVPH Ihc AsociMrd Press with the Vienna-baseing Diplomacy: The Assembly Room of the U.N. European headquarters International Atomic Energy is full during a meeting of the Conference on "to ensure that such Agency on in Disarmament Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday. stocks will never again be used in weapons," Holum said. tions of existing military stockPeru said the countries with treaty. He read a message from piles, could legally codify and nuclear weapons must "start an President Clinton saying such recognize the right to have such irreversible process to achieve a treaty would move the world stocks," he said. their total elimination." "another step closer to the This could legitimize the The nuclear powers must eventual goal of nuclear disar- nuclear weapons programs of commit themselves directly to mament." countries outside the Nuclear that end," said Peruvian Voto The treaty should provide Nonproliferation Treaty, he Ambassador Jorge for international inspection of said, clearly referring to India Bernales. all nuclear enrichment and reprocessing facilities, Holum said. Besides lacking support from the nuclear powers, there is another problem with including stockpiles, he warned. "To include existing stocks in any way, even if just declara- U.S.-Russi- 'k L & I d HOTEB GUtt Indonesia JAKARTA, Rioters fired flaming arrows hearings in "this millennium " The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind PHNOM PENH, Cambodia for crimes committed by be will A top UN. envoy rejected a Khmer Rouge leaders from proposal by Cambodia's prime 1975 to 1979," Hammarberg minister on Thursday to widen after told reporters meeting the scope of Khmer Rouge Sen. That's it." Hun genocide trials to include United Nations legal experts nations that backed the guerto Cambodia in November sent rilla movement. a report next are preparing The idea was seen as targetto launch a trial how on month ing the United States and members of the moveagainst been which have both of China, blamed for helping the Khmer ment for crimes against Rouge rise to power and then humanity. Pressure has been building fight a long civil war after it on Hun Sen to hold accountwas toppled. and able two Khmer Rouge leadSince Washington Beijing were sure to shoot ers, Khieu Samphan and Nuon down the proposal in the U.N. Chea, who defected to his goSecurity Council, it raised new vernment a month ago. Hun doubts over Prime Minister Sen pledged not to arrest the Hun Sen's willingness to prosepair in a deal he called necescute leaders of the Khmer sary to prevent renewed civil Rouge for their bloodstained war. But public outcry over the rule of 1975-7Thomas Hammarberg, the VIP treatment they received U.N. special representative for forced Hun Sen, a former human rights in Cambodia, Khmer Rouge cadre, to reverse dismissed Hun Sen's idea, himself and state publicly that adding he hoped a tribunal he favored a tribunal. 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