MOSCOW, Apr 14 - RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is concerned that US legislation allows for work in the field of biological weapons, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection Troops (RCBZ) said Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
"Our concern about Washington's activities in Ukraine is related to the fact that, contrary to its international obligations, the United States has retained norms in national legislation that allow for work in the field of biological weapons," Kirillov said at a briefing.
He recalled that the United States accompanied the ratification of the Geneva Protocol of 1925 with a number of reservations, one of which allows the retaliatory use of chemical and toxin weapons.
In accordance with the US federal law "On the Unity and Cohesion of America in the Fight against Terrorism", research in the field of creating biological weapons is allowed with the approval of the US government. Participants in such studies are not criminally liable for the development of such weapons.
"Thus, the American administration implements the principle of priority of domestic legislation over international legislation in this area. The most controversial studies from the point of view of ethics are conducted outside the national jurisdiction," Kirillov said.
