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An OSCE expert walks past canisters containing "melange" rocket fuel at a storage facility in Kazakhstan, November 2005. "Melange" is a highly toxic fuel component which poses a potential threat to human health and the environment.

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Surplus ammunition in temporary storage before destruction at a location near Lohur, Tajikistan, June 2005.

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Tajik trainees prepare for their first demolition under the supervision of French explosive ordnance disposal instructor, Staff Sergeant Fabrice Laplagne (right), at an engineer battalion near Lohur, Tajikistan, September 2005.

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An OSCE project that starts in 2005 will help upgrade two outdated "melange" rocket fuel storage sites in Azerbaijan. "Melange" is a highly toxic fuel component which poses a potential threat to human health and the environment.

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The OSCE regularly inspected the dismantling process of the Skrunda Radar Station in Latvia. Here, the front of an antenna building is removed of most technical equipment and weather protection in July 1998. The dismantling was completed in October 1999.

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The OSCE regularly inspected the dismantling process of the Skrunda Radar Station in Latvia. Here, the front of an antenna building is removed of most technical equipment and weather protection in July 1998. The dismantling was completed in October 1999.

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Members of a Russian observation mission that flew over the United States in July 2005 under the Open Skies Treaty.

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International observers examine a storage facility in Ukraine, in July 2005, used for melange, a dangerous missile fuel component that was used in the former USSR. Its components are extremely reactive, easily evaporating and highly toxic.

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Melange is a highly explosive missile fuel component that was used in the former USSR. Its components are extremely reactive, easily evaporating and highly toxic. Photo taken in a storage facility in Ukraine, July 2005.

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OSCE officials together with their Kazakhstani colleagues inspect ammunition stockpiles during an assessment visit on small arms and light weapons (SALW), Arys, Kazakhstan, June 2005.

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Ammunition stockpiles near the town of Arys, Kazakhstan were inspected during a small arms and light weapons (SALW) assessment visit by OSCE officials, June 2005.

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Police officers take notes during a training course, in Kazakhstan, June 2005.