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On the recordNovember 10, 1992
I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Notice on Continuation of Emergency Regarding Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation

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