Spain sold toxicological agents to Venezuela
Spain sold Venezuela "paramilitary and security materials, and
toxicological and radioactive agents" for 539,603 Euros in the
first half of 2004, as appears from a report on "Spanish exports
of defense materials and double-use products and technologies"
of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Europa Press
disclosed.
Venezuela was the twelfth buyer of Spanish defense materials
for that period, when there PSOE leader José Luis Rodríguez
Zapatero took over in April 17.
Based on the figures provided in the report and by item, Venezuela
was the only country that bought "toxicological and radioactive
materials." Such classification includes "biological and radioactive
materials and nervous agents for chemical war."
The sale of such weapons to Venezuela totaled 30,374 Euros.
The remaining amount -i.e.: 509,229 Euros- accounts for exports
of "paramilitary or security materials," including "firearms
or gas ejection arms, viewfinders and telescopic or light enhancement
sights for streaked bore arms, bombs, grenades, explosive devices,
armored vehicles and bullet-proof four-wheelers, bewildering
acoustic equipment, devices to restrict human movement and water
canyons."
With regard to the sale of double-use items, i.e., for civil
and military purposes, Venezuela was the third buyer of Spain
in the first half of 2004, accounting for 11.5 percent of exports.
To sum up, the Venezuelan government spent 1,613,742 Euros
in "chemical substances for the petrochemical and tan industry."
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