Вил Мирзаянов - State Secrets - An Insider's Chronicle of the Russian Chemical Weapons Program

The New York Academy of Sciences, which I joined in September of 1993, put forth its full effort to make sure the U.S. press reported more actively on my case. On December 6, 1993, Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Joshua Lederberg, who was the president of the NYAS wrote a letter to the Executive Director of The New York Times Max Frankel. [208] Letter of the president of the New York Academy of Sciences, Nobel Prize Laureate Joshua Lederberg to the Executive Director of the newspaper “The New York Times” Max Frankel. New York Times , December 6, 1993. See Annex 63.

Human Rights Watch and its sister organization Helsinki Watch, as well as other organizations supporting human rights wrote letters to Russian officials. I was also supported by the Andrei Sakharov Foundation in the United States, which issued a statement on September 15, 1993. They have many famous individuals and political figures and those of whom the world of culture and science is proud, in their membership and on their advisory board and Board of Directors. The statement was signed by Sakharov’s step son Aleksey Semyonov. [209] Statement of the Andrei Sakharov Foundation in the United States on September 15, 1993. See Annex. 64.

The mass media was continuing to cover my case [210] Mark Champion, “Scientist Says Russia “Dishonest” in Treaty”, The Moscow Times , January 12, 1993. , [211] Olga Kienko, “Mirzayanov’s case: Scientist is confident that Chekists revealed themselves”, Kommersant-Daily , May 14, 1993. , [212] Valeri Rudnev, “State Criminal” Still Doesn’t Know What he Violated”, Izvestia , January 19, 1993. , [213] Olga Shlyapnikova, “Scientist Refused to Answer Questions of the Investigation”, Kommersant-Daily , January 13, 1993. , [214] Igor Tsarev, “Poison”, Trud, 29 January, 1993. , [215] Natalya Gevorkyan, “Mirzayanov’s Case is Not Cancelled Even Though we Officially Cancelled Chemical Weapons”, Moscow N ews, January 24, 1993. , [216] Leonard Nikishin, “Toxic Fruit of Poisonous Policy”, Moscow News , January 24, 1993. , [217] Vladimir Uglev, “To Teach Others”, Moscow News , January 31, 1993. , [218] Svetlana Serkova, “The American Physicists are Looking for Lawyer for the Scientist”, Kommersant-Daily , February 23, 1993. , [219] Olga Shlyapnikova, “The Scientist’s Wife refused to go to the Investigation”, Kommersant-Daily, 24 February, 1993. , [220] Vladimir Yakimets, “Mirzayanov’s Case on the Mirror of Professor Ellsberg’s Fate”, Russia , N 9, February 24 – March 2, 1993. , [221] Karl-Heinz Karish, “Russische Forscher nach Entüllung über C-Waffen in Bedrängs”, Frankfurter Rundschau , March 15, 1993. , [222] SPECTRUM, “Moskau entwickelt neue Kampfgase”, Südeutsche Zeitung , 1 April, 1993. , [223] See ref 219. , [224] Valeri Rudnev, “Secrets of the Chemical Weapons in the Case Materials and in the Reports to the International Conference”, Izvestia , May 20, 1993. , [225] Will Englund, “Two Russian Papers Investigated after New Disclosures on Chemical Arms”, Baltimore Sun , June 11, 1993. , [226] See ref 219. , [227] Andrei Malykh, “The Mirzayanov Case: The Most Important Documents in the Case are Absent”, Kommersant-Daily , July 8, 1993. , [228] S. Fomichev, A. Alekseev, V. Petrov, V. Gergel, S. Kamensky, “The Opinion: It is Impossible to Hold an International Conference in Moscow until the Authorities Stop Persecuting People who are Against Chemical Weapons”, Moscow News , April 11, 1993. , [229] Leonard Nikishin, “Vil Mirzayanov: The Goal is to Develop New Binary Weapons”, Moscow News , May 28, 1993. , [230] See ref 218. , [231] Thomas W. Lippman, “Russian Scientist Appeals for Colleague. Co-Worker Is Charged With Disclosing Chemical Weapons Secrets”, Washington Post , June 21, 1993. , [232] Chemical and Engineering News , June 21, 1993, p. 8. , [233] Georgi Arbatov, “Who needs noisy scandal?” Moscow News , July 25, 1993. , [234] “The Ministries are Already Accused”, (Editorial) Moscow News , July 11, 1993. , [235] Terje Langeland, “Russian Threatens to Reveal Secrets”, The Badger Herald , N 27, October, 1993. , [236] Vladimir Uglev, “To Reveal the Secret of a “Binary”, Moscow News , October 31, 1993. , [237] Michael R. Gordon, “Moscow is Making Little Progress in Disposal of Chemical Weapons”, New York Times , December 1, 1993. , [238] Gale Colby, “Fabricating Guilt”, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists , October 1993. , [239] “Human-Rights Support Sought for Russian Weapons Scientist”, The Sciences , September/October 1993, p.48f. , [240] Manfred Ronzheimer, “Moskauer Chemiker droht Prozeß. Er hatte von der Entwicklung chemischer Waffen berichtet”, Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 23, 1993. , [241] Carey Scott, “Despite Opposition, Trial Of Chemist Pushed Ahead”, The Moscow Times , December 29, 1993. , [242] Vladimir Voronov, “Destroy the Constitution with Instruction”, Stolitsa , N 51, 1993, p. 10. , [243] Gale Colby, Irene Goldman, “When Will Russia Abandon its Secret Chemical Weapons Program?” Demokratizatsiya, The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization , Winter 1993/1994, p.p. 148-154. , [244] J. Michael Waller, “Post-Soviet Sakharovs: Renewed Persecution of Dissident Scientists and the American Response”, The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization , Winter 1993/1994, p.p. 138-147. , [245] Leonard Nikishin, “In the Eve of Trial on the “Case” of Mirzayanov”, Moscow News , N 50, December 8, 1993. , [246] Pat Janowski, “Speak No Evil”, The Sciences , November/December, 1993, pp. 4-5. , [247] Von Dietmar Ostermann., “The Russian Arms Centers have Developed Highly Toxic Chemical Weapons”, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , January 6, 1994. , [248] An open letter of the Association of German Scientists for Global Responsibility to the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Klaus Kinkel, Frankfurter Rundschau , January 3, 1994. , [249] J. Michael Waller, “U.S. may be Funding Russian Secret Weapon”, Houston Chronicle , January 11, 1994. , [250] J. Michael Waller, “Novichok: Russia’s Secret Weapon”, San Diego Union-Tribune , January 11, 1994. , [251] J. Michael Waller, “Russia’s Terrible New “Secret Weapon”, Indianapolis Star , January 13, 1994. , [252] Sonni Efron, “Russian Scientist Faces Trial for Chemical-Arms Report”, Los Angeles Times , January 5, 1994. sympathetically, with very few exceptions. [253] Michael Gusev, “State Secrets Without Protection. Sure, They Should be Protected but on the Basis of the Law”, Rossiskaya Gazetta , November 11, 1992., Interview with Michael Gusev, “CBW Aide Quizzed on Program Secrecy Rules Questioned”, Rossiskaya Gazetta , November 11, 1992. , [254] Vitali Kaysin, “Let’s Wait for the Destruction of Moscow. Reporting from a Top Secret Institute, Which Recently was Busy with the Development of Chemical Weapons and Chemical Agents”, Pravda , N 4 (25958), January 1993. Authors of those few papers were trying to compromise my articles. Surprisingly there was also a pro-Communist reporter in Kazan, who was working to mock and slander me. [255] Ida Schneerson, “Scientist is Trying to Scare People”, Kazan Telegraph , N 45 (7130), 22-29 March, 1993. That was in striking contrast to so many papers expressing huge support for my case in Tatarstan and Bashkortstan. [256] Fausia Khajrutdinova, “To Save Vil”, My Fatherland Tatarstan , November 11, 1992. , [257] Radis Nugmanov, “Is Vil Mirzayanov a Traitor or a Patriot?” Kyzil Tan , December 23, 1992. , [258] Vil Mirzayanov, “I Didn’t Divulge any Secrets and Didn’t Sell the Motherland”, Bashkortstan , November 13, 1992. , [259] Vil Mirzayanov, “We are Victims of what Kind of Secrets?”, Youth of Tatarstan , December 19, 1992. , [260] Vil Kazikhanov, “Interview with Mirzayanov: I Fulfilled my Patriotic Duty”, Yuldash (Sojourner), August 12, 1993. , [261] Ayaz Gilyazov, “About The Chemical Secrets with a Big Secret (Interview with Vil Mirzayanov)”, Izvestia of Tatarstan , March 24 1993. , [262] R. Minhazh, “Who will Fight for Tatar if not Tatar?” My Fatherland Tatarstan , March 23, 1993. , [263] Fausia Khajrutdinova, “Well Done!” My Fatherland Tatarstan , September 15, 1993. , [264] Fausia Khajrutdinova, “For Telling the Truth”, Bulletin of Arsk , February 2, 1994. , [265] “Review of Readers Letters (Editorial): We are Admirers, Proud, and Ready to Defend him”, Youth of Tatarstan, N 21, February 15, 1993. , [266] Vil Mirzayanov, “Maybe I Really Have to Reveal State Secrets?” Youth of Tatarstan , N 49, February 15, 1994.