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Summary:The central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, although paying lip service to the START 1 treaty which requires it to surrender its nuclear missiles, is convinced that its position is different from the other states in the former Soviet Union owing to its proximity to China, Pakistan and India all of which have large nuclear installations. It has seen over 140 nuclear tests and radiation deaths in young people is 15 times higher than normal.