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Throughout both Chechen Wars, both Russia and the Chechens accused the other of preparing to use or making limited use of chemical weapons, though no conclusive proof has surfaced.

What if Russia had launched a massive chemical attack against Chechen forces in either one of the Chechen Wars? What would the difference in effects be if the strike had been launched in 1995 as opposed to in 1999? How would the 1996 and 2000 Russian presidential elections, respectively, (and U.S., for that matter) be effected by the attack? How severe would the international response be to such an event? Would the world have stuck with sanctions, or could they have gone one further and granted Chechnya international recognition? Would 1990s Russia have been able to survive a harsh world response?
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