Editorials.

The article presents some political updates as of December 30, 1991. One of the updates focuses on the recent statement given by U.S. Secretary of State James Barker. He warned that the U.S. might now face a Yugoslavia with nuclear weapons. Almost all the Soviet republics have tactical nuclear weapons, and in addition to Russia, three republics have heavy intercontinental missiles including Ukraine, Byelorussia and Kazakhstan. Another update reports on the meeting of the European Community held recently in Maastricht. Twelve members of the community pledge to introduce a common currency, the ecu, before the end of the millennium.