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	Encyclopedia: Weapons of Mass Destruction
		Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part of the weapon.
		Weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, are rarely used because their use is essentially an "invitation" for a WMD retaliation, which in turn could escalate into a war so destructive it could easily destroy huge segments of the world's population.
		Weapons of mass destruction are used to justify the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against "rogue states" thought to be in danger of possessing or developing them.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction (1192 words)

	Nuke Nation Israel's weapons of mass destruction
		Possessing chemical and biological weapons, an extremely sophisticated nuclear arsenal, and an aggressive strategy for their actual use, Israel provides the major regional impetus for the development of weapons of mass destruction, and represents an acute threat to peace and stability in the Middle East.
		The hypocrisy inherent in the condemnation of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the obsessive focus on "rogue states" such as North Korea, while totally ignoring Israel's provocative arsenal, is breathtaking.
		For example, the possession of weapons of mass destruction can be a powerful lever to maintain the status quo, or to influence events to Israel's perceived advantage, such as to protect the so-called moderate Arab states from internal insurrection, or to intervene in inter-Arab warfare.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Israel/Nuke_Nation.html (2808 words)

	Statement by Ambassador Kumalo of South Africa to the Security Council on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ...
		South Africa welcomes this open debate and the fact that the Security Council is discussing the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, particularly as it relates to non-State actors.
		This threat is exacerbated by the possibility that weapons of mass destruction could fall into the hands of terrorist groups as well as those engaged in the activities of networks dealing in the illicit transfer of weapons of mass destruction-related technology and materials.
		It is South Africa's belief that universal adherence to, and compliance with, international agreements on weapons of mass destruction and the complete elimination of these weapons provide the international community with the only guarantee against the threat or use of such weapons.
	www.dfa.gov.za /docs/2004/unsc0423.htm (1044 words)

	Weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nuclear weapons did not exist at this time, but biological weapons were being researched by Japan ([1]), (see Unit 731), and chemical weapons had seen wide use.
		Reference to Iraqi WMD in general, rather than the less dangerous weapons systems thought to exist (biological and chemical), was seen as an element of Bush's arguments ([21]).
		Also in 1998, but after the UNM survey was conducted, nuclear weapons became an issue in India's election of March ([27]), in relation to political tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction (3388 words)

	Double Standards, Lies and Iraq : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		South Africa was not demonized, bombed or accused incessantly of possessing weapons of mass destruction.
		South Africa was performing a useful function for the United States by helping to destroy the socialist governments in Angola and Mozambique.
		I believe weapons of mass destruction is another invented propaganda term because of the double standards I have mentioned concerning Israel and South Africa and also because of other inconsistencies.
	sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=149529 (742 words)

	NTI: Country Overviews: South Africa: Nuclear Chronology
		South Africa's main source of energy is coal, which constitutes about 75% of energy generation, followed by oil and gas.
		Mamoepa added that South Africa had constantly engaged with the UN to find a peaceful resolution to the current crises in the Middle East and had since 1991 committed itself to a policy of nonproliferation, disarmament, and arms control that covers all weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons.
		South Africaâs National Prosecuting Authority arrests Meyer for his alleged activities with an international nuclear weapons-smuggling organization; he is accused of helping to supply equipment to Libya's now abandoned nuclear weapons program.
	www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/SAfrica/Nuclear/2149_4624.html (7393 words)

	Nuclear Weapons Program - South Africa
		South Africa was isolated from interactions and activities with most of the developed countries for many years because of its nuclear weapons development program and the practice of apartheid.
		South Africa was forced to cancel the tests in the face of diplomatic pressure from America, the Soviet Union, and France.
		Nuclear verification in South Africa by Adolf von Baeckmann, Gary Dillon and Demetrius Perricos - IAEA Bulletin Volume 37, Number 1 1994 - Verifying South Africa's declared nuclear inventory, and the termination of its weapons programme, was a complex task.
	fas.org /nuke/guide/rsa/nuke (1320 words)

	ZNet \| Africa \| South Africa, Nuclear Weapons, and Secrecy
		South Africa is one of very few states to have acquired a nuclear weapons arsenal, and it is the only state to have destroyed one.
		In any case, at the very least South Africans deserve from their government a thorough account of the destruction process and an equally thorough audit of surviving documents.
		For South Africa in truth to deserve its reputation as an example of nuclear disarmament, it needs to come as clean as it possibly can about the history of its weapons programme.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=3280§ionID=2 (835 words)

	Feingold Visits Africa, Focuses on War Against Terrorism and the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		South Africa, in particular, has been a focus of concerns about terrorists' presence on the continent, and the South African government's cooperation in fighting terrorism has to be an important aspect of the global effort.
		Both Botswana and South Africa are directly affected by Zimbabwe's crisis, which is tainting the region's image in the eyes of investors and sending waves of migrants across borders as Zimbabweans flee repression, instability, dismal economic prospects and a serious food shortage.
		The South African government's inexplicable reluctance to acknowledge this emergency must not be permitted to overshadow the fact that a vast community of committed and talented people are working in the region everyday to fight AIDS.
	www.senate.gov /member/wi/feingold/general/releases/03/02/2003225A15.html (1308 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior.
		South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II when it annexed the territory.
		In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	UNODC - Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
		So far, the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists has largely been confined to science fiction literature, but today's fiction can become tomorrow's fact if no preventive measures are taken in time.
		Another is that "Terrorists want a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead", indicating that the risk of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction is low.
		It was only in the First World War that what we today call weapons of mass destruction were introduced in the form of chemical weapons.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/terrorism_weapons_mass_destruction.html (344 words)

	IOL: 'Rid Africa of weapons of mass destruction'
		Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says his country decided to dismantle its nuclear programme to avoid the dangers it might bring and called on other African nations to also be cleared of weapons of mass destruction.
		"The nuclear arms race is a crazy and destructive policy for economy and life," Gaddafi said at the closing session of the African Union summit.
		The leaders of the continent's most politically and economically important countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Algeria and Egypt, were present.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?click_id=68&art_id=vn20040301024056771C535508&set_id=1 (737 words)

	South Africa's Weapons Of Mass Destruction
		South Africa’s Weapons of Mass Destruction offers an in-depth view of the secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa’s nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons program, Project Coast.
		Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess explore how systems used for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in South Africa were acquired and established beyond the gaze of international and domestic political actors.
		On the basis of archival evidence from Project Coast and their own extensive interviews with military and political officials, Purkitt and Burgess consider what motivates countries to acquire and build such powerful weaponry and examine when and how decisions are made to dismantle a military arsenal voluntarily.
	www.literacyconnections.com /0_025321730X.html (227 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Give us a little background on the weapons of mass destruction that did exist in South Africa and why these factories were dismantled.
		HUNTER-GAULT: Well, South Africa was surrounded by liberation movements fighting for independence, in Mozambique, in Namibia, and as one of its former officials told me just today, Pigbosa (ph), who was foreign minister, they were very concerned.
		And South Africa derives some power for negotiating in this realm, because it is chairman of the nonaligned movement, which has many, many of the developing country notice world.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0302/19/lol.04.html (642 words)

	SacObserver.com [NEWS] Commentary: Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Middle East
		There seems to be an assumption that the handling of weapons of mass destruction, including who possesses them, is either up to the U.S. or in the hands of whoever happens to already have them in sufficient quantity so as to discourage further discussion.
		Worse yet, it often appears that there is a presumption that good intentions with regard to weapons of mass destruction (or with military matters generally) rest on only one side.
		Not only might this provide a context to eliminate weapons of mass destruction, but it might as well open up opportunities to review what steps are necessary to reduce tensions.
	www.sacobserver.com /news/commentary/012104/middle_east_weapons.shtml (616 words)

	RW ONLINE: South African Apartheid and Weapons of Mass Destruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		South African Apartheid and Weapons of Mass Destruction
		During the 1970s, apartheid South Africa and Israel cooperated to develop and test nuclear weapons for themselves These two ugly colonial settler states were confronted by powerful resistance from the masses of people in their region.
		South Africa was then a racist apartheid state and brutally oppressed the African majority within its borders.
	rwor.org /a/v24/1191-1200/1191/soafr-nuke.htm (541 words)

	Safeguards to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
		Implementation of IAEA safeguards in the 13 non-nuclear weapon states of the EU is governed by a Verification Agreement between the country concerned, EURATOM and the IAEA.
		In the case of nuclear weapons States, which must also be parties to the NPT, sales require an assurance that uranium will not be diverted to military or explosive purposes and that it will be subject to IAEA safeguards.
		It is not and has never been used for weapons, due to the relatively high rate of spontaneous fission and radiation from the heavier isotopes such as Pu-240 making any such attempted use fraught with great uncertainties.
	www.uic.com.au /nip05.htm (3552 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Banned weapons: where are they?
		Jon B. Wolfsthal, a weapons expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington said: "Failure to discover chemical and biological weapons in Iraq will be used by many groups to vilify the United States".
		The chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, remains open-minded about whether Iraq had such weapons, but is highly critical of Britain and the US.
		Several of the plants named in the dossiers as potential places for chemical and biological warfare manufacture were inspected by the UN teams and found not to be incriminating.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2949441.stm (813 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Bush, Rumsfeld Confident Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction
		Speaking in South Africa July 9, Bush said he is "absolutely confident" removing Saddam Hussein from power was the "right thing" to do.
		Countering charges that he misled the public regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program, the president said he is confident the Iraqi dictator had a WMD program.
		Saddam had the opportunity to prove his weapons of mass destruction program had ended and his weapons were destroyed, Rumsfeld said.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jul2003/n07102003_200307103.html (547 words)

	No weapons of mass destruction found
		As-Saliyah - One week into their campaign in Iraq, US and British forces have yet to uncover any weapons of mass destruction, but remain convinced that such weapons are there and will be found.
		But press reports suggesting the existence of a huge chemical weapons facility near Najaf were not confirmed by allied officers.
		The man directing the war on Iraq, General Tommy Franks, said this week it is too early to expect discovery of weapons of mass destruction.
	www.news24.com /News24/World/Iraq/0,6119,2-10-1460_1339059,00.html (533 words)

	Statement by Ambassador D.S. Kumalo of South Africa to the Security Council on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Statement by Ambassador D.S. Kumalo of South Africa to the Security Council on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 22 April 2004
		South Africa believes that the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction can only be effectively addressed if we use all of the instruments at our disposal – both in the fields of non-proliferation and disarmament.
		The efficiency of these systems, and the ability of States to implement control measures in a way that will prevent all of those – both States and non-State actors – who wish to use these items for the development of weapons of mass destruction depends on the sharing of intelligence and information.
	www.southafrica-newyork.net /pmun/speeches/sc_nonproliferation.htm (1009 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		The other reporting that suggested Iraq had tried to obtain uranium from Africa is not detailed or specific enough for us to be certain that such attempts were in fact made.
		But on Senegal's Goree Island, he did promote his vision of Africa's future by recognizing an aspect of its past by speaking at a former slave house where millions of Africans were forced onto ships headed to America.
		Bush's next stop: South Africa, a country where nearly 13 percent of its population is infected with AIDS.
	www.studentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0307/08/lol.07.html (1521 words)

	CIA’s final report: No WMD found in Iraq - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
		U.S. forces found ample supplies of conventional weapons such as these, but no weapons of mass destruction.
		WASHINGTON - In his final word, the CIA’s top weapons inspector in Iraq said Monday that the hunt for weapons of mass destruction has “gone as far as feasible” and has found nothing, closing an investigation into the purported programs of Saddam Hussein that were used to justify the 2003 invasion.
		In a statement accompanying the final installment, Duelfer said a surprise discovery would most likely be in the biological weapons area because clues, such as the size of the facilities used to develop them, would be comparatively small.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7634313 (733 words)

	portland imc - 2004.11.30 - Fallujah's 9/11: U.S. Used Weapons of Mass Destruction
		The bomb blitz featured weapons of mass destruction: banned napalm-type munitions, chemical poison gas and super-bombs of up to 2,000-pounds.The relevant US commanders should be immediately detained and interrogated --so we can determine on whose orders they acted, that others may also face justice.
		A US command prepared to use chemical weapons is unlikely to balk at the use of the banned incendiary weapon of napalm.
		Reports of the attack on Fallujah indicate that weapons indistinguishable from napalm in their effect were used again.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2004/11/304809.shtml (2002 words)

	Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction
		The estimate concluded that Iraq continued its weapons of mass destruction programs despite U.N. resolutions and sanctions and that it was in possession of chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges exceeding U.N. imposed limits.
		With respect to weapons of mass destruction, it focuses largely on the U.N. resolutions placing limits on Iraqi WMD programs and the work of U.N. inspectors in attempting to monitor Iraqi chemical, biological, missile, and nuclear programs.
		Kay told the attending members that the ISG had not yet found stocks of weapons, but was not at a point where it could be determined definitively that such weapons stocks did not exist or that they existed before the war but had been relocated.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB80 (7384 words)

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