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	Weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction (2869 words)

	Russia And Weapons Of Mass Destruction [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Weapons of Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are weapons designed to kill large numbers of people, typically targeting civilians and military personnel alike.
		Radiological weapons A radiological weapon (or radiological dispersion device, RDD) is any weapon that is designed to spread radioactive contamination, either to kill, or to deny the use of an area (a modern version of salting the earth) and consists of a device (such as a nuclear or conventional explosive) which spreads radioactive material.
		Radiological weapons are normally considered weapons of mass destruction, and are very commonly equated with a radiological bomb often mis-called a "dirty bomb" (which refers to a nuclear weapon with a radiological side effect).
	www.wikimirror.com /Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction (1815 words)

	Weapons of mass destruction - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The phrase weapons of mass destruction is the source of various semantic disputes.
		As mentioned above, 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.
		Their destructiveness is a source of unease for many, and there are always fears that they could be used by a crazy or unstable leader.
	en.freepedia.org /WMD.html (693 words)

	Weapons of mass destruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Weapons of mass destruction ( WMD) are weapons designed to kill large numbers of people, usually civilians but also potentially military personnel.
		As mentioned above, Weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, are rarely used because their use is essentially an "invitaton" 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 preemptive strikes against "rogue states" thought to be in danger of possessing or developing them.
	www.informationquickfind.com /w/we/weapons_of_mass_destruction.html (1418 words)

	Taiwan Special Weapons - Nuclear, Biological Chemical and Missile Proliferation News
		Taiwan Elections VOA 19 Mar 2004 -- Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his vice president, Annette Lu were shot and slightly wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Friday.
		Taiwan legal circles oppose referendum PLA Daily 01 Mar 2004 -- Some 180 scholars and celebrities from Taiwan legal circles have issued a statement calling on people to refuse to vote in the upcoming "referendum" plotted by the Taiwan authorities and pro-independence forces.
		TAIWAN ELECTION VOA 21 Feb 2004 -- Taiwan's presidential candidates have kicked off their election campaigns as a new poll indicates incumbent Chen Shui-bian is slightly behind his top rival -- Lien Chan.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/taiwan/2004 (16466 words)

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		Critics of the President claimed that the bombing was a subterfuge to destroy weapons of mass destruction which had been found in Iraq during the war bearing the slogan "Made in the U.S." which had them been transported to the wildlife refuge for hiding.
		The United States has been desperately trying to locate evidence of weapons of mass destruction to justify its war in Iraq and just recently offered rewards for their location despite the risk that any find would be tainted by rewards being offered.
		When U.S. experts confirmed that the weapons of mass destruction had been made in the United States and sold to Iraq, the discovery was kept from the press and the weapons were airlifted to the U.S. for hiding.
	www.reddragon.com /may03.htm (7095 words)

	China and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The People's Republic of China is said to have an arsenal of 390 nuclear weapons stockpiled as of 1999.
		US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright expressed her concerns over possible Chinese biological weapon transfers to Iran and other nations in a letter to Senator Robert E. Bennett (R-Utah) in January 1997.
		China is one of the five "Nuclear Weapons States" (NWS) under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which China ratified in 1992.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/China_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction (806 words)

	FirstCasualty - Weapons of Mass Destruction - Missile defense: more may be better - for China
		The subsequent flagging popularity of the Chen government, combined with flagging economic conditions (yielding Taiwan's first negative growth rates in decades), served to induce Beijing to perceive Taiwan's domestic difficulties to be pushing aside separatist sentiments.
		Indeed, increasing economic interaction between Taiwan and the mainland also reinforces both sides' stakes in preventing a precipitous decline in relations.[17] However, the underlying political tensions between Taiwan and the mainland have not been resolved and could easily flare up again as conditions continue to evolve.
		The fate of Taiwan is therefore embedded in the Beijing leadership's perceptions of its prospects for sustaining its legitimacy to rule China at all.
	www.firstcasualty.com /index.php?articleID=560 (8320 words)

	Articles - Weapons of mass destruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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.
		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.
		Pakistan detonated its first nuclear weapon in 2001, and has since been a source of national pride, the nuclear weapon program's father, Abdul Qadeer Khan, a hero ([28]).
	www.free-biz.org /articles/WMD (2672 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (Words of Mass Destruction)
		We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities.
		Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
		Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.
	www.snopes.com /politics/war/wmdquotes.asp (6324 words)

	Weapons of Mass Destruction
		But the traditional warnings governments had used to justify pre-emption--the massing of armed forces in such a way as to confirm aggressive intent--would not have detected the September 11 attacks before they took place.
		Because of the technical difficulties in creating such weapons, they reckon the chances of a devastating attack are currently small.
		But the consequences of a big biological strike could be epically catastrophic, and rapid advances in science are placing the creation of these weapons within the reach of even graduate students, they said.
	wmdblog.blogspot.com (4318 words)

	Weapons of mass destruction - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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 ( [22] ( https://ssl.tnr.com/p/docsub.mhtml?i=20021007ands=easterbrook100702)).
		In a separate study published in 2005 ( [25] ( http://www.flwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0956-7976)), a group of researchers assessed the effects reports and retractions in the media had on people’s memory regarding the search for WMD in Iraq during the 2003 Iraq War.
		Chemical and Biological Weapons: Use in Warfare, Impact on Society and Environment ( http://www.ceip.org/files/publications/Harigelreport.asp?p=8andPublicationID=630), by Gert G. Harigel, 2001.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Weapons_of_mass_destruction (2990 words)

	Global Beat: GRN Publications--Destroyer of Worlds: The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Asia
		But many more are surging past that usual stage of military evolution into weapons of mass destruction that are far ahead of defenses among their neighbors or those of the West.
		Unlike most modern weapons, which are intended to destroy enemy forts, bases, and soldiers with precision-guided munitions, weapons of mass destruction are intended to kill civilian and soldier alike, indiscriminately, and to spread that destruction over wide areas.
		Asian leaders, even the Chinese who have had nuclear weapons for 35 years, lack experience in those war games and thus have almost no way of knowing the consequences in casualties should they loose their weapons of mass destruction.
	www.nyu.edu /globalbeat/pubs/ib56.html (1948 words)

	Iran’s Continuing Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction
		Iran is a party to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
		Iran’s dubious explanation for producing polonium-210, a short-lived, highly radioactive element used as a neutron initiator in nuclear weapons, was that it was intended for use in nuclear batteries that could be used in satellites and deep space programs.
		The Iranian nuclear weapons program, compounded by the Iranian effort to develop long-range missiles, is one of the most serious nonproliferation challenges -- and challenges to the credibility of the NPT regime -- we face today.
	www.state.gov /t/us/rm/33909.htm (5038 words)

	CNN.com - North Korea: What are the options? - Dec. 10, 2003
		North Korea sits in the heart of northeast Asia amid some of the world's biggest and fastest growing economies, which are alarmed by the prospect of war or the collapse of an impoverished regime.
		Led by dictator Kim Jong Il, and hailing a million-man army, the North is believed by the United States to have at least one nuclear weapon, an extensive chemical weapons stockpile and a biological arsenal.
		These suspected weapons of mass destruction pose an immediate threat to North Korea's neighbors -- China, Russia, South Korea and Japan -- all taking part in the Beijing talks, along with the United States.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/28/nkorea.options (867 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Korea, North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		North Korea's long-range missile development and research into nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community.
		In mid-2003 Pyongyang announced it had completed the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods (to extract weapons-grade plutonium) and was developing a "nuclear deterrent." From August 2003 to June 2004 North Korea participated in six-party talks with the China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States to resolve the stalemate over its nuclear programs.
		Massive international food aid deliveries have allowed the regime to escape mass starvation since 1995, but the population remains the victim of prolonged malnutrition and deteriorating living conditions.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/kn.html (1416 words)

	Weapons of mass destruction - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Adding to the fact that only nuclear weapons cause destruction; Radiological, Chemical and Biological weapons do not cause destruction; they kill.
		Words of mass dissemination ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2744411.stm) -- BBC News
		This page was last modified 07:56, 30 Sep 2004 by Anonymous user(s) of GreatestInfo.org.
	www.greatestinfo.org /WMD (780 words)

	GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable WMD News and WMD Information
		No Nuclear Weapons for Iran, Say Rice, French FM Washington File 05 Jul 2005 -- The US wants “objective guarantees” that Iran has ceased the enrichment and reprocessing of hazardous nuclear material.
		Nuclear Weapons & U.S. Security Washington File 15 Jul 2005 -- Nuclear weapons continue to be relevant to American and international security, though their emphasis has been reduced.
		Bush Orders Sanctions Against Weapons Proliferators Washington File 29 Jun 2005 -- President Bush issued an executive order June 29 to freeze the assets of individuals or companies in the United States that are doing business with entities in Iran, North Korea and Syria believed to be involved in the proliferation of WMD.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd (1404 words)

	Bush now approves legalization of selling weapons to Iraq
		Or read the Mike Adams mission statement on health, education and conquering chronic disease.
		I guess it's okay that Iraq has weapons as long as they buy them from us.
		To learn more on this topic, be sure to also read the related article, The Downing Street Memos: piecing together the political puzzle.
	www.newstarget.com /001458.html (854 words)

	High School Debate Topic 2001: Weapons of Mass Destruction
		Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish a foreign policy significantly limiting the use of weapons of mass destruction.
		Timelines on the use of chemical and biological weapons
		Weapons of Mass Destruction Fact Sheets (State Department) [http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureau_ac/factsheets_ac.html]
	www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/debate01.html (5617 words)

	NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It's quite a turnaround for Kerry, who just a few weeks ago was complaining: "George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
		Key Kerry backer Howard Dean has been even more adamant, insisting to CNN earlier this month: "There were no weapons of mass destruction.
		The top Democrat's flip-flop also followed news that a suspected weapons of mass destruction production facility in Baghdad - disguised as a perfume factory - unexpectedly blew up, killing two GIs who were searching the plant.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/ic/2004/4/29/100540.shtml (484 words)

	Weapons of Mass Destruction: WMD programs & possession
		Weapons of Mass Destruction: WMD programs and possession
		today: a `virtual nuclear weapons state' - has everything (raw materials, technology, capital) needed to produce nuclear weapons within a year [ FAS ]
		1993 ratified the Tlatelolco Treaty (Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America).
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article5724.htm (589 words)

	Countries With Weapons of Mass Destruction - Intelligence Threat Assessments
		This resource provides a list of states possessing, pursuing or capable of acquiring nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, and missile delivery systems as of 2000.
		Not every state listed here is actively pursuing or proliferating WMD systems, nor is the list necessarily complete.
		A Chemical Weapons Atlas By E.J. Hogendoorn Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists September/October 1997 Vol.
	www.fas.org /irp/threat/wmd_state.htm (112 words)

	Daily Pundit
		Somebody should have registered Bierce's tongue as a deadly weapon.
		Hitler and Mussolini had created monstrous mass movements in two of the most civilized, and most cultured countries in Europe.
		For all of the problems with the weapons bad it might, at least, give the left a reason to hope the Iraqi government can thrive.
	www.dailypundit.com (6984 words)

	meta-roj blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
		He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
		In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
	www.rojisan.com /blog (2579 words)

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