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	Pentagon Revises Nuclear Strike Plan
		The Pentagon has drafted a revised doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons that envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use them to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction.
		At a White House briefing that year, a spokesman said the United States would "respond with overwhelming force" to the use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States, its forces or allies, and said "all options" would be available to the president.
		The first example for potential nuclear weapon use listed in the draft is against an enemy that is using "or intending to use WMD" against U.S. or allied, multinational military forces or civilian populations.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/10/AR2005091001053_pf.html (890 words)

	No First Use of Nuclear Weapons meeting: Workshop Report by Tom Milne
		Use of nuclear weapons has also been threatened as a means of coercion and to deter chemical and biological weapons attack, and notions have been entertained of "demonstration" nuclear strikes as indication of a nation's seriousness of intent in a developing conflict.
		The risk of accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons, or of hasty and foolish authorized resort to nuclear weapons in a crisis, would also be reduced as a consequence of associated changes to force posture.
		Weapons designed for tactical or battlefield operations ought also largely to be eliminated, in the wider context of no first use as part of a disarmament process.
	www.pugwash.org /reports/nw/milne.htm (2166 words)

	2.22: Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		However at the same time, a use of force that was proportionate under the law of self-defence had, in order to be lawful, to meet the requirements of the law applicable in armed conflict, including, in particular, the principles and rules of humanitarian law.
		The emergence, as lex lata, of a customary rule specifically prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons as such was hampered by the continuing tensions between the nascent opinio juris on the one hand, and the still strong adherence to the doctrine of deterrence on the other.
		The Court observed that, although the applicability to nuclear weapons of the principles and rules of humanitarian law and of the principle of neutrality was hardly disputed, the conclusions to be drawn from this applicability were, on the other hand, controversial.
	www.icj-cij.org /icjwww/igeneralinformation/ibbook/Bbook8-2.22.htm (1275 words)

	LEGALITY OF THE THREAT OR USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
		And the argument concerning the legal conclusions to be drawn from the use of the word "permitted", and the questions of burden of proof to which it was said to give rise, are found by the Court to be without particular significance for the disposition of the issues before it.
		Another view holds that recourse to nuclear weapons, in view of the necessarily indiscriminate consequences of their use, could never be compatible with the principles and rules of humanitarian law and is therefore prohibited.
		For a recourse to nuclear weapons to be considered justified, however, not only would the situation have to be extreme, but all the conditions on which the lawfulness of the exercise of the right of self-defence depends in international law, including the requirement of proportionality, would have to be met.
	www.fas.org /nuke/control/icj/text/9623.htm (7836 words)

	Weapons and Armor
		If your character is strong enough, and dexterous enough to use a weapon; and has spent the requisite amount of points to become proficient with the weapon, then that weapon may be used.
		If your character uses a weapon, or wears armor, which has a minimum STR, or DEX requirement that is higher than that characters rated abilities, then the standard non-proficiency penalties for the particular class are assessed.
		If a character is attempting to use a weapon, or armor; In a manner which is not consistent with it's intended usage; then the illegal use penalty may be applied.
	www.robsworld.org /weapnrmr.html (883 words)

	About a Possible Use of Unconventional Weapons in Iraq
		Because it'd be impossible to find out the producer of chemical weapons used on the battlefield, there's absolutely no doubt that its use is going to be written off to the insane malicious tyrant, who's already used it in the past.
		The probability of use of nuclear weapons by America is low, as then questions from the entire world will follow, about why it was used in an area where there's a lot of civilian population.
		This is because Iraqi military forces, which used chemical weapons repeatedly in their war with Iran and against their own Kurdish population in the 1980s, have been trained to survive the use of chemicals on the battlefield and carry gas masks as part of their standard kit.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article2546.htm (1911 words)

	The Nuclear Option in Iraq
		While most military officers seem to consider the likelihood of our using nuclear weapons in Iraq to be low, they worry about the increased importance placed on them and about the contradictions inherent in contemplating the use of nuclear weapons for the purpose of eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
		The use of biological or chemical weapons against the U.S. military could be seen as worthy of the same response as a Russian nuclear attack.
		If Iraq were to use biological or chemical weapons during a war with the United States, it could have tragic consequences, but it would not alter the war's outcome.
	www.commondreams.org /views03/0126-01.htm (1675 words)

	Use of Illegal Weapons
		use of weapons which or tactics which cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the environment.
		The use of cluster bombs are prohibited acts if war under i and ii above, while the use of Depleted Uranium weapons are prohibited acts of war under all five categories.
		The use of Cluster Bombs and Depleted Uranium weapons are also a violation of Protocol 1 Additional To The Geneva Conventions (1977).
	www.iacenter.org /warcrime/11_weapn.htm (2432 words)

	rediff.com US edition: Saddam may use chemical weapons if US attacks Iraq
		It is the talk of 'preparations' and the use of the word 'battle' in the intercepted document rather than 'attack' that has alerted US experts to the possibility that Saddam is readying his chemical weapons for deployment.
		This was followed in 1984 by the use of sarin and tabun nerve gases, the first time ever in global warfare that these chemical weapons were used on the battlefield.
		A cocktail of sarin, tabun and mustard gas was used to annihilate an already terrified civilian population.
	www.rediff.com /us/2002/sep/21us1.htm (1273 words)

	US plans to use Biochemical Weapons : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is the first official US acknowledgement that it may use (bio)chemical weapons its crusade to rid other countries of such weapons.
		Rumsfeld stated that plans are being made for multiple applications, including use of gas or aerosols on unarmed Iraqi civilians, in caves, and on prisoners.
		It resulted in the deaths of over 100 hostages and was used to facilitate the extrajudicial execution of as many as 50 Chechen separatists.
	sf.indymedia.org /news/2003/02/1572272.php (597 words)

	Israeli forces use new deadly weapons - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the Palestinian sources, the Israeli troops used a mini-gun that fires round-shaped tiny metal bullets, able to penetrate the human body in addition to releasing a nerve-racking gas from an auxiliary barrel.
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	US Physicists: Use of Nuclear Weapons on Iran "Gravely Irresponsible" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The letter, which is available at http://physics.ucsd.edu/petition/physicistsletter.html, points out that "nuclear weapons are unique among weapons of mass destruction," and that nuclear weapons in today's arsenals have a total power of more than 200,000 times the explosive energy of the bomb that leveled Hiroshima, which caused the deaths of more than 100,000 people.
		It notes that there are no sharp lines between small and large nuclear weapons, nor between nuclear weapons targeting facilities and those targeting armies or cities, and that the use by the United States of nuclear weapons after 60 years of non-use will make the use of nuclear weapons by others more likely.
		The letter echoes the main objection of last fall's physicists' petition, stressing that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will be irreversibly damaged by the use or even the threat of use of nuclear weapons by a nuclear nation against a non-nuclear one, with disastrous consequences for the security of the United States and the world.
	www.truthout.org /docs_2006/042106B.shtml (816 words)

	Furniture from Weapons - A Peaceful Use of Weapons
		Weapons should be completely melted and not remind us of any weapons at all.
		In the United States where (aparrently) many of the posters live I would agree that such weapons could have been legally sold to dealers or put to some other use, but in that part of the world these weapons are so plentiful that they sell for somewhere between $20 and $30.
		Guns are not simply used to defend liberty and freedom…guns are used to kill the innocent.
	freshome.com /2007/03/21/furniture-from-weapons-a-peaceful-use-of-weapons (7727 words)

	Iain Banks: War and Culture, in his Use of Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the saga of Cheradenine Zakalwe, a "moral espionage" agent of the god-like Culture civilization, a military officer paid to meddle in the development of primitive societies and proactively maintain the order desired by the Culture.
		Weapons is a fascinating episodic tale of strange cultures and Culture, driven by a mysterious back story of a burnt-out mercenary becoming what he is, and what he will be.
		At the center of Use of Weapons is a cosmic cynicism.
	www.strangewords.com /archive/use.html (659 words)

	Iraqi Doctor Confirms US Continues to Use Chemical Weapons in Fallujah
		Anger that is seething throughout Iraq and the world over the assault on Fallujah turn to rage yesterday as an Iraqi physician came forward to confirm reports of the use of banned chemical weapons in Fallujah.
		It is worth noting that Mufkarat al-Islam was the first to alert readers to the use of chemical weapons by American occupying force on 11/11/2004.
		Local citizens who came to retrieve their lost ones were frisked to make sure that none of them brought cameras to document the crime using chemical weapons.
	www.infowars.com /articles/iraq/iraqi_doc_us_chem_weapons.htm (435 words)

	Nuclear Deployment for an Attack on Iran - by Jorge Hirsch
		NSPD-17), which advocates the use of nuclear weapons in response to WMD and names Iran as one of the countries that are the focus of the new U.S. strategy.
		However, the use of nuclear weapons by the United States is a grave decision that affects every man, woman, and child in America (not to mention the rest of the world).
		If the president engages in the use of nuclear weapons against Iran in the coming weeks or months, without disclosing the preparations to the American public, he will be making a mockery of the most fundamental democratic principles that America represents.
	www.antiwar.com /orig/hirsch.php?articleid=8263 (3224 words)

	Saddam's Use Of Chem Weapons Bad - US Use Just Fine...
		ROME -- The controversy over the American use of white phosphorus as a weapon of war in Fallujah deepened yesterday when it was revealed that a US intelligence assessment had characterised WP as a "chemical weapon".
		Ranucci commented that "when Saddam used WP it was a chemical weapon but when the Americans use it, it's a conventional weapon.
		Yesterday a further wrinkle was added to the row when Adam Mynott, a BBC correspondent posted to Nassiriya during the invasion of Iraq in April 2003, told Rai News 24 that he had seen WP apparently used as a weapon against insurgents in that city.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/november2005/261105chemical_weapons.htm (634 words)

	Use of Weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Use of Weapons is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1990.
		The story is a biography of a man called Cheradenine Zakalwe who was born outside of the Culture and was recruited by the Culture's euphemistically named Special Circumstances agent Diziet Sma to work as an agent intervening in more primitive civilizations, and his attempts to come to terms with his own past.
		It is widely considered to be the best of the Culture novels, but also one of the least accessible due to its relatively complex structure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Use_of_Weapons (577 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Use of Weapons (The Culture): Books: Iain M. Banks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, Use of Weapons is a masterpiece of science fiction.
		Use Of Weapons is primarily an exploration of this agents character and the dark secret that lies in their past.
		Quite a dark and sombre novel, Use of Weapons nonetheless has enough action to keep the reader interested, while the books focus on character over hard-sf technology and heavy plotting makes this an excellent choice for readers of Banks non-genre work interested in sampling his science fiction output.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Use-Weapons-Iain-M-Banks/dp/185723135X (1337 words)

	Military Wants to Use Microwave Weapons on American Citizens (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Washington - Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday.
		The Air Force has funded research into nonlethal weapons, but he said the service isn't likely to spend more money on development until injury issues are reviewed by medical experts and resolved.
		Some of the weapons can emit short, intense energy pulses that also can be effective in disabling some electronic devices.
	www.truthout.org /docs_2006/091306K.shtml (646 words)

	CNN.com - Don't use bio weapons, Iraq warned - Feb. 7, 2003
		The Pentagon is considering cremating remains of troops who may die in a chemical or biological attack in a possible war with Iraq, officials said on Thursday.
		Use of field cremation would alter a longtime U.S. military tradition of making every effort to return each person's body home in a flag-draped coffin.
		Rumsfeld was asked if he has seen any evidence that Iraqi field commanders are planning to use chemical weapons, and whether nuclear retaliation is an option the United States would consider if such weapons were deployed by Iraq.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/02/07/sprj.irq.rumsfeld.europe/index.html (977 words)

	Arms Control Association: Arms Control Today: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Guidance, War Plans
		Yet, the language in the new doctrine and the elimination of a specific regional role for nonstrategic nuclear weapons hint of a deeper shift: strategic nuclear weapons have increasing regional (theater) roles as nonstrategic nuclear weapons are reduced and guidance and doctrine demand new missions against the capabilities of rogue states and nonstate actors.
		The increasing incorporation of strategic weapons from the global-intensity level into smaller regional conflicts means that the operational distinction between strategic and nonstrategic nuclear weapons is being blurred.
		In general, weapons required to implement this strategy need not be as numerous or accurate as those required to implement a counterforce targeting strategy, because countervalue targets generally tend to be softer and unprotected in relation to counterforce targets.[6]
	www.armscontrol.org /act/2005_09/Kristensen.asp (4314 words)

	Conventional weapons, landmines, small arms, military assistance - FCNL
		Indiscriminate weapons like cluster munitions and landmines kill and injure thousands of civilians each year, and contaminate the land, endangering populations even after conflicts have ended.
		FCNL’s conventional weapons program works to inform Congress and the general public about the problems posed by the use and transfer of weapons, and to influence policymakers in the direction of greater controls over the flow and use of weapons.
		The U.S. currently produces, stockpiles, trades, and uses cluster bombs, and has thus far remained outside of efforts to regulate the weapons under international humanitarian law.
	www.fcnl.org /weapons (275 words)

	Pentagon draft plan calls for preemptive use of nukes
		use nuclear weapons in order "to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction." The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the plan would also allow for the use of nuclear weapons to destroy "known" enemy stockpiles of "nuclear, biological or chemical weapons."
		To deter the use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States, the Pentagon paper says preparations must be made to use nuclear weapons and show determination to use them "if necessary to prevent or retaliate against WMD use."
		Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option.
	www.infowars.com /articles/WWIII/pentagon_draft_plan.htm (654 words)

	No first use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Historically, the reluctance of the NATO allies to pledge to not initate nuclear attacks during the Cold War resulted from the numerical superiority of Warsaw Pact conventional forces and the belief that the use of tactical nuclear weapons would have been required in defeating a Soviet invasion.
		The US Department of Defense revised the doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons titled "Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations" and written under the direction of Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		The new doctrine envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use nuclear weapons to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/No_first_use (842 words)

	Specialist Games Forum - Use of weapons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		and a non weapons one - the charging range - why must a model prepare to fight when in 8" from an opponent and not at double his movement - this is a handicap to dwarves and a bonus to elves, vampires or skaven
		It can become usefull when playing Skaven, they do not have acces to normal double handed weapons, but they can use a halberd.
		So, in short; there aren't that many good or wrong weapons, since what weapon will be most effective can highly differ in different situations.
	www.specialist-games.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5316 (677 words)

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