Building bridges with Delhi urged Oct 2, 2009
He says Canberra should promote Indian involvement in the so-called Australia Group on chemical and biological weapons export controls. This would be an easy first step, but it's a step that has not been taken,'' Mr Medcalf told the Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Nigeria: As Obama Scraps Missile Shield Plan in East Europe Oct 1, 2009
It is our view that the 21st century will not be defined by the number of nuclear arms a nation possesses, or the number of short-, medium- or long-range ballistic missiles it can deploy in battle, or the amount of chemical and biological weapons in its armoury. Rather, in the new century of a global world, national greatness and clout will increasing be defined by a country's capacity to apply advanced technology and knowledge to raise the standard of living of its citizens and the world's... (allAfrica.com)
It's sanctions or bust Oct 1, 2009
He mainly discussed building durable world peace and "elimination of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to pave the way for all nations to have access to advanced and peaceful technology". He criticized the US and Israel, but seemed somewhat subdued. (Asia Times Online)
Ahmadinejad slams Israel as world powers turn up heat (134) Sep 30, 2009
"Ahmadinejad spoke of the elimination of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, during his speech to the UN, but otherwise didn't mention his country's nuclear program. Instead, he criticized Israel's inhuman policies in Palestine and said the Jewish state had committed genocide in a speech that led to walkouts by numerous other countries in the General Assembly.The international community "is impatiently waiting for the punishment of the aggressors and the murderers of the defenseless... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Spirited debate over President Obama's policies has little to do with race Sep 30, 2009
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do." Rep ... sparky595 wrote on Sep 26, 2009 5:57 AM:" Mike, great web page. It's funny how the democrats forget so quickly."As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Is General Petraeus Losing Hope? Sep 26, 2009
Biden insisted that Saddam had biological weapons, including anthrax and that he may have a strain of small pox. And, even though the International Atomic Energy Agency had reported as far back as 1998 that there was no evidence whatsoever that Iraq had any ongoing nuclear program, Biden insisted Saddam was seeking nuclear weapons. (Slate)
Explosive ingenuity Sep 25, 2009
He devised a modern-day shelter that is airtight, fully self-contained and able to protect against natural disasters as well as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Now, demand for the shelters is so high that he has not been able to match it with production and he is increasing his manufacturing facility by 50,000 square feet to meet the demand. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
A Flash Of Light Turns Graphene Into A Biosensor Sep 23, 2009
Possible applications for a DNA-graphene biosensor include diagnosing diseases like cancer, detecting toxins in tainted food and detecting pathogens from biological weapons. Other tests also revealed that single-stranded DNA attached to graphene was less prone to being broken down by enzymes, which makes graphene-DNA structures especially stable. (Science Daily)
S Korea's 'grand bargain' Sep 22, 2009
Lee said that the world should tackle North Korea's nuclear program as the top priority, saying that other concerns such as Pyongyang's dismal human rights record and its possible stockpiles of biological weapons could come later. "Grand bargain". (iAfrica.com)
Federal Agencies Tap Three GU Law Professors Sep 19, 2009
I am working in the Pentagon on a wide array of pressing and complex arms control issues, including the negotiation of a follow-on treaty to replace the soon-to-expire START [Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training] agreement between the United States and Russia on nuclear weapons, the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and possible future initiatives regarding... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Your views: Letters to the editor Sep 19, 2009
In the 1970s, the Church and Pike committees exposed a vast array of CIA misdeeds of assassination attempts on world leaders, illegal surveillance of Americans, use of biological weapons, drug and mind control experiments on unsuspecting individuals and involvement with Watergate. The CIAs recent infamy with assassination squads, rendition, torture, fraud and murder need to be investigated. (Florida Today)
Pakistan: Al-Qaida commanders killed in US strikes Sep 17, 2009
Among the several top al-Qaida militants killed in the strikes are Abu Khabab al-Masri, an explosives expert responsible for its chemical and biological weapons efforts, and Usama al-Kini, believed to have planned the attack on Islamabad's Marriott Hotel. Just last month, one of the strikes killed Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Meshud. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Hazardous Chemicals at Vieques: Is the Government Accountable? Sep 16, 2009
Many of the canisters he handled, he says, were labeled "112" for Project 112, a top-secret cold-war U.S. military program conducted between 1962 and 1973 that involved experiments with chemical and biological weapons. Project 112's records were finally declassified at the start of this decade; but the Pentagon as yet does not acknowledge a link between the chemical tests and the spate of illnesses suffered since then by servicemen like Marrero, who is still fighting to get his veteran's medical... (Time.com)
Intelligence chief: U.S. safer from al-Qaida Sep 16, 2009
The plan sets out six objectives for the agencies under Blair's leadership: combating violent extremism, countering the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, providing warning about impending crises and intelligence insight to guide policy; improving counterintelligence; protecting computer networks from cyber threats; and providing intelligence to support current operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico and elsewhere. More on. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
South Africa: Ministers Stonewall Arms-Deal Questions Sep 3, 2009
The DA has alleged SA sold Libya glide bombs that could deliver nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and provided multiple grenade launchers to Libya, Syria and Venezuela. "The public have a right to know how it was that we sold, attempted to sell or demonstrated and exhibited conventional arms in states such as Iran, Libya, Syria, North Korea and Zimbabwe, despite legislation aimed at ensuring that we do not trade in conventional arms with states engaged in repression, aggression and... (allAfrica.com)
Same Axis, More Evil Sep 1, 2009
Even though the entire IRGC, IRISL and its naval fleets are listed by the U.S. Treasury Department as Specially Designated Nationals to which unlicensed export or re-export of prohibited items is a violation of U.S. Export Administration Regulations, somehow it doesn t come as any real shock that regimes evil enough to rape young girls before execution and use political prisoner populations to test biological weapons agents just might choose to disregard such niceties -- or wait for their... (Human Events Online)
Doris Brin Walker, at 90; radical lawyer who battled anti-Communist hysteria in 1950s Aug 23, 2009
Ms. Walker took on the Powell case in 1956, when Powell was indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts of sedition stemming from a story he wrote for the China Weekly Review alleging the US military s use of biological weapons during the Korean conflict. The case ended within days of the start of the 1959 trial after San Francisco newspapers misconstrued the judge s remarks and erroneously reported that he believed Powell was guilty of treason, a far more serious crime. (Boston Globe)
UPMC wants to make vaccines Aug 22, 2009
"We are already seeing growing recognition that biological weapons and naturally occurring pandemics represent a grave risk to the health of the populace and to the continued economic recovery of this nation," said Jeffrey A. Romoff, UPMC president and chief executive officer, who was one of six men to testify during the subcommittee hearing. He said traditional response to pandemics and bioterrorism failed to yield timely, desired results. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Expert: New Mind Drugs Eyed by Military Aug 21, 2009
Dando, Professor of International Security at Britain's Bradford University, is a regular participant in U.N.-sponsored arms conferences and is due in Geneva next week for a meeting of experts on the 1972 biological weapons pact. But in Nature, he said attention should be focused on changing the 1993 global Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). (Newsmax)
LETTER: Look at a list of what Palin doesn't have Aug 20, 2009
"Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors." - December 16, 1998, White House press release, National Review Online. Notice how he attacked "chemical, and biological weapons programs" areas ... Clinton went on to say, "Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Biologists urged to watch for neurological weapons Aug 20, 2009
He adds that unlike past biological weapons such as anthrax, advances in biology and neuroscience mean that it will, "soon become possible to engineer agents to target specific human biological systems at the molecular level.". Dando points to the 2002 use of fentanyl by Russian Security Forces to sedate Chechens who had taken about 750 hostages in a Moscow theater. (USA Today -- Tech)
Ignorance is no excuse Aug 15, 2009
Tony Blair says he did not know that Saddam was incapable of firing long-range chemical and biological weapons. Well, somebody did. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' Aug 15, 2009
Biological weapons pose a far more serious long-term terrorist threat to the West than nuclear weapons, according to Washington's leading counter-terrorism expert. And Henry "Hank" Crumpton, the newly-appointed head of counter-terrorism at the US State Department, believes that it is simply a matter of time before international terrorist groups such as al-Qa'eda acquire weapons of mass destruction and use them in attacks. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Matthew Casey: Nuclear hindsight is 20/20 Aug 12, 2009
In addition to such atrocities as the Rape of Nanking and the Bataan Death March, there is documented evidence of medical experimentation on prisoners, the use of chemical and biological weapons and the systematic application of rape, torture and forced labor. Overall, it is estimated that between 15 million and 35 million deaths can be traced to Japanese aggression during World War II. In effect, there were millions of reasons not to accept anything less than unconditional surrender. (Medfield Press, MA)
‘MOB’ing tactic disturbing Aug 10, 2009
desertique wrote on Aug 9, 2009 9:07 AM:" cocoa,My words for you were quite sufficient and the articles were included to show the link between Khatami and Mousavi and the history of the two and their obvious credentials which leads to their support in Iran. I am sorry were not able to comprehend that, perhaps you were not trying or did not want to.As I explained to you quite well the people of Iran are very nationalistic, proud and intelligent and have become even more so since the CIA coup that... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
* Softcover: UK: What was Tokyo before it became the future? Aug 9, 2009
Some X and David Peace is of this number X proclaim Hirasawas innocence, believing that the method of poisoning points to the involvement of Unit 731, Japans covert wartime chemical and biological weapons division. Military-industrial conspiracy; police cover-up. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Obituaries in the news Aug 8, 2009
Pannier worked at Fort Detrick, an Army installation in Frederick that tested biological weapons during the Cold War and is now a center for biodefense research. He worked in the Special Operations Division, a secretive unit operating there from 1949 to 1969, according to family members and published reports. (Anchorage Daily News)
South Africa: Opposition Questions 'Suspect' Arms Deals Aug 4, 2009
"The dodgy deals that have been 'authorised' by the NCACC include: selling glide bombs that could be used to deliver nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to Libya; selling multiple grenade launchers to Libya; selling multiple grenade launchers to Syria; and selling thousands of multiple grenade launchers and upgraded assault rifles to Venezuela.". Attempts to reach government spokesmen were unsuccessful. (allAfrica.com)
How Is America Going To End? Aug 4, 2009
But Slate contributor Robert Wright argues in his book that humankind must come together to head off the challenges of the "non-zero-sum," globalized world: climate change, biological weapons, pandemics. While Wright tells me that "you wouldn't need something so centralized" as a souped-up United Nations, he believes that if in the next 100 years "America's identity has not dissolved into some sort of larger body of global governance, then chaos will reign.". (Slate)
'Dodgy' arms deals - DA Aug 3, 2009
The "dodgy deals" that had been "authorised" by the NCACC included selling glide bombs that could be used to deliver nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to Libya, multiple grenade launchers to Libya and Syria, and thousands of multiple grenade launchers and upgraded assault rifles to Venezuela. The dodgy deals that were "pending" authorisation by the NCACC included attempting to sell thousands of aviator G-suits to Iran, attempting to sell thousands of sniper rifles to Syria, and attempting... (iAfrica.com)
Timeline: US-Cuba relations Aug 2, 2009
May 2002: US Under Secretary of State John Bolton accuses Cuba of trying to develop biological weapons, adding the country to Washington's list of "axis of evil" countries. May 2002: Former US President Jimmy Carter makes landmark goodwill visit which includes tour of scientific centres, in response to US allegations about biological weapons. (BBC News -- Americas)
Saddam Hussein’s FBI files Jul 30, 2009
Saddam no longer had stocks of chemical or biological weapons by 2003, before the war that toppled his regime. But why didn t he properly inform UN weapons inspectors that he had destroyed those weapons. (Boston Globe)
10 Al Qaeda Operatives Believed Killed Jul 24, 2009
Abu Khabab al-Masri Al Qaeda's most seasoned explosives expert and trainer, and the man responsible for its chemical and biological weapons efforts. Abdallah Azzam senior aide to Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri. (Fox News)
Iraq Urges U.N. to Cancel Sanctions Jul 23, 2009
Some activities related to the possible production of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons remain on the books, and missiles with a range of more than 150 kilometers (93 miles) are still banned. Al-Maliki said Iraq is waiting for the secretary-general's report, which U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said "will be issued shortly.". (Newsmax)
Feds Shut Banks in Calif., Ga. and S.D. Jul 19, 2009
Until then, have fun with your war video games that you give your children, your wars for profits and oil, your zeal for creating new WMD's and biological weapons. Our country is really hardly better than Iran, and certainly more dangerous and feared globally than it. (CBS News)
Reasons for Vaccination Jul 16, 2009
The military also provides vaccines to protect the armed forces from biological weapons or the endemic diseases in regions where they may be stationed. These vaccines minimize the risk to the individuals in the particular fields, but they also prevent spread to the community at large should these individuals be exposed. (Suite101.com)
The travel secrets of war reporters Jul 13, 2009
Never forget, says Daria Vaisman who nearly contracted anthrax while investigating a secret biological weapons manufacturing facility in Kazakhstan that travel is a romance. A good introduction is worth 10 guidebooks, adds Hugh Pope, who has been covering the Middle East for the Wall Street Journal, the Independent, Reuters, and UPI for 30 years, and who once used a good introduction to escape being executed by al-Qaeda. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Our own view of China Jul 10, 2009
"In February 2003, [...] Powell presented evidence alleging that Iraq was actively producing chemical and biological weapons and had ties to al-Qaeda. [Cheney's lies] The United States, United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Japan, and Spain proposed a UN Resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq, [...] Facing a losing vote [they] eventually withdrew their resolution."With the failure of its resolution, the U.S. and their supporters abandoned the Security Council procedures and... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Woman Accused of Al Qaeda Ties Denies Firing at U.S. Soldiers Jul 7, 2009
Her handwritten notes, the indictment stated, "referred to the construction of 'dirty bombs' chemical and biological weapons, and other explosives.". The defense witness, Dr. L. Thomas Kucharski, however, testified that some of the written materials found in her possession revealed a delusional woman. (ABC News)
FACTBOX-U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan Jul 7, 2009
July 28 - An al Qaeda chemical and biological weapons expert, Abu Khabab al-Masri, was killed in South Waziristan. Nov. 22 - Rashid Rauf, a Briton with al Qaeda links and the suspected ringleader of a 2006 plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic, was killed in an attack in North Waziristan. (AlertNet)
Korea change Jul 5, 2009
What if the North Koreans, who were pursuing a secret nuclear weapons programme at the time, were buying the brewery to make not beer but biological weapons. "There's not a lot of difference between plant for a brewery and one for pharmaceuticals or biochemical activities. Brewing equipment could be used for other things," he said. (BBC News -- UK)
A president prepared to risk all Jul 5, 2009
Bush specifically assigned Cheney to focus on intelligence scenarios, particularly the possibility that terrorists would obtain nuclear or biological weapons. Early discussions among the Administration's national security "principals" - Cheney, Powell, Tenet and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice - and their deputies focused on how to weaken Saddam diplomatically. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
China's rogue regimes play up Jul 3, 2009
Myanmar has been widely accused by international human rights groups and ethnic insurgents of carrying out clandestine chemical weapons production in the 1980s and of using those weapons, and possibly biological weapons, in the early 1990s against ethnic insurgent groups. While experts agree that Myanmar, even with established nuclear facilities, would not be able to produce a nuclear-grade weapon for years, Pyongyang's willingness to export technology and know-how to other reclusive,... (Asia Times Online)
Budgeting for Hard Power: Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama Jul 3, 2009
In homeland security, O'Hanlon supports further growth in the Coast Guard, advocates a COPS II program to help cities better prepare against terror threats, adds considerable funding for biological weapons detectors and food inspectors, proposes tougher container security measures and tighter border controls that build on current programs and advocates a new capability within the Department of Homeland Security for planning and program evaluation. The total cost of these initiatives is almost $3... (PR Newswire)
Where is the line drawn? Jul 3, 2009
rds wrote on Jun 29, 2009 3:11 PM:" With the exception of Greg (who apparently believes private citizens have the right to keep and bear nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons), nobody actually addressed Gene's question. His question however, is at the root of the 2nd Amendment foofera.(sp?) RM even if I don't want a cannon, (or a fully armed M1 tank) should I have a right to have and use one? Richy, should you have the right to blow the intruders up with a nuclear weapon? ". eli wrote on Jun... (Missoulian, MT)
Listening to Saddam Jul 3, 2009
The invasion that finished Saddam, remember, was ostensibly launched to rid him of the chemical and biological weapons that a man so evil simply couldn't be allowed to possess. Yet now comes one more compelling piece of evidence that Saddam was no longer in possession of so-called weapons of mass destruction by the time the United States went to war against Iraq for the second time. (Albany Times Union)
Have We Forgotten Iraq? Jul 2, 2009
Anyone who thinks the pages of History will say, "Well it's okay that Bush/Cheney did what they did because Congress voted to allow them. That's INSANE!! by iam4honesty July 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT nottrue, Were you in a coma six years ago? It is common knowledge that the Bush/Cheney crime cartel 'cooked' the intelligence for the purpose of lying to congress and the public. Were you asleep when Cheney and others talked about mushroom clouds, yellowcake uranium, bogus aluminum tubes, chemicals,... (CBS News -- Politics)
* Uncertain future awaits man whose lies backed war Jun 30, 2009
Before the invasion, Curveball had become the CIAs most valuable source on Iraqs fictitious chemical and biological weapons program, a man who underscored the White Houses push for war through a litany of lies that later claimed the careers of the former secretary of state Colin Powell and CIA chief George Tenet ... At the time, the US military was scanning Iraq intensively, looking for proof of a chemical and biological weapons program. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* The end of cyber-innocence Jun 30, 2009
We need something analogous to the 1925 Geneva Protocol to the Hague Convention, which prohibited chemical and biological weapons. And we need to start now. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
19 comment(s) Jun 28, 2009
He became the unnamed source, according to Senate investigators, behind Bush administration claims in 2002 and 2003 that Iraq had provided training in chemical and biological weapons to al-Qaeda operatives. The claim was most famously delivered by then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in his address to the United Nations in February 2003. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Ballistic Missile Defense Dependence Day Jun 25, 2009
Ballistic missiles carrying nuclear, chemical and biological weapons are marquee weapons, militarily and politically, in the bad guys' arsenal. Missile defense thus plays a key military, political and psychological role in this global battle. (Townhall.com)
Researchers 'All Aglow' Over New Test Of Toxin Strength Jun 21, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 20, 2009) A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a glow or no glow technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack. One very dangerous toxin on the list is ricin, a protein derived from castor beans that is lethal in doses as small as 500 micrograms about the size of a grain of salt. (Science Daily)
Paper: N. Korea may fire missile toward Hawaii Jun 19, 2009
"If progress is made on rolling back Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, there could be opportunities to construct a cooperative diplomatic solution for chemical weapons and the suspected biological weapons program," the think tank said in a report released Thursday. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- International)
Analysts: N. Korea's chemical arms pose risk Jun 19, 2009
But the impoverished nation, which has put most of its scarce resources into boosting its military capabilities under its "army-first" policy, also has a large chemical arsenal, as well as capabilities to produce biological weapons ... "If progress is made on rolling back Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, there could be opportunities to construct a cooperative diplomatic solution for chemical weapons and the suspected biological weapons program," the think tank said in a report. (MSNBC -- International)
North Korea Plans to Fire Missile Toward Hawaii Jun 19, 2009
"If progress is made on rolling back Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, there could be opportunities to construct a cooperative diplomatic solution for chemical weapons and the suspected biological weapons program," the think tank said in a report released Wednesday night. It also called on the U.S. to engage the North in dialogue to defuse the nuclear crisis, saying "diplomacy is the least bad option." It said sanctions won't resolve the problem on their own, and military force is not an option. (Newsmax)
Singapore troops join China drill Jun 19, 2009
About 60 soldiers from each country are practicing reactions to attacks from enemies using radioactive contaminants and chemical and biological weapons. China and Singapore signed a defence and security agreement early last year. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
North Korea chemical weapons threaten region-report Jun 18, 2009
The report said North Korea has also worked on a biological weapons programme but Pinkston does not think Pyongyang has fully developed that weapons programme ... The ICG said the North's nuclear threat is the region's most urgent security issue but if progress is made on rolling back Pyongyang's atomic ambitions, there could be a way to find a solution to the threats posed by chemical and biological weapons. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jobless Rate Jumps To 9.4%; Layoffs Slow Jun 6, 2009
9% of the deluded, retarded, simpleton, lard-azzed, American population will soon be dead from the initial battles that are about to take place, and the biological weapons that will soon be released into the major population centersof the Planet. If you're able, just enjoy the last remaining days with your family and friends, because there's not a damn thing you can do about it. (CBS News)
Maximizing minimum nuclear deterrence Jun 4, 2009
According to an exclusive report published in India Abroad the National Security Board's final report recommended that "India should consider withdrawing from this commitment as other nuclear weapons have not accepted this policy. Further, the no-first-use policy is compromised by stating that in the event of an attack by chemical or biological weapons, India will retaliate with nuclear weapons. From the time of the India-Pakistan Kargil war of 1999, there has been the distinct dark shadow of... (Asia Times Online)
Russia opens WMD disposal plant May 30, 2009
It has been part-funded by the US as part of a programme to dismantle what was the world's biggest arsenal of chemical and biological weapons. The factory at Shchuchye is to dispose of 5,500 tonnes of chemical weapons, including the nerve gases VX and Sarin. (BBC News -- Europe)
North Korea tests missiles May 27, 2009
Seoul reacted to the nuclear test by signing on to the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, joining 94 nations seeking to intercept ships suspected of carrying nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, materials to make them, or missiles to deliver them. North Korea for years has warned the South against joining the blockade. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Campbell gets a savaging May 27, 2009
4 Feb 2004: Intelligence chiefs ignored warnings from their own leading experts that they could not be certain Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, a former intelligence official who gave crucial evidence to the Hutton inquiry claimed today. 30 Jan 2004. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' May 26, 2009
Biological weapons pose a far more serious long-term terrorist threat to the West than nuclear weapons, according to Washington's leading counter-terrorism expert. And Henry "Hank" Crumpton, the newly-appointed head of counter-terrorism at the US State Department, believes that it is simply a matter of time before international terrorist groups such as al-Qa'eda acquire weapons of mass destruction and use them in attacks. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Nuke test puts U.S. on notice May 26, 2009
"There's not a list of good options. "We're talking about a country with over a million soldiers, enough nuclear fissile material for six to 10 bombs, chemical and biological weapons. And if it becomes unstable or starts unraveling, it's not a crisis you can manage part time," says Green, who is now a professor at Georgetown University. North Korea's nuclear test was followed by the test-firing of three short-range, ground-to-air missiles, the South Korean news agency Yonhap said. The actions... (USA Today)
Ignorance is no excuse May 26, 2009
Tony Blair says he did not know that Saddam was incapable of firing long-range chemical and biological weapons. Well, somebody did. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
