Wmd

‘Baghdad Diaries’ and Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction

As in the case of Baghdad Diaries, none of the accounts I have seen refer to the long history and extraordinary efforts made by the Iraqis to develop such weapons.

 Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein addresses the court at his trial in 2004.
Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech - German intel

Protesters rally outside of the state capitol building before the vote on the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 30, 2020

WMD charges added against men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria

Syrian chemical weapons agency sought illicit WMD tech in Germany


Iran vs Israel: Nuclear Beauty Contest III

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Toward a WMD-capable Islamic State?

The military-strategic culture in the Middle East tends to see strategic weapons as means of compensating for conventional-military shortcomings, ensuring regime security through deterrence.

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Iran Defense Minister warns of ‘Israel’s WMDs’ threat to world

The Iranian defense minister added that Israel, supported by the US, was seeking to create a rift in the Muslim world by having them kill each other.

Iranian military parade showcasing missiles

Landau: Arms control community defends NPT contacts with Israel

Official statements are critical of Egypt’s hard-line paper, INSS program head tells ‘Post’.

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Is a preemptive strike on Syria’s WMD legal?

Analysis: Not all use of chemical weapons an immediate, massive disaster.

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Don't hold back - it's now or never

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What is Assad trying to tell us?

Start worrying more about the largest WMD stockpile in the Arab world - Syria.

Assad visits Homs 370

Unislamic or underhanded?

Iranian leader says religious edicts do not allow use of weapons of mass destruction.

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'Israel yet to make decision on ME nuclear summit'

UN ambassador Prosor says there must be "comprehensive peace" in region before Israel joins nuclear weapon free zone.

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Worries grow over Syria chemical weapons arsenal

Collapse of Assad regime could put toxins in the wrong hands; No one knows the size, quality of WMDs collected by Syria.

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Finland to host int'l meeting on ME nuclear-free zone

US fears conference, which is set for 2012, could be used as forum to bash Israel; Hague: Mideast free of WMD an "achievable goal."

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