He said Washington has no evidence that Iraq is developing nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
That may change this time, especially if soldiers face a real threat of biological or chemical weapons.
There would be extensive air attacks first and commando raids to try to destroy suspected sites where biological or chemical weapons might be held.
LifePoint's device measures drugs in saliva by using a chemical the Navy used during the Gulf War to detect biological or chemical weapons in the air.
Not long ago, the Bush administration quietly asserted that it might use nuclear weapons in a conflict first if the US suffers a biological or chemical weapons attack.
Such Russian protection may embolden Syria to believe that it can unleash with impunity death and destruction on Israel (perhaps by using Scud-delivered biological or chemical weapons) via its terrorist proxies - and Iran's.
He's concerned about the power, and the opportunity to have nuclear or biological or chemical weapons gives him the status and the ability to project that power to intimidate the neighbors in the region.
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Sir MICHAEL QUINLAN (British Defense Ministry): I see the theoretical case for brandishing the option of first use if anybody else uses biological or chemical weapons, but I think the realism of having to do that is very low, and it seems to me unfortunate at a time when everyone is expecting the five nuclear powers to downplay nuclear weapons, to reduce their salience.
In fact, neither Iran nor North Korea will be negotiated out of the nuclear weapons programs (or their chemical or biological weapons, which are not even on the horizon for discussion).
What would you do to ensure that Saddam Hussein -- or his successor -- is denied the use of residual biological, chemical or nuclear weapons capabilities and the know-how that produced them?
"The world has now come together to say that the outlaw regime in Iraq will not be permitted to build or possess chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, " the President said.
U.S. or its allies suffering one chemical or biological weapons attack or many.
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Our nuclear deterrent also may discourage use of other weapons of mass destruction, such as chemical or biological weapons.
"The Assad regime should not doubt our resolve, or miscalculate how we would react to any use of chemical or biological weapons against the Syrian people, " he said.
Not because Saddam Hussein is a dictator, or that he has chemical and biological weapons, or has used weapons of mass destruction to kill Kurds, or supports the Palestinians against Israel.
There were no chemical or biological weapons with the containerized labs, which measure 20 feet square.
U.S. military personnel are yet to find any chemical, biological or nuclear weapons in Iraq.
Americans should be expected to sustain casualties, however, especially if Iraqi forces use chemical or biological weapons.
In the absence of any significant discoveries of chemical or biological weapons the real reason becomes more apparent.
Duelfer, considered a tough-minded pragmatist, has recently expressed skepticism that any chemical or biological weapons will be found in Iraq.
He warned, "we cannot have a situation where chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands of the wrong people".
Such a missile would also have the inherent capability of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons virtually anywhere in the world.
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The military value of these missiles is that they are capable of delivering much more destructive chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
The role of destructive technology will grow in the future, however, if insurgents get their hands on chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Those on Mr Bush's worry-list have nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or are trying hard to get them, despite treaty promises not to.
As President Bush noted early on, the war's greatest strategic danger remains the possibility that terrorists will obtain chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
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Franks said U.S. investigators are conducting "very exhaustive" tests to determine whether al Qaeda had taken steps to develop chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Al-Assad should hear that NATO will intervene directly if he uses chemical or biological weapons or if he gives them to his dangerous allies.
"It should not be surprising to learn that they conducted experiments with chemical or biological weapons, " said Feinstein, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Iraq has also said it will meet a December 8th deadline to declare details of any of its programmes involving chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
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