Such a missile would also have the inherent capability of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons virtually anywhere in the world.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Iraq��s Missile Program Shows Urgent Need For SDI
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.
"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.
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).
He said Washington has no evidence that Iraq is developing nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
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.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: DOD Briefing on Intelligence Matters
In the absence of a nuclear-arms programme, chemical or biological weapons, or any credible links between the Iraqi regime and al-Qaeda, the question is what American national interest was at stake that justified sacrificing the lives of American and Iraqi soldiers and civilians, straining ties with America's oldest allies and riding roughshod over international institutions?
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?
U.S. military personnel are yet to find any chemical, biological or nuclear weapons in Iraq.
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.
As President Bush noted early on, the war's greatest strategic danger remains the possibility that terrorists will obtain chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations
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.
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.
Iraq, though, has repeatedly claimed that the inspectors will not find anything because the country no longer has any programmes to make chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
The Iraqi government has said it will deliver to the UN on December 7th a day before the official deadline a declaration of any programmes that could be linked to the production of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
If Saddam Hussein is not dealt with decisively now, not only will Saudi Arabia remain permanently at risk, but Western forces and possibly even Western capitals and other cities will be susceptible to his chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
There the intelligence community not only got most of it wrong -- there was no active nuclear program, nor were there chemical or biological weapons stockpiles -- we compounded the mistake with overconfident language that invited others to use intelligence as evidence.
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.
The annual report, the first since the September 11 attacks, also noted growing U.S. concerns that terrorist groups could use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons for future attacks.
He's now told the world we'll never again use our nuclear weapons as a deterrent against a chemical or a biological attack.
In addition, the new Obama nuclear "strategy" leaves it up to lawyers - including apparently those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (whose members include China, Russia and Iran) - whether the United States will be allowed to use nuclear retaliation if we are attacked with chemical weapons, deadly biological viruses or electric grid-cratering cyberwarfare.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Obama, unilateral Denuclearizer-in-Chief
Iraq has agreed to let the inspectors back after a four-year absence, while continuing to deny that it has chemical or biological weapons, and that it is attempting to build nuclear arms.
Our nuclear deterrent also may discourage use of other weapons of mass destruction, such as chemical or biological weapons.
The document will say "there remains a narrow range of contingencies in which the option of using nuclear weapons can play a role in deterring large-scale conventional, chemical or biological attack, " he said.
It is a matter of time before vastly more destructive weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear) become available to jihadists who believe that, pursuant to Shariah, they are fulfilling Allah's will when they kill "infidels" or otherwise force them to submit to Islam.
应用推荐