In 2003,he renounced weapons of mass destruction, a shrewd move in the year the United States invaded Iraq in pursuit of such arms.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

"This man actually said in February 2003, Tony Blair addressed the house and said that Saddam can stay in power if he hands over his weapons of mass destruction,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Just last month,Mr.Blair was asked in a BBC interview what he would have done if he had known that Saddam did not hold any weapons of mass destruction in 2003.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

The war was sold to his cabinet, to parliament and to the British people on the basis that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that could be unleashed within 45 minutes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

He says what South Korea and its allies have a problem with is the North's ability to deliver weapons of mass destruction at a long range, regardless of what is mounted on top of this particular rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

Mr.Major says it is imperative for the inquiry to determine whether Blair's cabinet knew that there were serious doubts about whether there actually were any weapons of mass destruction in the weeks and months ahead of the invasion.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02