The claim, contained in the government's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, has become the chief test of whether ministers "duped" the British public over the need for war.

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He also negotiated a limited nuclear test ban treaty that inhibited the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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In the recent Chinese test, experts noted that thousands of multiple-sized fragments were created from the satellite's destruction, placing billions of dollars worth of sophisticated equipment at serious risk.

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