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Page 23 - The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all; and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective...
Page 3 - Chemical and biological weapons are poor man's atomic bombs and can easily be produced. We should at least consider them for our defense. Although the use of such weapons is inhuman, the war taught us that international laws are only scraps of paper.
Page 3 - With regard to chemical, bacteriological, and radiological weapons training, it was made very clear during the war that these weapons are very decisive. It was also made clear that the moral teachings of the world are not very effective when war reaches a serious stage...
Page 79 - National Intelligence Council, Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States through 2015, September 1999.
Page 65 - As the sole superpower, the United States has a special responsibility for developing a strategy to neutralize, contain and, through selective pressure, perhaps eventually transform these backlash states into constructive members of the international community.
Page 73 - ... Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. In addition, Russian entities continued to interact with Iranian research centers on various activities. These projects will help Iran augment its nuclear technology infrastructure, which in turn would be useful in supporting nuclear weapons research and development. The expertise and technology gained, along with the commercial channels and contacts established — even from cooperation that appears strictly civilian in nature — could be used to advance Iran's...
Page 65 - Lake put it: our policy must face the reality of recalcitrant and outlaw states that not only choose to remain outside the family but also assault its basic values.
Page 79 - ... Many countries, such as North Korea, Iran, and Iraq -probably would rely initially on readily available -technology — including separating RVs, spin-stabilized RVs, RV reorientation, radar absorbing material (RAM), booster fragmentation, low-power jammers, chaff, and simple (balloon) decoys — to develop penetration aids and Countermeasures. • These countries could develop Countermeasures based on these technologies by the time they flight test their missiles.
Page 3 - It was also made clear that the moral teachings of the world are not very effective when war reaches a serious stage and the world does not respect its own resolutions and closes its eyes to the violations and all the aggressions which are committed on the battlefield. We should fully equip ourselves both in the offensive and defensive use of chemical, bacteriological, and radiological weapons.