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| US warns of nuclear response |
| 2002-12-11 |
| Washington has said it is prepared to use nuclear weapons if necessary to respond to any attack with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against itself or its allies. "The United States will continue to make clear that it reserves the right to respond with overwhelming force - including through resort to all our options," a White House strategy document released on Tuesday said. It is believed to be the first update on America's WMD policy since 1993. It's not an update. It's a reminder. That's always been policy... BBC Washington correspondent Ian Pannell says that while the new document only restates existing policy, it has been widely interpreted as a direct warning to Iraq. US officials said only that the passage was meant to put emphasis on the role of deterrence against such an attack. WMDs all fall into a single category. If Sammy (or anybody else) was to attack us with one type — say, anthrax — then he shouldn't be surprised to wake up one morning radioactive. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 DAMMIT! Does this mean I gotta write up ANOTHER petition?! |
| Posted by: Ed Asner 2002-12-11 13:32:49 |