Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 1998 - Iran Special Weapons News
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- RUSSIA / GEPHARDT / NUCLEAR Voice of America 30 May 1998 -- HOUSE MINORITY LEADER RICHARD GEPHARDT'S MAIN CONCERN IS THE TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN. GEPHARDT SAYS HE IS EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR STRONGER BILATERIAL COOPERATION IN HALTING NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN HIS TALKS WITH RUSSIAN LEADERS.
- IRAN IS NEXT IN LINE Commentary by Ron Ben Yishai, Yediot Ahronot, May 29, 1998, pp.1,8 -- Next in line to cross this threshold is North Korea, to be followed by Iran. Even worse is the very likely possibility that Iran -- and, in the future, Iraq or other Arab states -- could achieve nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities faster than has been thus far estimated by the West and Israel.
- CHINA SENDS STEEL TO IRAN FOR USE IN MISSILE PROGRAM ISRAEL LINE FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1998 -- According to United States sources, China has recently transferred about 1,000 tons of specialty steel to Iran amid suspicions that it is being used, at least in part, for Teheran's missile program.
- CLINTON ANNOUNCES WAIVER OF US IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT 18 May 1998 -- By Wendy S. Ross USIA -- President Clinton has waived the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act as part of an overall strategy "to deter Iran from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and promoting terrorism."
- FACT SHEET ON NON-PROLIFERATION AND COUNTERTERRORISM (White House 5/18 fact sheet on waiver of ILSA sanctions) -- Secretary of State Albright has determined that it is important to the national interest of the United States to waive the imposition of sanctions on Total, Gazprom and Petronas despite the determination that the investment by these firms constitutes sanctionable activity under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA).
- PRESS BRIEFING BY SENIOR BACKGROUND OFFICIALS 18 May 1998 -- There were four major pieces of business that we did today between Europe and the United States. One regarding the Iran Libya Sanctions Act, ILSA; the second dealing with Helms-Burton; the third dealing with a joint statement on political cooperation in which we talk about ways in which we can cooperate more closely to avoid the kinds of problems we've had over ILSA and Helms-Burton.
- Report to the Congress Concerning the National Emergency with Respect to Iran - 13 May 1998
- RUSSIA / IRAN NUCLEAR - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IS VISITING RUSSIA FOR TALKS ON INCREASING NUCLEAR COOPERATION. THE VISIT HAS SPARKED WESTERN CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM.
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