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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


20 November Iraq Special Weapons News

  • BUSH / IRAQ VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- President Bush is urging NATO members to stand strong and united against Iraq. But he is not seeking formal alliance backing for possible military action to disarm Baghdad
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- Britain has gotten a formal request from the United States to have troops ready for a possible war with Iraq. But Britain's military chief says he is not as prepared as he would like to be, since thousands of his men are tied down with domestic firefighting duties because of a threatened strike
  • U-S IRAQ VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- U-S warplanes bombed three air defense positions in southern Iraq after coalition aircraft came under fire
  • BUSH IRAQ VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- President Bush says Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein must declare his weapons of mass destruction and end a pattern of deception and deceit. Mr. Bush is discussing Iraq with leaders of other NATO countries gathered for a summit in the Czech Republic
  • IRAQ / INSPECTORS VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- The chief U-N weapons inspector, Hans Blix, has left Baghdad after two days of talks with Iraqi officials. Mr. Blix says the officials have pledged their full cooperation with the United Nations
  • U-S / IRAQ / COALITION VOA 20 Nov 2002 -- The Bush administration has begun sounding out U-S allies and friends on what they could contribute to a possible war with Iraq, should Baghdad refuse to give up its weapons of mass destruction. Officials say the diplomatic effort is needed if the U-N's threat of force against Iraq is to be credible
  • BUSH / NATO / IRAQ VOA 20 Nov 2002-- President Bush is pressing the need for a strong, unified stand on Iraq as the leaders of NATO member countries gather in Prague for an alliance summit
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE THREE IRAQ COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES 20 Nov 2002-- In response to Iraqi hostile acts against Coalition aircraft monitoring the Southern No-Fly Zone, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target three unmanned air defense communications facilities.
  • Secretary Rumsfeld En Route to Prague, Czech Republic 20 Nov 2002-- Rumsfeld: I think that two things that are open and unknown and not knowable at the present time. One is how Saddam Hussein will react to the U.N resolution and whether or not he will come to a conclusion that it's all over I'll just go ahead and disarm or whether he'll come to the conclusion it's all over I'll leave the country and just go somewhere else. Or I'm not going to disarm, I'm going to stay here and I'm going to fight it.
  • Iraq At It Again: Coalition Aircraft Report Second Firing Incident This Week AFPS 20 Nov 2002-- For the second time this week, Iraq trained its anti-aircraft guns on coalition aircraft patrolling the Southern No-fly Zone over Iraq, DoD officials reported today.
  • Bush, Havel Discuss NATO, Iraq in Bilateral Talks Washington File 20 Nov 2002-- President Bush and Czech President Vaclav Havel, host of the November 21-22 NATO Summit in Prague, discussed issues of NATO enlargement and transformation, as well as Iraq, at a bilateral meeting November 20 at historic Prague Castle.
  • Bush Renews Stern Warning to Saddam Hussein to Disarm Washington File 20 Nov 2002-- President speaks in Prague on eve of NATO summit
  • Grossman Says Resolution Seeks Peaceful Disarmament of Iraq, Not War Washington File 20 Nov 2002-- The State Department's Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman confirmed that the purpose of U.N. Security Resolution 1441 is not to declare war, but to have Iraq disarm peacefully and meet its obligations to the international community.




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