Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

DATE=11/09/02

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

TITLE=BUSH / IRAQ (S)

NUMBER=2-296279

BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS

DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE

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INTRO: President Bush says the resolution against Iraq approved by the U-N Friday means Saddam Hussein must now give up weapons of mass destruction or face military action. V-O-A's Scott Stearns has the story.

TEXT: President Bush says the Security Council vote shows the world has now come together to say that Iraq will not be allowed to build or possess chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.

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The resolution presents the Iraqi regime with a test, a final test. Iraq must now, without delay or negotiations, give up its weapons of mass destruction, welcome full inspections and fundamentally change the approach it has taken for more than a decade.

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In his weekly radio address, the president said Iraq must now agree to give U-N weapons inspectors immediate access to every site, every document, and every person they choose.

If Iraq fails to comply, Mr. Bush says the United States and its allies will disarm the country. The president already has congressional approval to use U-S troops in Iraq if he concludes that diplomacy alone is not enough to remove Iraqi threats.

Iraq has six days to decide whether to accept the terms of the U-N resolution. Iraqi officials say they will announce their decision in the coming days. (SIGNED)

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