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Iraq actively researched and later employed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from 1962 to 1991, when it destroyed its chemical weapons stockpile and halted its biological and nuclear weapon programs as required by the United Nations Security Council.
Weapon of mass destruction (WMD), weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale and so indiscriminately that its very presence in the hands of a hostile power can be considered a grievous threat.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.
- NATO’s Counter-Wmd Initiatives
- The Decision-Making Bodies
- Evolution
NATO Allies work to prevent the proliferation of WMD by state and non-state actors through an active political agenda of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. They also do this by developing and harmonising defence capabilities and, when necessary, by employing these capabilities, consistent with political decisions in support of non-pro...
The North Atlantic Council, NATO’s principal political decision-making body, has overall authority on Alliance policy and activity in countering WMD proliferation. The Council is supported by a number of NATO committees and groups, which provide strategic assessments and policy advice and recommendations. The Committee on Proliferationis the senior...
The use or threatened use of WMD significantly influenced the security environment of the 20th and early 21st centuries, and will continue to impact international security in the foreseeable future. Strides in modern technology and scientific discoveries have opened the door to even more destructive weapons. During the Cold War, the use of nuclear ...
Aug 29, 2022 · A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a weapon—be it nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or explosive—that can kill or injure large numbers of people or greatly damage the infrastructure of a country or region.
Feb 3, 2023 · U.S. forces toppled Hussein's regime in a matter of weeks, and the search intensified for evidence of Iraq's so-called "weapons of mass destruction." But the weapons were nowhere to be...
Oct 8, 2004 · WMD: Weapon of Mass Destruction: Directed by Earl Grizzell. With George Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Saddam Hussein, Michael Moore. WMD: Weapon of Mass Destruction explores the atrocities of Saddam Hussein and his band of thugs.
