“There may or may not have been WMD in Iraq.”
There is. A 2005 report from the United States Department of State claimed that Iran began work on offensive biological weapons during the Iran–Iraq War, and that their large legitimate bio-technological and bio-medical industry “could easily hide pilot to industrial-scale production capabilities for a potential BW program, and could mask procurement of BW-related process equipment”. The report further said that “available information about Iranian activities indicates a maturing offensive program with a rapidly evolving capability that may soon include the ability to deliver these weapons by a variety of means” That was 14 years ago.
A U.S. Central Intelligence Agency report dated January 2001 speculated that Iran had manufactured and stockpiled chemical weapons – including blister, blood, choking, and probably nerve agents, and the bombs and artillery shells to deliver them. It further claimed that during the first half of 2001, Iran continued to seek production technology, training, expertise, equipment, and chemicals from entities in Russia and China that could be used to help Iran reach its goal of having indigenous nerve agent production capability. 18 years ago. The Fajr-3, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Sejil 1 and Sejil 2 are all operational missiles with varying payloads and ranges from 300 to 2100 KM. All are capable of chem, bio, and nuclear capacity. A Shahab-5, an intercontinental ballistic missile has been alleged but not proven to be under development. Don’t trust them. It’s been known that Iran has had nuclear capacity since 2006 as they got the technology from Pakistan, Russia, and North Korea. If the Shahab-5 becomes a reality, they will have intercontinental capacity. First stop, our allies in Israel.
rwood
Good post but you responded to a statement about WMDs in Iraq by including a bunch of statements about WMDs in Iran.
Just curious. Did you mean Iran or Iraq?
Dont for get to mention:
“The removal of 550 metric tons of “yellowcake” — the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment — was a significant step toward closing the books on Saddam’s nuclear legacy. It also brought relief to U.S. and Iraqi authorities who had worried the cache would reach insurgents or smugglers crossing to Iran to aid its nuclear ambitions.”