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CIA REPORT: Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade. Baghdad hides large portions of Iraq's WMD efforts. Revelations after the Gulf war starkly demonstrate the extensive efforts undertaken by Iraq to deny information. Since inspections ended in 1998, Iraq has maintained its chemical weapons effort, energized its missile program, and invested more heavily in...

Eighteen medics dead since dirty missile exploded over hospital Highest death toll of any British regiment serving in the Gulf WarTHE deaths of 18 Gulf War medics from a Scots volunteer unit can be linked to Iraq's nuclear dirty bombs, the Sunday Mail can reveal. The casualty rate is more than double that of any other British unit dispatched. The latest victim from the Territorial Army's 205 General Hospital is hospital porter Donald Macdonald, from Glasgow, who served with the TA for 20 years. He died of bowel cancer two weeks ago in Glasgow's Western Infirmary. Ministry of Defence figures...