"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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"Paul J. Adam" wrote:

In message , Chad Irby
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When you're putting chemical and biological weapons in missiles with
ranges longer than your country is wide, it's *really* hard to call
them
"defensive" any more...

Sure, but that's Israel and Syria, not Iraq.

Funny - I don't ever remember even hearing of a *rumor* that Israel has
chemical weapons.

You are joking, right? They are a signatory of the Chemical Warfare
Convention, but they have never ratified it; they have refused to even sign
the 1972 Bio Weapons Convention. Senior US military personnel testified
before Congress as early as 1974, claiming that the Israelis possessed an
offensive chemical capability. They have been very tight lipped about their
CBW programs, but they have also been tight lipped about their nuclear
capability as well. See:

www.bsos.umd.edu/pgsd/people/ staffpubs/Avner-CBWart.pdf

Brooks

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