tom

What is the definition of a WMD and when is it ok to own one? Is a
cruise missile a WMD for instance
or is the definition of a WMD any weapons that an Arab or 'rogue' nation
may have. Does the definition
apply to th UK, Israel and the US for instance? Is it nuclear? I heard
that the US is the worlds largest arms manufacturer
followed by probably the U.K and France neck and neck. Therefore you
cannot
claim the moral high ground should you possess such weapons yourself, it
looks pretty stupid. Does whoever
makes up the rules get exemption even they may the few countries that
has ever used them in the first place?


Tom

sean

After the first Gulf War, Iraq agreed to several United Nations
resolutions which specified the restricted weapons.

So the answer to your questions: a WMD is whatever international
agreements say it is, and it's ok to own one unless it violates
those agreements.

You can find details with a search engine; a quick Google search
for "UN resolution" and "weapons of mass destruction" found
dozens of sites.

Meanwhile, the UN inspection teams withdrew from Iraq in 1998 due
to non-cooperation by the Iraqis. The "super gun" was another
violation of the agreements.

The US-led Coalition invaded Iraq on the (quasi) legal grounds
that they were enforcing the UN resolutions.

Sean

paul

A weapon which can do a lot of damage in the possession of a country
which the US doesn't like very much.


--
Paul

paul

correction

for 'in the possession of' read 'not in the possession of' in the case
of Iraq.


--
Paul