U.S. ASSESSES THAT NEXT M.E. WAR WILL CONTAIN WMD

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has assessed that the next MiddleEast war will include the use of ballistic missiles with nonconventionalwarheads. U.S. officials said this scenario has been drafted by experts in severaldefense agencies. They said such countries as Iraq, Iran and Syria mightlaunch chemical and biological weapons attacks in any confrontation withIsrael.