WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States asserts that Libya and Syria aim to
obtain nuclear weapons.The latest assertion came from U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul
Wolfowitz. Wolfowitz was speaking on a talk show by a New York radio
station."We see countries like Libya and Syria also pursuing nuclear and
chemical and biological weapons," Wolfowitz said.The deputy defense secretary's assertion was echoed by Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld who also expressed concern over Libyan and Syrian nuclear
programs. Rumsfeld said Libya and Syria are involved in what he termed an
intensive effort to weaponize their missile arsenals with biological and
chemical weapons.
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