“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“America has shown we are serious about removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction... We now know that Saddam Hussein had the capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction.... We know he had the necessary infrastructure because we found the labs and the dual-use facilities that could be used for these chemical and biological agents. We know that he was developing the delivery systems - ballistic missiles - that had been prohibited by the United Nations.” KnowsUseAmericaUsedFoundNationsUnitedProduceSeriousWeaponsMassCapacityDestructionThreatAgentsDevelopingChemicalsSaddamUnited NationsInfrastructureHusseinFacilityMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryLabs Author:Dick Cheney
“[Saddam Hussein is aggressively seeking nuclear and biological weapons and ] the United States may well become the target.” WellsMayStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsSeekingNuclearTargetSaddamHusseinBiological Weapons Author:Dick Cheney
“And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan. We know they are seeking deadlier weapons - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons if they can get it.” PeopleIfsKnowsMatterFactsWeaponsTrainingSeekingNuclearChemicalsCampsAfghanistanNuclear WeaponsTraining Camp Author:Dick Cheney
“I'm absolutely convinced that the threat we face now, the idea of a terrorist in the middle of one of our cities with a nuclear weapon, is very real and that we have to use extraordinary measures to deal with it.” IdeasRealUseFacesDealsCitiesMiddleWeaponsThreatExtraordinaryTerrorismConvincedNuclearTerroristNuclear Weapons Author:Dick Cheney
“It used to be you needed to have a very large sophisticated state before you could even have a nuclear weapon... Now the technology is widespread enough. It doesn't take very many people to be able to cobble together a devastating attack, and all it takes is one.” PeopleStatesEnoughAbleTogetherUsedTechnologyNeededWeaponsNuclearUsed To BeBe YouNuclear WeaponsSophisticated Author:Dick Cheney
“The greatest threat now is a 9/11 occurring with a group of terrorists armed not with airline tickets and box cutters, but with a nuclear weapon in the middle of one of our own cities...there's a high probability of such an attempt.” CitiesGroupsMiddleWeaponsThreatBoxesTerrorismNuclearTerroristNuclear WeaponsTicketsProbabilityAirlineCuttersAirline Ticket Author:Dick Cheney
“I think, in fact, the situation with respect to al Qaeda, to say that, you know, that was a big attack we had on 9/11, but it's not likely again, I just think that's dead wrong. I think the biggest strategic threat the United States faces today is the possibility of another 9/11 with a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind. And I think al Qaeda is out there even as we meet, trying to figure out how to do that.” ThinkingKnowsTryingKindStatesFactsBigsTodayFacesUnitedSituationUnited StatesFiguresPossibilityWeaponsThreatTerrorismNuclearAgentsAlsNuclear WeaponsStrategic Author:Dick Cheney
“Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.” UseDoubtWeaponsMassDestructionNo DoubtAlliesSaddamHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionWmds In IraqFriends Again Author:Dick Cheney
“The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons.” IssuesWeaponsChemicalsSaddamChemical Weapons Author:Dick Cheney
“We do know, with absolute certainty, that Saddam Hussein is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon.” KnowsNeedsOrderWeaponsAbsolutesNuclearCertaintyAcquireNuclear WeaponsEquipmentSaddamUraniumAbsolute CertaintyProcurement Author:Dick Cheney
“We now have irrefutable evidence that [Saddam] has once again set up and reconstituted his program to take uranium, to enrich it to sufficiently high grade, so that it will function as the base material as a nuclear weapon. And there's no doubt about the fact that the level of effort has escalated in recent months.” FactsLevelsEffortDoubtMaterialsMonthsWeaponsEvidenceProgramFunctionNuclearNo DoubtGradesNuclear WeaponsSaddamUranium Author:Dick Cheney
“The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes, bugs or gas. That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.” FacesGroupsPossibilitySourceWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqTerroristGasAlsSaddamBugsHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionAl QaedaNukesTerrorist Groups Author:Dick Cheney
“Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists, and making payments to the families of suicide bombers. He also had an established relationship with Al Qaida -- providing training to Al Qaida members in areas of poisons, gases and conventional bombs. He built, possessed, and used weapons of mass destruction.” UsedMembersWeaponsMassTrainingBuiltAreasDestructionOrganizationSuicideTerrorTerroristTiesPoisonBombsAlsPossessedProvidingAggressionConventionalSaddamHusseinPaymentRecklessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionBombersLengthySuicide Bombers Author:Dick Cheney
“We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.” KnowsTryingBelieveFactsStupidWeaponsIraqNuclearAcquireNuclear WeaponsDevoted Author:Dick Cheney
“In Iraq, a ruthless dictator cultivated weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. He gave support to terrorists, had an established relationship with al Qaeda, and his regime is no more.” MeanSupportStupidWeaponsMassDestructionIraqTerroristAlsRegimesDictatorRuthlessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“We believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.” BelieveFactsWeaponsIraqNuclearNuclear WeaponsInvasion Author:Dick Cheney
