“The Kennedy Administration's public pronouncements on the matter suggested that the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Castro's Cuba would represent an unacceptable strategic threat to the United States. . . . This urgent transformation of Cuba into an important strategic base - by the presence of these large, long-range, and clearly offensive weapons of sudden mass-destruction - constitutes an explicit threat to the peace and security of all the Americas. . . .” LongImportantMatterStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionTransformationThreatNuclearAdministrationRangeSovietOffensiveUrgentStrategicCubaMissilesMass DestructionExplicitCastroPeace And SecurityNuclear Missiles Author:John F. Kennedy
“We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away.” ThinkingMeanStillsWarGoneStupidPlanetsDestructionThreatNuclearDelusionUnbelievableNuclear WarGone AwayNuclear Destruction Author:Kevin Costner
“For the last eight years, American policy toward Iraq has been based on the direct threat Saddam poses to international security. That threat is clear. Saddam's history of aggression leaves little doubt that he would resume his drive for regional domination and his quest for weapons of mass destruction if he had the chance.” IfsYearsLittlesHas BeensLastsChanceClearDoubtSecurityPolicyWeaponsMassDirectDestructionThreatInternationalIraqEightQuestsAggressionNational SecuritySaddamDominationWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionResumes Author:Sandy Berger
“I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons.” TryingYearsEndsPresidentIssuesOfficeWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqNuclearDebatePrioritiesPermanentChemicalsSpeakersNuclear WeaponsCommitteesStoppingSaddamHusseinSelectWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationTop PrioritiesChemical WeaponsBiological Weapons Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors; he will make war on his own people. And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them.” PeopleIfsWorldWarUseActionFacesGreaterFailingCostWeaponsMassDestructionMarkThreatIraqHeavyStrikesNeighborSaddamInactionWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq War Author:William J. Clinton
“We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.” MeanBeliefNationsUnitedCommonBuildingWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqPossessionRegionsStabilityTyrantsIgnoredSaddamUnited NationsHusseinLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarDeliveringMandatesWmdGulf WarWmds In IraqHe Lied Author:Carl Levin
“What we also know is we haven't found them [weapons of mass destruction] in Iraq - now let the survey group complete its work and give us the report... They will not report that there was no threat from Saddam, I don't believe.” KnowsGivingBelieveFoundGroupsHavensWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDon't BelieveIraqReportsSaddamWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionSurveys Author:Tony Blair
“We believe, as the President has indicated, that this combination of a rogue state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and has known ties to terrorist organizations, is a grave threat to the people of the United States and to other countries around the world.” PeopleWorldBelieveCountryStatesPresidentUnitedKnownUnited StatesWeaponsMassDestructionOrganizationThreatTerroristGravesAround The WorldCombinationTiesOther CountriesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionRogues Author:Paul Cellucci
“Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.” ShouldLongDoeImpossibleSeriousWeaponsMassDestructionAssumingThreatInternationalIraqAccessStabilityOrganizeProvenSaddamWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionCoalitionsPersianWmdWmds In IraqPersian Gulf Author:Al Gore
“The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with us since the end of that war, and particularly in the last 4 years we know after Operation Desert Fox failed to force him to reaccept them, that he has continued to build those weapons. He has had a free hand for 4 years to reconstitute these weapons, allowing the world, during the interval, to lose the focus we had on weapons of mass destruction and the issue of proliferation.” KnowsWorldYearsHas BeensSaidWarRealEndsHandsLastsForceLosesIssuesFocusWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDesertOperationsAllowingFoxesSaddamHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIntervalsProliferationWmdWmds In Iraq Author:John F. Kerry
“Saddam's existing biological and chemical weapons capabilities pose a very real threat to America, now. Saddam has used chemical weapons before, both against Iraq's enemies and against his own people. He is working to develop delivery systems like missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles that could bring these deadly weapons against U.S. forces and U.S. facilities in the Middle East.” PeopleRealAmericaUsedForceEnemyMiddleWeaponsDestructionThreatIraqEastChemicalsCapabilityVehicleMiddle EastSaddamFacilityMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryWmdChemical WeaponsWmds In IraqBiological Weapons Author:Jay Rockefeller
“Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction” WeaponsMassDestructionThreatSaddamWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionRemovalWmd Author:Jack Straw
“Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq. As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table.” IfsGivingShouldFirstsStillsGovernmentClassCasesClearParticularSucceedConcernedDestructionTablesThreatFinalsIraqHarmPrioritiesTerroristReckoning Author:Al Gore
“... mutual lack of understanding carries the threat of imminent and violent destruction.” UnderstandingDestructionThreatViolentCarrieMutualLack Of Understanding Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn