“The real issue of dealing with proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: nuclear, chemical or biological is: What is your tolerance for risk? And my tolerance for risk for WMD proliferation is pretty close to zero. Because otherwise, we and our allies are at the mercy of regimes like Ahmadinejad and the mullahs in Tehran, or Kim Jong Il and the Hitler-in-the-bunker mentality in Pyongyang, or others who don't share our calculus on the value of human life.” HumansRealValuesIssuesRiskShareWeaponsMassDestructionMercyNuclearToleranceHuman LifeZeroChemicalsAlliesRegimesMentalityWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionKimCalculusProliferationWmdTehranBunkersMullahsValue Of Human Life Author:John Bolton
“If you want to find weapons of destruction, you can find them all over the place. Take, say, Israel. There is a very great concern right now about proliferation of nuclear weapons, as there should be. Israel has a couple of hundred nuclear weapons and also chemical and biological weapons. This stockpile is not only a threat in itself but encourages others to proliferate in reaction and in self-defense. Is anybody saying anything about this?” IfsWantShouldSelfCoupleRight NowWeaponsHundredConcernDestructionThreatIsraelDefenseNuclearReactionsChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSelf DefenseProliferationBiological Weapons Author:Noam Chomsky
“What happened in Syria was, President [Barack] Obama had made a statement announcing what he called his "red line": You can't use chemical weapons, you can do anything else but [use] chemical weapons.” MadeUsePresidentCan DoLinesHappenedWeaponsRedStatementsBarackChemicalsSyriaPresident Barack ObamaChemical WeaponsAnnouncingRed Lines Author:Noam Chomsky
“Credible reports came through that Syria had used chemical weapons. Whether it's true actually is still open to question, but it's very probably true. At that point, what was at stake was what is called credibility. So if you read the political actors, political leadership, foreign policy commentary, they constantly point out accurately that US credibility was at stake, and we have to maintain US credibility. So therefore something had to be done to show you can't violate our orders.” IfsStillsDoneShowsPoliticalUsedOrderActorsPolicyWeaponsReportsChemicalsStakesForeign PolicySyriaCredibilityCommentaryCredibleChemical WeaponsPolitical Leadership Author:Noam Chomsky
“Luckily for [Barack] Obama, the Russians came along and rescued him with this proposal [to confiscate Assad's chemical weapons] which he quickly accepted - it was a way out of the embarrassment of facing likely defeat. They still have the option of bombing if they want to. And incidentally, to add one comment about this, you'll notice that this would be a very good moment to institute a call for imposing the Chemical Weapons Convention on the Middle East.” IfsWayWantStillsMomentsWould BeMiddleWeaponsAddVery GoodDefeatEastAcceptedBarackCommentChemicalsConventionsMiddle EastProposalEmbarrassmentInstituteBombingImposingAssadChemical WeaponsGood Moments Author:Noam Chomsky
“This would be a very good moment to institute a call for imposing the Chemical Weapons Convention on the Middle East. The actual Chemical Weapons Convention. Not the version that [Barack] Obama presented in his address to the nation and that media commentators repeat. What he said is that the convention bars the use of chemical weapons. He knows better. And so do the commentators. The Chemical Weapons Convention calls for banning the production, storage and use of chemical weapons, not just the use. So why omit production and storage?” KnowsSaidMomentsUseWould BeNationsMiddleMediaWeaponsVery GoodProductionsEastBarsVersionsBarackRepeatsAddressesChemicalsConventionsMiddle EastInstituteCommentatorsImposingStorageChemical WeaponsGood Moments Author:Noam Chomsky
“Israel produces and stores chemical weapons. So therefore the US will prevent the Chemical Weapons Convention from being imposed on the Middle East. But it's necessary to evade this by misrepresenting the convention, and I think maybe 100 percent of the media, or close to it, go along. But that's a critical issue. Actually, Syria's chemical weapons were developed largely as a deterrent to Israeli nuclear weapons. Also, not mentioned.” ThinkingIssuesMiddleMediaProduceWeaponsPercentIsraelCriticalEastStoresNuclearChemicalsConventionsMiddle EastNuclear WeaponsSyriaIsraeliDeterrentChemical Weapons Author:Noam Chomsky
“Assad is always a priority. That is not an issue. He is a war crime. He has done terrible things to his own people. He has used chemical weapons on his own people. He continues to be a hindrance to peace in Syria. And that is something the Trump administration strongly believes.” PeopleBelieveWarDoneUsedIssuesCrimeTrumpTerribleWeaponsPrioritiesAdministrationChemicalsSyriaTerrible ThingsHindranceAssadWar CrimesChemical Weapons Author:Nikki Haley
“If in fact, the US story is correct, if it is true that Syria used chemical weapons, then it wouldn't be a major crime to send a kind of shot across the bow saying you can't do this anymore. Not the best thing in the world, but not a major crime, either. So, I think at the very least there should have been an inquiry into what happened. But just joining the bandwagon about how we're finally standing up to crimes in Syria, that's ridiculous.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldKindHas BeensFactsStoriesUsedHappenedCrimeMajorsWeaponsShotsStandingShould HaveRidiculousBest ThingsChemicalsBowsSyriaInquiryShould Have BeenJoiningChemical WeaponsBandwagon Author:Noam Chomsky
“No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in Syria: the Syrian regime.” MenChildrenHas BeensUseDoubtWeaponsResponsibleVictimInnocentNo DoubtChemicalsRegimesSyriaMen WomenChemical WeaponsInnocent Man Author:Joe Biden
“The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.” RealWeaponsMassDestructionThreatNuclearChemicalsCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSaddamHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionChemical Weapons Author:Tony Blair
“Don't let that weapon technology proliferate. Don't let Saddam Hussein get capability for nuclear or chemical weapons, because he's already shown a willingness to use any weapon at his disposal.” UseTechnologyWeaponsNuclearWillingnessChemicalsCapabilitySaddamHusseinChemical Weapons Author:John Sununu
“Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.” WeaponsScareChemicalsChemical Weapons Author:Abdallah II
“Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.” WayLongMatterStatesUseHappensFacesDealsLeaderRiskSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqNuclearChemicalsAlliesLong WayLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarRoguesWmdGulf WarChemical WeaponsWmds In IraqBiological WeaponsInvading IraqBiological WarfareNuclear Destruction Author:Madeleine Albright
“As crude a weapon as the cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life - a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways. These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no "high-minded orientation," no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper.” MenWayHas BeensHandsForceHumilityWeaponsCapableToughCapacityTasksExtraordinaryClubsUnexpectedChemicalsDelicateFabricIgnoredCavesOrientationCrudeResilientSilent SpringFabric Of LifeDelicate Life Author:Rachel Carson
“Maybe they'd use biological or chemical weapons instead. Maybe they'd crash the world economy. Maybe they'd turn every program on television into one of those reality shows." "That's mostly done already, Harry." "Oh. Well. I've got to believe that the world is worth saving anyway.” WorldBelieveWellsDoneUseShowsRealityTurnsEconomyTelevisionWeaponsProgramSavingChemicalsCrashReality ShowsOh WellWorld EconomyChemical Weapons Book:The Dresden Files Collection 7-12 Source: The Dresden Files Collection 7-12
“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
“The terrorists who have succeeded in carrying out spectacular attacks against Western targets in the past have been college-educated, technically proficient men who are capable of manufacturing and deploying chemical, radiological, and biological weapons. Al Qaeda attracts the kind of highly educated men who one day might be able to pull off such an attack.” MenKindHas BeensMightAblePastCollegeOne DayWeaponsCapableWesternTerrorismTerroristEducatedTargetAlsChemicalsSpectacularManufacturingAl QaedaEducated ManBiological WeaponsDeploying Author:Peter Bergen
“The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons. We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas.” KnowsWarProduceWeaponsIncludingIraqSeekingNuclearAgentsGasNervesChemicalsRegimesNuclear WeaponsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarMustardChemical WeaponsBiological WeaponsMustard Gas Author:George W. Bush
“Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women and children. How can arms manufacturers, weapons designers, plant managers, politicians, who have families of their own whom they love, be so insensitive when it comes to the suffering of other human beings?” HumansChildrenPainSufferingHuman BeingsLove IsLandMinesArmsPoliticianWeaponsVictimPlantManagersTortureDesignerBombsChemicalsEquipmentCiviliansDisarmamentInsensitiveClustersChemical WeaponsSuffering Of Others Author:Jose Ramos-Horta