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"How effective a tool is pre-emption in addressing WMD proliferation?" - Debate by Max Boot vs Harald Müller01 Apr. 2003 has now been foreclosed by decisive military action, and I think the world is better off with him gone. Don’t you? The question now is how to deal with other tyrannical regimes that are acquiring weapons of mass destruction like Iran and North Korea | Opinion |
Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson to the Bulgarian Parliament17 Feb. 2003 multiplied – from North Korea’s withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to the discovery of chemical weapons in a London apartment. The continuing crisis over Iraq’s disarmament demonstrates how central this issue has become to our security | Opinion |
"A Transforming Alliance" - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, to the Cambridge Union Society03 Feb. 2003 geographic delineation of these threats is simply no longer possible. If we wish to continue safeguarding our values, then we cannot continue to view the North-Atlantic area in isolation from the rest of the world. And a regional | Opinion |
"Facing a Dangerous World: Managing Change in Defence” Speech by the Secretary General24 Jan. 2003 will belong to rational leaders, traditional deterrents will not always deter. We cannot ignore Saddam’s arsenal or North Korea’s brazen defiance of its international obligations. The discovery of the chemical Ricin in terrorist hands in London shows | Opinion |
"How global a role can and should NATO play?" - Debate Steve Larrabee vs François Heisbourg01 Jan. 2003 unanimity. A security alliance that is seen as diminishing rather than increasing security would become an oxymoron. This may be a temporary phenomenon and dealing with North Korea's nukes may help pull us together again. However, we are all on notice | Opinion |
"The Future of a Larger NATO" Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the EPC Breakfast Policy Briefing08 Nov. 2002 , more countries are acquiring them. North Korea’s admission that it is developing nuclear weapons, in brazen defiance of its stated and legal commitments, is just the latest evidence of nuclear proliferation. Iraq continues to develop biological | Opinion |
The Summit Ahead: Accession, Transformation, Capabilities Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the "Welt am S...04 Nov. 2002 here and now. The second fundamental, which we should all agree on, is the danger posed by the spread of weapons of mass destruction. North Korea's recent admission to having a nuclear programme was a chilling reminder that proliferation is a key | Opinion |
Background Briefing by a US Senior Defence Official following the meeting of the NAC06 Jun. 2002 like Iraq in this context? Senior Defense Official: There was a discussion of a broad range of countries including Iran and Iraq, North Korea and others in that context. Q: On the four capabilities gaps you outlined at the start, even though | Opinion |
Statement to the press by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the press conference following the meeting of the NAC06 Jun. 2002 . Can I ask on that point, it is no secret that within the Alliance there are quite sharp differences in assessing the dangers from countries like Iran, Iraq, North Korea. Is there a consensus within the Alliance for accepting that the threats | Opinion |
Background briefing by a senior official of the U.S. Departement of Defense following the meeting of the NAC07 Jun. 2001 ? Defense Official: It concerned the proliferation and the actual test capability, the tested systems of various countries. Some of you may know, for example, that North Korea televised its launch of its Taepo Dong 1 back in August of 1998. So we discussed | Opinion |
