EU’S POLICY OF DISARMAMENT AS PART OF ITS NORMATIVE POWER by Roxana HINCU

“…Despite the EU strategies on this policy, such as EU Strategy against the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (2003), or Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (2005), the EU is far from being a unitary actor. …”
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Learning to Redress Preemptive Deceit by Christopher Williams

“…The Dossier’s main text does not make a substantive claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. That claim was only made in altered phraseology within the title, foreword, summary, and conclusions. …”
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THE SECURITY IMPACT OF THE MILITARIZATION OF OUTER SPACE by Alba Iulia Catrinel POPESCU

“…Theater currently relieved, by the Cosmic Space Treaty, of weapons of mass destruction. However, the unregulated military action in outer space, and especially the problems of defining the boundary between outer space and atmospheric space, can become explosive at any time. …”
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Post-Soviet Central Asian States’ Policies towards the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by K. G. Muratshina

“…Since then, it remains a corner stone in the discussions on the perspectives of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Treaty has already divided the community of non-nuclear states and stipulated the rise of anti-nuclear activism around the world. …”
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Contamination detection — new calls by Władysław Harmata

“…Unfortunately,the threat of the possibility of using weapons of mass destruction in a local conflict caused byRussia cannot be excluded. …”
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“Unjust” War, wrongful justification, and international humanitarian law: The findings of the Chilcot Report provide sufficient grounds for prosecution by the ICC by Zia Akhtar

“…This is because, first, the UNSCR 1441 was not respected by the British government that gave UN inspectors more time to investigate if Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and, second, there is a measure of personal responsibility for those who gave the order for the invasion that has led to catastrophic consequences both in terms of human casualties and material damage in its aftermath.…”
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The Spanish View of European Security for the Next Millenium by Eduardo Serra

“…Serra stresses that the most important risks in the security field evolve from a possible failure in the consolidation of the European security and defense architecture, the uncertainty of Russia’s future, and the access to weapons of mass destruction. Other risks include cultural differences, the repercussions of emerging markets, and the crisis of the state. …”
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Fighting for peace by Abd Razak, Dzulkifli

“…A classical case is of course the spin on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and the invasion of Iraq. Some would argue that this is what politics is all about — the art of the possible, where the end justifies the means.…”
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Les États-Unis, la propagande et la guerre : de Cuba (1898) à l’Irak (2003) by Fredj Maatoug

“…The USA waged a tremendous PR campaign to convince public opinion of the potential threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and of the involvement of the Saddam Hussein regime in the attacks against the World Trade Center. …”
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Contemporary threats to state security - an overview of the issues by Stanisław Ciupka, Sabina Sanetra-Półgrabi

“…Security threats on a global scale, caused by the arms race, both in weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons, have intensified, international terrorism, genocide, mass migration, pandemics, conflict between Western civilization and the world of Islam. …”
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The Correlation Between External and Internal Factors of the Libyan Crisis by Ekaterina N. Koposova

“…The importance of this region is determined by its geopolitical position, concentration of large natural resources, as well as the fact that it represents the greatest threat to the international security - the bases of terrorist organizations, the strengthening role of the group "Islamic State", drug trafficking and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was one of the most developed and richest countries on the African continent: the crisis events of 2011, which resulted in the overthrow of the government, the murder of Muammar Gaddafi and the crisis in the country. …”
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Cyber Threats and Asymmetric Military challenges In the Context of Nuclear Security: Ukrainian and International Cases Analysis by Alika Guchua, Thornike Zedelashvili

“…From the asymmetric threats, we can single out several types that directly pose risks to global security: hybrid warfare, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and cyber terrorism, the creation and proliferation of nuclear weapons.Global security is facing many threats and challenges that are becoming increasingly difficult to combat and control. …”
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Covid-19: End of the beginning? by Robert Bergquist, Anna-Sofie Stengaard

“…Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield when referring to the lack of evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq ahead of the second Gulf war, a fitting vocabulary as we again are faced with mass destruction, though this time of a different kind.…”
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Latin America and the nuclear nonproliferation regime by Diana Patricia Ortega García

“…As a result, it is identified that the regime has a wide range of instruments to control the use of this type of weaponry; that Latin America has made positive contributions and that its territory is considered and respected as a non-nuclear space, becoming a world reference in the fight against weapons of mass destruction.…”
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UTILIZAREA, DEZVOLTAREA, PRODUCEREA, DOBÂNDIREA ÎN ALT MOD, PRELUCRAREA, DEŢINEREA, STOCAREA SAU CONSERVAREA, TRANSFERAREA DIRECTĂ SAU INDIRECTĂ, PĂSTRAREA, TRANSPORTAREA ARMELOR D... by USM ADMIN

“… In the present study there are examined the three template variants of offences and an aggravated variant of offense which are combined in art.1401 PC RM under same marginal definition of use, development, production, otherwise acquisition, processing, possession, storage or preservation, direct or indirect transfer, maintenance, transportation of weapons of mass destruction. There is shown the legal content of offenses specified at art.1401 PC RM. …”
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The Correlation Between External and Internal Factors of the Libyan Crisis by E. N. Koposova

“…The importance of this region is determined by its geopolitical position, concentration of large natural resources, as well as the fact that it represents the greatest threat to the international security - the bases of terrorist organizations, the strengthening role of the group "Islamic State", drug trafficking and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was one of the most developed and richest countries on the African continent: the crisis events of 2011, which resulted in the overthrow of the government, the murder of Muammar Gaddafi and the crisis in the country. …”
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The Role of Romania in Building the New Security Architecture by Florica Brasoveanu, Petru Alexandru Lisievici Brezeanu

“…While due to globalism there is almostunlikely to have a war between the great powers, the amplification of the asymmetric risks, includingterrorism, organized crime and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, is generating more and morereasons for conflict. …”
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Deterrence and Arms Control: An Interview with Robert Gallucci by Sharon Squassoni

“…His career in the US Department of State spanned 21 years and included serving as Special Envoy to deal with the threat posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction, Deputy Executive Chairman of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) overseeing the disarmament of Iraq and Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. …”
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Critical discourse analysis of the Iraq conflict in the British and German 'quality' press by Dirks, Una

“…In this context, particularly the papers' presentation practices with regard to the ostensible existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the alleged terrorist connection of al Qaeda with Saddam Hussein will be closely investigated. …”
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As conseqüências econômicas da paz no Iraque by Edward Nell

“…The United States Administration claims that it invaded Iraq because only a ‘ regime change’ would suffice to protect americans from the threat of weapons of mass destruction. More o v e r, they have added, such a change will remove an eminent threat of American security and bring democracy to Iraq and the example this sets will contribute to the development of democracy throughout the region. …”
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