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weapons of mass destruction
Also known as: WMD
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Steven M. Greer - Wikiquote en.wikiquote.org 4 facts
perspectiveSteven Greer argues that humanity is currently in a state of 'cosmic quarantine' because of its failure to restrain the expansion of weapons of mass destruction and its failure to initiate peaceful diplomatic missions to extraterrestrial visitors.
perspectiveSteven Greer argues that humanity may be viewed as a threat to the cosmic order because humans have failed to restrain the expansion of weapons of mass destruction while attempting to expand into space.
claimSteven Greer claims that extraterrestrial visitors are concerned about human hostility, war-making, weapons of mass destruction, and humanity's early potential for space travel.
claimSteven Greer claims that humanity is currently under a 'cosmic quarantine' because humans have failed to restrain the expansion of weapons of mass destruction while attempting to travel into space.
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships everycrsreport.com May 15, 2019 2 facts
accountRafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, code-named "Curveball," was a source for the German Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst, or BND) who fabricated reports claiming that Saddam Hussein's Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
referenceThe Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction identified four primary factors for the U.S. Intelligence Community's failure regarding the source known as 'Curveball': (1) reliance on a single source despite indications of unreliability, (2) senior CIA management ignoring warnings from Directorate of Operations officers, (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency's failure to validate the reporting, and (4) analysts' inability to question assumptions about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.
History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimColin Powell's presentation to the United Nations regarding an Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program was characterized as wishful thinking.
The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 1 fact
accountOn January 2, 1991, U.S. officials revealed an Iraqi offer to withdraw from Kuwait if the United States pledged not to attack during the withdrawal, if foreign troops left the region, and if there was agreement on the Palestinian problem and the banning of all weapons of mass destruction in the region.
Rethinking Espionage in the Modern Era cjil.uchicago.edu 1 fact
claimThe mutual check-and-balance provided by espionage has become increasingly important in a world with weapons of mass destruction.