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Inspectors say other nations also pose a threat ■T . , nf unmanned drone aircraft capable ot VIENNA, Austria (AP) — China has them. The United States, Britain and France have them. So do India and Pakistan. Israel likely does, and North Korea may be trying to get them. Nuclear weapons abound, in friendly and unfriendly hands. So why is Washington singling out Iraq in its post-Sept. 11 crusade to purge the world of the threat? The obvious explanation: Saddam Hussein who has used chemical weapons against neighbor ing Iran and his own people — refuses to let U.N. weapons inspectors return to check intelligence reports that he may be trying to build a nuclear bomb. But as President Bush ratchets up his quest tor support for an invasion of Iraq, agencies monitoring the global proliferation of weapons ot mass destruc tion say a regime change in Baghdad won t elimi nate the menace posed by other unpredictable gov ernments. “There’s always a worry when one country is focused on that others will be ignored, and that s a mistake,” said David Albright, a former Iraq weapons inspector who runs the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security. “There are serious problems in South Asia that aren’t getting addressed, and the Bush administration isn’t reaching out at all to Iran." he said. “These sit uations are very dangerous and require a lot of atten tion. If everybody’s looking at Iraq, it’s mote difficult to come up with an overall engagement strategy." The Federation of American Scientists, which keeps tabs on nuclear arms worldwide, offers a bleak assessment of the global threat: — At least 17 countries either have nuclear weapons or are believed, based on Western intelli gence. to have the means to produce them. Seven nations have confirmed nuclear arsenals: Britain. China, France, India, Pakistan. Russia and the United States. Israel, which is reported to have up to 100 warheads, has never confirmed its arsenal. Countries suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons include Iran, Iraq, Libya and North Korea. — Nineteen countries are suspected of having or pursuing biological weapons. They include Egypt. India, Iran, Iraq, Israel. Laos. Libya, North Korea. Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Syria and Taiwan. — Sixteen nations have the missile technology capable of carrying nuclear or biological weapons to distant targets. Aside from major nuclear powers, they include Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq. Libya. North Korea, Pakistan and Syria. fereni kinds of unmanned drone aircrutt capable of Hying undetected below missile-defense systems to deliver a nuclear or biological payload the C amegie Endowment for International Peace says in a new book. "Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction." Ominous threats abound elsewhere, the founda tion contends: China has 20 nuclear-armed missiles capable of hitting the United States, and Libya has produced more than 100 tons ot blister and nerve agents. “After Sept. 11, the terronst use ot weapons of mass destruction seems the more urgent duigcr. but ... the acquisition of those weapons, even by estab lished nations, dares catastrophe, author Joseph Cirincione says. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy' Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, monitors the status ot nuclear materials in dozens of countries. “But we’re limited in being able to pros uk* total assurance in countries that have ihh signed agree ments enabling us to much more intrusively go in ami determine whether a nation is pursuing a secret nuclear program.” said IAEA spokeswoman Melissa Reining. Iraq, whose military was « War, likely doesn’t have nucl the Bush administration’s insi working to acquire the technology. "There’s no urgent need to go to war Albright, tlx* former weapons inspector. The respected International Institute for Si Studies said Baghdad has ret mated b •ar w capor tcooc that spin TTVi i i nf**i*»c r*vrrw 111r* i ti report irtis week urmi ctiuioi ubstantial supplies of chemical , biological agents, a nuclear bomb could be y ears of its reach. It hastened to add, however, that I could build a bomb “in a matter of months i obtained high-grade radioactive material. Is the fuss over Iraq obscuring the broader fi to contain the nuclear, chemical anti biolog threat? Dennis M. Gormley, a senior fellow at London-based institute, doesn't think so. “There’s a decided difference between Iraq the other members of the so-called 'axis of evi Gormley said. "There ’s a track record of trrespoi bility on Iraq's part. For 11 years. Iraq has floutec U.N. Security Council resolutions. Iraq has u chemical weapons against its own population against one of its neighbors, Iran.” During the 1980-1988 Iran-lraq War, Iraqi foi used chemical weapons numerous times. U.N. im out raq Welcome to college and financial freedom. Today: W find a m find a nearby bank open a cheeking account in get a credit card ^ start credit history Tomorrow: □ buy books! Check out Bank of America for all your banking needs. 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