- WASHINGTON (MENL) -- Saudi
Arabia is said to be seeking weapons of mass destruction.
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- U.S. officials said Riyad has been seeking intermediate-range
missiles as well as biological, chemical and nuclear weapons from Islamic
allies. They said China and Pakistan have been the most prominent suppliers
in the Saudi effort.
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- The Saudi effort was reported in a recent hearing by
a House subcommittee. Rep. Benjamin Gilman, chairman of the House Middle
East and South Asia subcommittee said Riyad has attempted to obtain WMD
from China. Gilman suggested that the effort is continuing.
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- "In the past, it has attempted to procure weapons
of mass destruction in the form of Chinese missiles," Gilman told
the panel on May 22. "There are press reports of continuing concern
about its capabilities and its intentions in that regard."
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