CIAO DATE: 05/04

Fighting proliferation—European perspectives

Abstract

In recent months no issue has dominated the strategic agenda more than the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Proliferation, from North Korea to India, from Pakistan to Iran, Iraq and Libya and possibly to al-Qaeda cells, has become the major concern of the international community, beginning with the United States. Since he came to office, President George Bush has made dealing with the combined threats of proliferation, terrorism and dictatorships an absolute priority, one that justifies a systematic rethink on alliances, doctrines, strategies and the traditional rules of American policy.

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