Proliferators

Proliferators are resorting to ever more sophisticated methods for procuring the materials they require to manufacture chemical and biological weapons.

Foreign Minister: Twentieth Anniversary Plenary of the Australia Group 2005

Proliferators must not be allowed to cynically manipulate the NPT to acquire the material and infrastructure necessary for manufacturing illegal weapons.

CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2004 2004

Proliferators also seek to advance their WMD programs in intangible ways, including through advanced studies abroad in fields applicable to weapons development purposes.

Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Greatest Threat to International Security 2003

Proliferators – including those in our own region – will be on notice that weapons controls are meaningful and will be enforced.

Parliamentary Speech - Speech from from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2003

Proliferators are also becoming more self-sufficient, and they are taking advantage of the dual-use nature of weapons of mass destruction and missile-related technologies to establish advanced production capabilities and to conduct WMD and missile-related research under the guise of legitimate commercial or scientific activity.

CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2002 2002

Proliferators have mostly been forced to seek less capable items from nonregime suppliers.

Text Of Letter From The President On Proliferation Of Weapons Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000

Proliferators look to other sources because needed items are unavailable within their country, because indigenously produced items are of substandard quality or insufficient quantity, and/or because imported items can be obtained more quickly and cheaply than domestically produced ones.

Text Of Letter From The President On Proliferation Of Weapons Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000

Proliferators have mostly been forced to seek less capable items from nonregime suppliers.

Memorandum To The Congress On Weapons Of Mass Destruction Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1999

Proliferators look over-seas because needed items are unavailable elsewhere, because indigenously produced items are of insufficient quality or quantity, and/or because imported items can be obtained more quickly and cheaply than producing them at home.

Memorandum To The Congress On Weapons Of Mass Destruction Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1999

Proliferators also could present increasingly significant threats to t he United States and its allies in the future.

Statement On Nuclear Deterrence 1998