Former Sen. Warns Biological Attack More Likely Than A Nuclear Attack

Former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) says it is more likely that a biological weapon of mass destruction will be used in an attack than a nuclear weapon. He says there has been an "explosion in the biological area of capabilities." (0:20)
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Former Sen. Talent: U.S. Is Running But Terrorists Are Running Faster

Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) quotes a fellow member of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. He says the risk of the use of weapons of mass destruction is growing but the U.S. is doing things in an attempt to prevent it. He says the U.S. is "running" but terrorists are "running faster." (0:42)
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Nature of security threats have changed, says European affairs expert

Bruce I. Turner, acting director of the Office of European Security and Political Affairs from the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, says that nature of security threats have changed and that weapons of mass destruction have fallen into the hands of non-state actors. Turner points out that the emergence of competing powers has made it more important to cooperate with other countries which share the same values.(0:53)
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“There was a logic that supported the CIA’s conclusions” on weapon stockpiles in Iraq

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith says that he sometimes wonders why more probing questions were not asked to expose the error of assuming Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. He says that part of the answer is that the conclusion the CIA came to about stockpiles made a lot of sense under the circumstances, and that there was a powerful logic to support the conclusions. He says it was perfectly logical to assume Saddam had something to hide, since he fought the inspectors and wanted out from under the economic sanctions. (1:20)
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