The World - News from Dec. 20, 1988
The United States said it is very concerned about a Libyan chemical arms plant and urged all nations to halt the sale of technologies and chemicals that could help Tripoli produce poison gas. “The U.S. believes that Libya has established (chemical weapons) production capability and is on the verge of full-scale production of these weapons,” State Department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley said. Such production would be troubling, she said, because of the “regime’s support for terrorism.” Strongman Moammar Kadafi has denied Libya has such a capability.
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