Syria Seeks Resolution on Weapons in Mideast
From Times Wire Reports
Syria asked the Security Council to approve an Arab-backed resolution calling for the Middle East to be free of weapons of mass destruction.
The United States said it supports the idea of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction but accused Syria of having such weapons itself.
The Syrian resolution was aimed at Israel, which is widely believed to have nuclear weapons.
Israel is not party to global treaties aimed at controlling the spread of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
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