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Washington, 15:38
Bioterrorismo, stampa: Bush autorizza ricorso a nucleare

Il presidente americano George W.Bush ha firmato un documento segreto =
nel
quale autorizza il ricorso anche ad armi nucleari in caso di attentati
chimici o batteriologici contro gli Stati Uniti. A rivelarlo =E8 oggi =
il
quotidiano 'The Washington Times'.
Gli Usa, si legge nella Direttiva presidenziale sulla Sicurezza =
nazionale
numero 17 del 14 settembre scorso, "continuer=E0 a mettere in chiaro =
che si
riserva il diritto di rispondere con il ricorso a una forza =
schiacciante -
comprese armi potenzialmente nucleari - all'uso di (armi di sterminio)
contro gli Stati Uniti, le nostre forze all'estero o paesi amici e =
alleati".
Un paragrafo simile compare, ricorda il quotidiano, anche nella =
versione
della direttiva resa pubblica l'11 dicembre.
Nel nel testo divulgato alla stampa, per=F2, invece dell'espressione =
"incluse
armi potenzialmente nucleari" si legge "incluso il ricorso a tutte le
opzioni a nostra disposizione". La Casa Bianca non ha voluto =
commentare le
rivelazioni del 'Washington Times'. Secondo una fonte =
dell'amministrazione
interpellata dal giornale, le parole 'armi nucleari' nel testo =
riservato
danno diposizione ai militari e ai funzionari cui esso =E8 destinato =
di
"preparare per il presidente ogni sorta di opzione". (red)

http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030131-27320419.htm
Bush approves nuclear response
By Nicholas Kralev
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

       A classified document signed by President Bush specifically =
allows for
  the use of nuclear weapons in response to biological or chemical =
attacks,
  apparently changing a decades-old U.S. policy of deliberate ambiguity, =
it
  was learned by The Washington Times.



       "The United States will continue to make clear that it reserves =
the
  right to respond with overwhelming force - including potentially =
nuclear
  weapons - to the use of [weapons of mass destruction] against the =
United
  States, our forces abroad, and friends and allies," the document, =
National
  Security Presidential Directive 17, set out on Sept. 14 last year.
       A similar statement is included in the public version of the =
directive,
  which was released Dec. 11 as the National Strategy to Combat Weapons =
of
  Mass Destruction and closely parallels the classified document. =
However,
  instead of the phrase "including potentially nuclear weapons," the =
public
  text says, "including through resort to all of our options."
       A White House spokesman declined to comment when asked about the
  document last night and neither confirmed nor denied its existence.
       A senior administration official said, however, that using the =
words
  "nuclear weapons" in the classified text gives the military and other
  officials, who are the document's intended audience, "a little more of =
an
  instruction to prepare all sorts of options for the president," if =
need be.
        The official, nonetheless, insisted that ambiguity remains "the =
heart
  and soul of our nuclear policy."
       In the classified version, nuclear forces are designated as the =
main
  part of any U.S. deterrent, and conventional capabilities "complement" =
the
  nuclear weapons.
       "Nuclear forces alone ... cannot ensure deterrence against =
[weapons of
  mass destruction] and missiles," the original paragraph says. =
"Complementing
  nuclear force with an appropriate mix of conventional response and =
defense
  capabilities, coupled with effective intelligence, surveillance,
  interdiction and domestic law-enforcement capabilities, reinforces our
  overall deterrent posture against [weapons of mass destruction] =
threats."
       Before it released the text publicly, the White House changed =
that same
  paragraph to: "In addition to our conventional and nuclear response =
and
  defense capabilities, our overall deterrent posture against [weapons =
of mass
  destruction] threats is reinforced by effective intelligence, =
surveillance,
  interdiction and domestic law-enforcement capabilities."
       The classified document, a copy of which was shown to The =
Washington
  Times, is known better by its abbreviation NSPD 17, as well as =
Homeland
  Security Presidential Directive 4.
       The disclosure of the classified text follows newspaper reports =
that
  the planning for a war with Iraq focuses on using nuclear arms not =
only to
  defend U.S. forces but also to "pre-empt" deeply buried Iraqi =
facilities
  that could withstand conventional explosives.
       For decades, the U.S. government has maintained a deliberately =
vague
  nuclear policy, expressed in such language as "all options open" and =
"not
  ruling anything in or out." As recently as last weekend, Bush =
administration
  officials used similar statements in public, consciously avoiding the =
word
  "nuclear."
       "I'm not going to put anything on the table or off the table," =
White
  House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. said on NBC's "Meet the =
Press,"
  adding that the United States will use "whatever means necessary" to =
protect
  its citizens and the world from a "holocaust."
       But in the paragraphs marked "S" for "secret," the Sept. 14 =
directive
  clearly states that nuclear weapons are part of the "overwhelming =
force"
  that Washington might use in response to a chemical or biological =
attack.
       Former U.S. officials and arms control experts with knowledge of
  policies of the previous administrations declined to say whether such
  specific language had been used before, for fear of divulging =
classified
  information. But they conceded that differences exist.
       "This shows that there is a somewhat greater willingness in this
  administration to use a nuclear response to other [non-nuclear weapons =
of
  mass destruction] attacks, although that's not a wholesale departure =
from
  previous administrations," one former senior official said.
       Even a slight change can make a big difference. Because it is now
  "official policy, it means that the United States will actively =
consider the
  nuclear option" in a military conflict, said Daryl Kimball, executive
  director of the Arms Control Association.
       "This document is far more explicit about the use of nuclear =
weapons to
  deter and possibly defeat biological and chemical attacks," he said. =
"If
  someone dismisses it, that would question the entire logic of the
  administration's national security strategy against [weapons of mass
  destruction]."
       Mr. Kimball said U.S. nuclear weapons "should only be used to =
deter
  nuclear attacks by others."
       A senior official who served in the Clinton administration said =
there
  would still have to be a new evaluation before any decision was made =
on the
  use of nuclear weapons.
       "What this document means is that they have thought through the
  consequences, including in the abstract, but it doesn't necessarily =
prejudge
  any specific case."
       Baker Spring, a national security fellow at the Heritage =
Foundation,
  said the classified language "does not undermine the basic posture of =
the
  deterrent and does not commit the United States to a nuclear response =
in
  hypothetical circumstances. In a classified document, you are willing =
to be
  more specific what the policy is, because people in the administration =
have
  to understand it for planning purposes."
       Both former officials and arms control analysts say that making =
the
  classified text public might raise concerns among Washington's allies =
but
  has little military significance. On the other hand, they note, the =
nuclear
  deterrent has little value if a potential adversary does not know what =
it
  can expect.
       They agree that there must have been "good reasons" for the White =
House
  to have "cleaned up" the document before releasing it. They speculated =
on at
  least three:
       Although responding to a non-nuclear attack by nuclear weapons is =
not
  banned by international law, existing arms-control treaties call for a
  "proportionate response" to biological and chemical attacks. The =
question
  is, one former official said, whether any nuclear response is =
proportionate
  to any non-nuclear attack.
       Second, naming nuclear weapons specifically flies in the face of =
the
  "negative security assurances" that U.S. administrations have given =
for 25
  years. Those statements, while somewhat modified under different =
presidents,
  essentially have said the United States will not use nuclear weapons =
against
  a non-nuclear state unless that state attacks it together with a =
nuclear
  ally.
       Finally, publicly and explicitly articulating a policy of nuclear
  response can hurt the international nonproliferation regime, which the
  United States firmly supports. That sets a bad example for countries =
such as
  India and Pakistan and gives rogue states an incentive to develop =
their own
  nuclear capabilities.
       William M. Arkin, a military analyst, wrote in the Los Angeles =
Times
  earlier this week that the Bush administration's war planning "moves =
nuclear
  weapons out of their long-established special category and lumps them =
in
  with all the other military options."
       Mr. Arkin quoted "multiple sources" close to the preparations for =
a war
  in Iraq as saying that the focus is on "two possible roles for nuclear
  weapons: attacking Iraqi facilities located so deep underground that =
they
  might be impervious to conventional explosives; and thwarting Iraq's =
use of
  weapons of mass destruction."
       He cited a Dec. 11 memorandum from Defense Secretary Donald H. =
Rumsfeld
  to Mr. Bush, asking for authority to place Adm. James O. Ellis Jr., =
chief of
  the U.S. Strategic Command, in charge of the full range of "strategic"
  warfare options.
       NSPD 17 appears to have upgraded nuclear weapons beyond the =
traditional
  function as a nuclear deterrent.
       "This is an interesting distinction," Mr. Spring said. "There is =
an
  acknowledgment up front that under the post-Cold War circumstances,
  deterrence in the sense we applied it during the Cold War is not as
  reliable. I think it's accurate."






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<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Ho controllato la notizia appena letta su La =
Repubblica on=20
line andando alla<BR>fonte ed ho purtroppo trovato la pagina del 'The=20
Washington Times' che sotto<BR>riporto<BR>antonio gentile<BR><BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.repubblica.it/news/ired/ultimora/rep_nazionale_n_32976=
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2.html</A><BR>Washington,=20
15:38<BR>Bioterrorismo, stampa: Bush autorizza ricorso a =
nucleare<BR><BR>Il=20
presidente americano George W.Bush ha firmato un documento segreto=20
nel<BR>quale autorizza il ricorso anche ad armi nucleari in caso di=20
attentati<BR>chimici o batteriologici contro gli Stati Uniti. A =
rivelarlo =E8=20
oggi il<BR>quotidiano 'The Washington Times'.<BR>Gli Usa, si legge =
nella=20
Direttiva presidenziale sulla Sicurezza nazionale<BR>numero 17 del 14=20
settembre scorso, "continuer=E0 a mettere in chiaro che si<BR>riserva =
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di rispondere con il ricorso a una forza schiacciante -<BR>comprese =
armi=20
potenzialmente nucleari - all'uso di (armi di sterminio)<BR>contro gli =
Stati=20
Uniti, le nostre forze all'estero o paesi amici e alleati".<BR>Un =
paragrafo=20
simile compare, ricorda il quotidiano, anche nella versione<BR>della =
direttiva=20
resa pubblica l'11 dicembre.<BR>Nel nel testo divulgato alla stampa, =
per=F2,=20
invece dell'espressione "incluse<BR>armi potenzialmente nucleari" si =
legge=20
"incluso il ricorso a tutte le<BR>opzioni a nostra disposizione". La =
Casa=20
Bianca non ha voluto commentare le<BR>rivelazioni del 'Washington =
Times'.=20
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le parole=20
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ai=20
funzionari cui esso =E8 destinato di<BR>"preparare per il presidente =
ogni sorta=20
di opzione". (red)<BR><BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030131-27320419.htm">http://www.=
washtimes.com/world/20030131-27320419.htm</A><BR>Bush=20
approves nuclear response<BR>By Nicholas Kralev<BR>THE WASHINGTON=20
TIMES<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A classified document signed by=20
President Bush specifically allows for<BR>the use of nuclear weapons =
in=20
response to biological or chemical attacks,<BR>apparently changing a=20
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The=20
Washington Times.<BR><BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "The United =
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overwhelming force - including potentially nuclear<BR>weapons - to the =
use of=20
[weapons of mass destruction] against the United<BR>States, our forces =
abroad,=20
and friends and allies," the document, National<BR>Security =
Presidential=20
Directive 17, set out on Sept. 14 last =
year.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A=20
similar statement is included in the public version of the =
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was released Dec. 11 as the National Strategy to Combat Weapons =
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the=20
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document's intended audience, "a little more of an<BR>instruction to =
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known better by its abbreviation NSPD 17, as well as =
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possibly=20
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national=20
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nuclear=20
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distinction,"=20
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the=20
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