WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia is said to be seeking weapons of mass
destruction.U.S. officials said Riyad has been seeking intermediate-range missiles
as well as biological, chemical and nuclear weapons from Islamic allies.
They said China and Pakistan have been the most prominent suppliers in the
Saudi effort.The Saudi effort was reported in a recent hearing by a House
subcommittee. Rep. Benjamin Gilman, chairman of the House Middle East and
South Asia subcommittee said Riyad has attempted to obtain WMD from
China. Gilman suggested that the effort is continuing."In the past, it has attempted to procure weapons of mass destruction in
the form of Chinese missiles," Gilman told the panel on May 22. "There are
press reports of continuing concern about its capabilities and its
intentions in that regard."
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