Input: Disaster readiness fund urged [ North Carolina ]

Disaster

Disaster

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Disaster readiness fund


Input: `` The General Assembly should set aside money for a new state health lab , millions of doses of antiviral drugs and a fund to help meet basic needs after a disaster , a legislative panel recommended Thursday .

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meet basic needs after a disaster

a fund

disaster

disaster


Input: The General Assembly has worked to improve its response to potential terrorist attacks after the Sept. 11, 2001 , attacks and the ensuing anthrax scares .

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its

to potential terrorist attacks

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terrorist

terrorist

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improve

The General Assembly

its response to potential terrorist attacks


Input: But , Gov . Donald Carcieri , Providence Mayor David Cicilline and others told Chairwoman Susan Collins of Maine and Rhode Island Sen . Lincoln Chafee , they need more federal money , they need it to come faster when disaster strikes and they need a steady stream they know they can rely on from year to year .

told

Gov . Donald Carcieri , Providence Mayor David Cicilline and others

Chairwoman Susan Collins of Maine and Rhode Island Sen . Lincoln Chafee

they need more federal money , they need it to come faster when disaster strikes and they need a steady stream they know they can rely on from year to year

disaster

disaster


Input: The state and localities , Chafee said , sometimes get mandated to use federal homeland security funds for decontamination or preparation for bioterrorism , when the money might be better spent putting together a communications systems that would let first responders such as police , fire and rescue from different communities communicate with each other more easily. '' ( Pawtucket Times , 21Apr06 , Jim Baron ) ( Link )

said

Chafee

The state and localities

sometimes get mandated to use federal homeland security funds for decontamination or preparation for bioterrorism , when the money might be better spent putting together a communications systems that would let first responders such as police , fire and rescue from different communities communicate with each other more easily.

use

The state and localities

federal homeland security funds

for decontamination or preparation for bioterrorism

decontamination

together

a communications systems that would let first responders such as police , fire and rescue from different communities communicate with each other more easily.

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communicate

with each other

first responders such as police , fire and rescue from different communities


Input: Mock drill readies Dublin [ Georgia ] district for terrorist threat

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terrorist

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drill


Input: The essence of the drill was to test how quickly a mass amount of medicine and treatment could be delivered to the public .

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to the public

a mass amount of medicine and treatment

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drill


Input: ' There was excellent participation and cooperation .

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excellent participation and cooperation

participation

cooperation


Input: ' Though about 350 people participated in the drill , about 500 patients were actually processed because many participants went through multiple times , with varying symptoms each time .

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about 350 people

in the drill

participants

participants

went

through

many participants

drill

drill

because

many participants went through multiple times , with varying symptoms each time

about 500 patients were actually processed


Input: It was an anti - terror test and a drill for the upcoming Hurricane season .

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test

anti - terror


Input: The test is what to do when a deadly sarin gas has been released in a meeting room infecting dozens .

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what

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sarin gas

meeting

meeting

test

what to do when a deadly sarin gas has been released in a meeting room infecting dozens


Input: The center 's director pledged a thorough review of safety procedures .

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The center 's director

a thorough review of safety procedures


Input: `` Four secret transfers of 63 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from a research laboratory in Uzbekistan to a secure Russian reprocessing facility were completed April 19 by the U.S. Department of Energy 's National Nuclear Security Administration ( NNSA ) .

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of 63 kilograms of highly enriched uranium

from a research laboratory in Uzbekistan

to a secure Russian reprocessing facility

research


Input: ' These shipments of highly enriched uranium spent fuel are part of NNSA 's efforts to make sure this type of material does n't fall into the wrong hands , ' NNSA Administrator Linton F. Brooks said in an April 20 press release .

shipments

of highly enriched uranium spent fuel

said

' These shipments of highly enriched uranium spent fuel are part of NNSA 's efforts to make sure this type of material does n't fall into the wrong hands , '

NNSA Administrator Linton F. Brooks

in an April 20 press release


Input: The 2nd Cavalry Regiment [ at Fort Lewis ] recently received three vehicles that can detect radiation or biological and chemical hazards while keeping the soldiers safe inside .

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The 2nd Cavalry Regiment [ at Fort Lewis ]

three vehicles that can detect radiation or biological and chemical hazards while keeping the soldiers safe inside

detect

three vehicles

that

radiation or biological and chemical hazards


Input: The eight - wheeled vehicles , developed to fill a gap between infantry soldiers driving Humvees and tanks , is the Army 's next step in becoming a future fighting force .

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The eight - wheeled vehicles

step

the Army 's

The eight - wheeled vehicles , developed to fill a gap between infantry soldiers driving Humvees and tanks

becoming

a future fighting force

the Army 's

fighting


Input: India and US to advance cooperation to deal with terrorism

cooperation

to deal with terrorism

deal

India and US

with terrorism

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terrorism


Input: This was decided at the two - day meeting of the India - US Joint Working Group on Counterterrorim , which ended today .

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This

ended

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today

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of the India - US Joint Working Group on Counterterrorim


Input: The two countries decided to advance cooperation in the areas of bioterrorism , aviation security , biometrics , cyber - security and terrorism , WMD - terrorism , terrorist finance and money laundering and violent extremism , a release issued by the Embassy of India said .

decided

The two countries

to advance cooperation in the areas of bioterrorism , aviation security , biometrics , cyber - security and terrorism , WMD - terrorism , terrorist finance and money laundering and violent extremism

cooperation

in the areas of bioterrorism , aviation security , biometrics , cyber - security and terrorism , WMD - terrorism , terrorist finance and money laundering and violent extremism

said

a release issued by the Embassy of India

The two countries decided to advance cooperation in the areas of bioterrorism , aviation security , biometrics , cyber - security and terrorism , WMD - terrorism , terrorist finance and money laundering and violent extremism

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bioterrorism

terrorist

terrorism

terrorism


Input: `` Every day , about 350 trucks carrying trash from Canada come into Michigan to dump it in our landfills .

carrying

about 350 trucks

trash from Canada

come

into Michigan

about 350 trucks carrying trash from Canada

to dump it in our landfills


Input: The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has no effective way to screen or inspect these trash trucks as they enter Michigan , and the potential consequences of this security gap are immense .

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these trash trucks

The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

enter

they

Michigan


Input: The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) recently completed a study , conducted in response to a request I [ Carl Levin ] made with Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rep . John Dingell that bluntly acknowledges the security risk these trucks pose .

conducted

a study

response

to a request I [ Carl Levin ] made with Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rep . John Dingell that bluntly acknowledges the security risk these trucks pose

request

I [ Carl Levin ]

that bluntly acknowledges the security risk these trucks pose

study

The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS )


Input: The screening methods are nearly useless for screening trash , however , due to the density and lack of uniform content of trash shipments .

shipments

trash


Input: The X-ray image produced is nothing more than a large amorphous black mass. I fear that for every trash truck caught carrying contraband into Michigan , many more get through undetected with drugs , medical waste or other illegal material .

produced

The X-ray image

carrying

every trash truck

contraband

into Michigan

illegal

material

get

many more

through


Input: JOHANNESBURG - After four days in the hospital battling a lung infection , former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa `` is responding better to treatment , '' President Jacob Zuma told Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday .

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to treatment

former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa

told

President Jacob Zuma

Parliament

After four days in the hospital battling a lung infection , former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa `` is responding better to treatment

battling

a lung infection

former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa


Input: '' We are very happy with the progress that he 's now making , following a difficult few days , '' Zuma said .

difficult

few days

said

Zuma

We are very happy with the progress that he 's now making , following a difficult few days


Input: The renewed investigation of Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood dates to the uprising that led to the ouster of Mubarak in 2011 .

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of Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood

uprising

ouster

of Mubarak

led

that

to the ouster of Mubarak in 2011

the uprising


Input: Morsi and other Brotherhood leaders were arrested Jan. 28 and held in the Wadi Natroun prison north of Cairo , until they escaped two days later .

arrested

Morsi and other Brotherhood leaders


Input: The SCS brochure I am enclosing will give you the historic significance of SCS , as well as listing activities and specific benefits awarded to donors at the Georgia O'Keeffe level .

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The SCS brochure I am enclosing

you

the historic significance of SCS

donors

donors

activities

activities

enclosing

I

The SCS brochure


Input: Additionally , I am sending traditional background materials on the Museum and the two latest issues of our Previews Magazine detailing upcoming events , exhibitions , and educational programs .

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I

traditional background materials on the Museum and the two latest issues of our Previews Magazine detailing upcoming events , exhibitions , and educational programs

educational

programs

detailing

upcoming events , exhibitions , and educational programs

the two latest issues of our Previews Magazine


Input: In joining SCS , you join the ranks of those who believe that bringing art and art education to the city makes life better , richer , and more rewarding for the entire community .

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SCS

you

join

you

the ranks of those who believe that bringing art and art education to the city makes life better , richer , and more rewarding for the entire community

bringing

art and art education

to the city

education

art

makes

bringing art and art education to the city

life

for the entire community

better , richer , and more rewarding


Input: At the beginning of the second millennium b.c. , Jerusalem was a Canaanite mountain stronghold on a secondary trade route , far less important than biblical cities such as Hazor , Megiddo , Beth Shean , and Shechem .

trade

on

a Canaanite mountain stronghold

a secondary trade route


Input: Scholars speculate that Shalim might have been an ancient Semitic deity of peace , for the name resembles the modern Hebrew and Arabic words for `` peace '' : shalom and salaam , respectively .

speculate

Scholars

that Shalim might have been an ancient Semitic deity of peace

for the name resembles the modern Hebrew and Arabic words for `` peace '' : shalom and salaam , respectively


Input: If true , this is an ironic name for a city that would become one of the most constantly and bitterly embattled places on the face of the earth .

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a city

that

one of the most constantly and bitterly embattled places on the face of the earth

on

the face of the earth

one of the most constantly and bitterly embattled places


Input: He also brought the Ark of the Covenant , the portable tabernacle containing the Tablets of the Law received on Mount Sinai , to the Spring of Gihon , just outside the walls of Jerusalem .

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He

the Ark of the Covenant , the portable tabernacle containing the Tablets of the Law received on Mount Sinai

, to the Spring of Gihon

containing

the portable tabernacle

the Tablets of the Law received on Mount Sinai

received

the Tablets of the Law

on

Mount Sinai

received


Input: There the Ark rested until it was placed in the Temple , built in approximately 960 b.c. on Mt. Moriah , the high point at the northern end of the city .

placed

it

built

the Temple

on Mt. Moriah , the high point at the northern end of the city

on

Mt. Moriah , the high point at the northern end of the city

the Temple , built in approximately 960 b.c.


Input: According to biblical tradition , although David bought the land for the Temple and carefully assembled its building materials , he was deemed unworthy of constructing the Temple because he was a man of war with blood on his hands .

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David

the land

because

he was deemed unworthy of constructing the Temple

he was a man of war with blood on his hands

war

constructing

he

the Temple

building

on

blood

his hands


Input: At the Temple 's dedication , Solomon addressed his God : `` ... the Heavens , even the Heaven of the Heavens , can not contain Thee ; how much less this House that I have built ? ''

addressed

Solomon

his God

`` ... the Heavens , even the Heaven of the Heavens , can not contain Thee ; how much less this House that I have built ? ''

built

I

this House

that

contain

Thee

the Heavens , even the Heaven of the Heavens


Input: The site of the Temple eventually became identified as Mt. Moriah , on which it stood , where Abraham was called to sacrifice his son Isaac .

became

The site of the Temple

identified as Mt. Moriah , on which it stood

on

which

Mt. Moriah

it

stood

it

Mt. Moriah

on which

sacrifice

Abraham

his son Isaac

identified

The site of the Temple

as Mt. Moriah , on which it stood

called

to sacrifice his son Isaac

Abraham


Input: Along with this splendid house of worship , Solomon built a royal palace , mansions for his wives , temples for the foreign gods worshipped by the princesses he had married , and towers for the defense of the capital .

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built

Solomon

a royal palace , mansions for his wives , temples for the foreign gods worshipped by the princesses he had married , and towers for the defense of the capital

defense

of the capital


Input: But with his death the empire collapsed , and the Israelite kingdom was divided into two separate , impoverished , often warring nations : Israel , with its capital at Shechem in the north , ruled by a series of northern dynasties ; and the smaller kingdom of Judah , with its capital at Jerusalem , from which the Davidic dynasty continued to rule .

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his


Input: In 701 b.c. the Assyrian armies of Sennacherib destroyed Israel and moved southward to besiege Jerusalem .

destroyed

the Assyrian armies of Sennacherib

Israel

moved

southward

the Assyrian armies of Sennacherib


Input: When it fell , the Temple and all the buildings were burned .

burned

the Temple and all the buildings


Input: The people of the once - glorious city were forced into an exile known as `` the Babylonian Captivity . ''

forced

The people of the once - glorious city


Input: In time , the kingdom of Babylon was overthrown and the Israelites were permitted to return to Jerusalem in 539 b.c. The city was now under the more tolerant rule of the Persians , but rebuilding was slow work .

overthrown

the kingdom of Babylon

return

to Jerusalem

the Israelites


Input: When Seleucid rulers outlawed Judaism , Jews led by Judah Maccabee and his brothers staged a revolution in 167 b.c. and , against all odds , restored the primacy of Jewish religious life in Jerusalem .

revolution


Input: The Macabbees cleansed the Temple of Hellenistic idols and the blood of pagan sacrifices ; the eight - day celebration of Hanukkah ( Feast of Dedication ) commemorates their victory .

sacrifices

pagan

cleansed

The Macabbees

the Temple

of Hellenistic idols and the blood of pagan sacrifices


Input: The Hasmoneans ruled until Pompey 's Roman legions arrived in 63 b.c.

arrived

Pompey 's Roman legions


Input: After the initial years of Roman administration and political infighting , Rome installed Herod ( scion of a family from Idumea , a Jewish kingdom in the desert ) as King of Judea .

installed

Rome

Herod ( scion of a family from Idumea , a Jewish kingdom in the desert )

as King of Judea


Input: The courtyard around the Temple was expanded to accommodate hundreds of thousands of pilgrims , and the Temple Mount was shored up by retaining walls made with great stone blocks .

expanded

The courtyard around the Temple

made

walls

with great stone blocks


Input: A massive fortress was built overlooking the Temple Mount , which Herod named `` Antonia '' in honor of his Roman friend and benefactor , Mark Antony .

built

A massive fortress


Input: In about a.d. 30 he and his followers went for Passover to Jerusalem , which was in unrest at this time , dissatisfied with Roman domination .

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he and his followers

to Jerusalem , which was in unrest at this time , dissatisfied with Roman domination


Input: Jesus 's entry into the Temple caused a commotion ; after the Passover dinner he was arrested by the temple priests , who were under direct Roman rule .

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Jesus 's

into the Temple

caused

Jesus 's entry into the Temple

a commotion

dinner

Passover

dinner

arrested

he

by the temple priests , who were under direct Roman rule


Input: Jesus was put on trial quickly and condemned to crucifixion , a Roman form of execution for political and religious dissidents as well as for common criminals .

crucifixion


Input: In a province rife with rebellion and retaliation , the execution in Jerusalem of yet another religious leader from the Galilee did not by itself have an immediate effect on history .

rebellion

retaliation


Input: After Jesus 's crucifixion , harsh Roman rule continued until a.d. 66 , when the Jews rebelled .

crucifixion

Jesus 's


Input: For four years Jewish zealots fought against the might of Rome .

fought

Jewish zealots

against the might of Rome


Input: For 60 years Jerusalem lay in ruins , until the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the city rebuilt as a Roman town dedicated to Jupiter .

ordered

the Roman Emperor Hadrian

the city rebuilt as a Roman town dedicated to Jupiter


Input: In outrage , the Jews began a second revolt against Rome , led by Simon bar Kochba .

began

the Jews

a second revolt against Rome , led by Simon bar Kochba

revolt

against Rome


Input: Jerusalem 's physical existence as a spiritual city seemed finished , but its spiritual power for Jews , and for the struggling new Christian religion , remained .

existence

Jerusalem 's

finished

Jerusalem 's physical existence as a spiritual city


Input: But the Roman Empire became Christian in the fourth century , and Jerusalem became a center of religion once again .

became

Christian

the Roman Empire


Input: Still reeling from the effects of the Persian devastation , Jerusalem was conquered in 638 by the forces of Islam .

devastation

Persian

conquered

Jerusalem

by the forces of Islam


Input: The Temple Mount was identified in Islamic tradition as `` the farthest spot '' ( in Arabic , el-aksa ) , the site to which the Prophet Muhammad was transported in one night from Mecca on a winged horse , as described in the 17th chapter of the Koran .

transported

the Prophet Muhammad

from Mecca

the site to which

described

in the 17th chapter of the Koran

The Temple Mount was identified in Islamic tradition as `` the farthest spot '' ( in Arabic , el-aksa ) , the site to which the Prophet Muhammad was transported in one night from Mecca on a winged horse


Input: The Dome of the Rock remains Jerusalem 's most striking monument ; it is counted among the most beautiful buildings ever created .

created

the most beautiful buildings


Input: By about 715 , the El-Aksa Mosque , third holiest place of prayer in Islam ( after Mecca and Medina ) , had been built on the southern side of the Temple Mount .

prayer

built

on the southern side of the Temple Mount

the El-Aksa Mosque , third holiest place of prayer in Islam ( after Mecca and Medina )

on

the southern side of the Temple Mount

the El-Aksa Mosque , third holiest place of prayer in Islam ( after Mecca and Medina


Input: In 1099 , under their leaders Godfrey de Bouillon and Tancred , the Crusaders captured the Holy City for Christendom by slaughtering both Muslims and Jews .

slaughtering

the Crusaders

both Muslims and Jews


Input: The Crusaders established a feudal Christian state with Godfrey at its head .

established

The Crusaders

a feudal Christian state


Input: They built many impressive churches during the term of the first Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem , but in 1187 they were driven out by Muslim forces under the great warrior Saladin .

built

They

many impressive churches

driven

they

by Muslim forces

out


Input: During the Sixth Crusade ( 1228 - 1229 ) , the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II managed to secure Jerusalem for the Christians by negotiation .

secure

the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II

Jerusalem

by negotiation

negotiation


Input: Much of the best Islamic architecture in the city was constructed in the Mameluke era , but the past thousand years had taken their toll : Jerusalem was unable to regain the prosperity it had enjoyed in earlier times .

constructed

Much of the best Islamic architecture in the city


Input: Jerusalem fell to the Ottomans in 1517 , remaining under their control for 400 years .

control

their


Input: But when Suleiman died , his empire , including Jerusalem , began a long period of decline .

died

Suleiman

began

his empire , including Jerusalem

a long period of decline


Input: Weizmann was an important figure in the negotiations with the British government that led to the Balfour Declaration of 1917 , supporting the idea of a Jewish `` national home '' in Palestine that also respected the rights of existing non - Jewish people already living there .

negotiations

with the British government

led

the negotiations with the British government

that

to the Balfour Declaration of 1917 , supporting the idea of a Jewish `` national home '' in Palestine that also respected the rights of existing non - Jewish people already living there

existing

non - Jewish people


Input: The problem was that British strategists , who were fighting the Ottoman Turks in 1917 , had secretly promised the lands to their World War I Arab allies .

fighting

British strategists

who

the Ottoman Turks

promised

British strategists , who were fighting the Ottoman Turks in 1917

the lands

to their World War I Arab allies


Input: But Arab opposition to new Jewish immigration and construction in Palestine led to increasing strife ; by 1946 , Jerusalem was an armed camp .

construction

in Palestine

led

Arab opposition to new Jewish immigration and construction in Palestine

to increasing strife

strife

armed

camp


Input: But lacking the means to enforce its decision , the United Nations was powerless to halt the fighting that erupted as the British withdrew their troops in 1948 .

halt

the United Nations

to halt the fighting that erupted as the British withdrew their troops in 1948

fighting

erupted

fighting

that

as the British withdrew their troops in 1948

withdrew

the British

their troops

decision

its


Input: In response , member states of the Arab League sent troops to help the Palestinian Arabs .

response

member states of the Arab League sent troops to help the Palestinian Arabs

sent

member states of the Arab League

troops

help

troops

the Palestinian Arabs


Input: Jews were evacuated from the Old City 's Jewish Quarter , and thousands of Arab families fled their homes in West Jerusalem .

evacuated

Jews

from the Old City 's Jewish Quarter


Input: As a result of armistice agreements in 1949 , Jerusalem was divided : West Jerusalem was to be under Israeli control , and East Jerusalem ( including the Old City , with its Jewish , Muslim , Christian , and Armenian quarters ) came under Jordanian authority .

control

Israeli

West Jerusalem


Input: Free access to holy sites for members of all religions was guaranteed by the armistice agreements .

Free

access to holy sites


Input: Iran possesses five research reactors and two partially constructed power reactors at Bushehr .

research

constructed

power reactors at Bushehr


Input: It acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ( NPT ) in 1970 .

acceded

It

to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ( NPT )


Input: In the mid - 1970s , Iran initiated a nuclear power program , though there are reports that it also began a small nuclear weapon research program at the same time .

reports

that it also began a small nuclear weapon research program at the same time

began

it

a small nuclear weapon research program

at the same time

research

nuclear weapon


Input: Iran has denied the charges that it is pursuing a nuclear weapons program , and argues that nuclear technology for civilian use is the right of every non - nuclear weapon state party to the NPT .

argues

Iran

that nuclear technology for civilian use is the right of every non - nuclear weapon state party to the NPT

use

civilian


Input: American concerns over Iran 's nuclear program intensified in mid - 2002 , when American intelligence learned of the existence of two secret nuclear facilities .

learned

American intelligence

of the existence of two secret nuclear facilities

existence

of two secret nuclear facilities


Input: In February 2003 , Iranian leaders announced a new plan to develop a nuclear energy plan using entirely domestic resources .

announced

Iranian leaders

a new plan to develop a nuclear energy plan using entirely domestic resources

using

Iranian leaders

entirely domestic resources

develop

a nuclear energy plan using entirely domestic resources


Input: This development is of particular concern , considering the revelation of the two secret facilities .

revelation

of the two secret facilities


Input: During the IAEA 's visit to Iran , Iranian officials indicated that Iran would honor its safeguards agreement with the IAEA , but did not clearly indicate Iran 's willingness to accept the Additional Protocol .

indicated

Iranian officials

that Iran would honor its safeguards agreement with the IAEA

indicate

Iranian officials

Iran 's willingness to accept the Additional Protocol

accept

Iran

the Additional Protocol

visit

the IAEA 's

to Iran


Input: This means that Iran will place the Natanz facility , and any enriched uranium it produces , under IAEA inspection but that , as long as no nuclear materials are present , the IAEA would have no ability to examine locations in Iran where it believed nuclear weapons design research might be under way .

place

Iran

the Natanz facility , and any enriched uranium it produces

under IAEA inspection

produces

any enriched uranium

it

examine

the IAEA

locations in Iran where it believed nuclear weapons design research might be under way

nuclear weapons design research

inspection

IAEA

design

nuclear weapons

research

nuclear weapons design


Input: Reports in the Western media in March 2003 charged that Iran may have taken this step .

charged

Reports in the Western media in March 2003

that Iran may have taken this step

step

Iran

step

Reports

in the Western media


Input: An Iranian initiative to normalize relations was communicated to the United States in May 2003 .

communicated

An Iranian initiative to normalize relations

to the United States


Input: It includes a promise to address U.S. concerns on nuclear weapons in exchange for lifting sanctions and eventual normalization of relations .

promise

to address U.S. concerns on nuclear weapons

exchange

a promise to address U.S. concerns on nuclear weapons

for lifting sanctions and eventual normalization of relations

sanctions


Input: In March 2004 , the revelation , combined with IAEA evidence that nuclear activities had been pursued on Iranian military bases , led to a first - ever acknowledgment by Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani that the Iranian military had produced centrifuges to enrich uranium .

led

the revelation , combined with IAEA evidence that nuclear activities had been pursued on Iranian military bases

to a first - ever acknowledgment by Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani that the Iranian military had produced centrifuges to enrich uranium

produced

the Iranian military

centrifuges

activities

revelation

acknowledgment

by Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani

that the Iranian military had produced centrifuges to enrich uranium


Input: In April 2004 , Iran vowed to step up cooperation with the IAEA , adding that it had not only suspended enrichment programs but also stopped producing and assembling related parts .

cooperation

with the IAEA

adding

Iran

that it had not only suspended enrichment programs but also stopped producing and assembling related parts

stopped

it

producing and assembling related parts

producing

related parts

it

assembling

it

related parts

vowed

Iran

to step up cooperation with the IAEA

step

Iran

cooperation with the IAEA


Input: Iran agreed to an IAEA inspection schedule and to a mid - May 2004 deadline for the submission of complete details regarding its nuclear program and goals .

inspection

IAEA


Input: Although Iran acceded to the Geneva Protocol in 1929 and ratified the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC ) in 1973 , the U.S. government believes Iran began biological weapon efforts in the early to mid - 1980s , and that it continues to pursue an offensive biological weapon program linked to its civilian biotechnology activities .

began

Iran

biological weapon efforts

in the early to mid - 1980s

activities

its

civilian biotechnology

ratified

Iran

the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC )

acceded

Iran

to the Geneva Protocol


Input: The United States alleges that Iran may have started to develop small quantities of agent , possibly including mycotoxins , ricin , and the smallpox virus .

alleges

The United States

that Iran may have started to develop small quantities of agent , possibly including mycotoxins , ricin , and the smallpox virus

started

Iran

to develop small quantities of agent , possibly including mycotoxins , ricin , and the smallpox virus

develop

small quantities of agent , possibly including mycotoxins , ricin , and the smallpox virus

Iran


Input: Iran strongly denies acquiring or producing biological weapons .

acquiring

Iran

biological weapons

producing

Iran

biological weapons


Input: Although Iran ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC ) in November 1997 , the United States believes that Iran has maintained a chemical weapons program since 1984 , including production of sarin , mustard , phosgene , and hydrocyanic acid .

ratified

Iran

the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC )

production

of sarin , mustard , phosgene , and hydrocyanic acid


Input: Iran possesses one of the largest missile inventories in the Middle East and has acquired complete missile systems and developed an infrastructure to build missiles indigenously .

acquired

Iran

complete missile systems

build

Iran

missiles

developed

Iran

an infrastructure to build missiles indigenously


Input: It has purchased North Korean Scud-Bs , Scud-Cs , and Nodong ballistic missiles .

purchased

It

North Korean Scud-Bs , Scud-Cs , and Nodong ballistic missiles


Input: Meanwhile , Iran has also developed short - range artillery rockets and is producing the Scud-B and the Scud-C -- called the Shehab-1 and Shehab-2 , respectively .

producing

Iran

the Scud-B and the Scud-C -- called the Shehab-1 and Shehab-2 , respectively

developed

Iran

short - range artillery rockets


Input: Iran recently flight - tested the 1,300 km - range Shehab-3 , which is based on the North Korean Nodong .

tested

Iran

the 1,300 km - range Shehab-3 , which is based on the North Korean Nodong


Input: There are conflicting reports about the development of even longer - ranged missiles , such as the Shehab-4 and the Kosar intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) .

reports

about the development of even longer - ranged missiles , such as the Shehab-4 and the Kosar intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM )


Input: U.S. intelligence agencies assess that barring acquisition of a complete system or major subsystem from North Korea , Iran is unlikely to launch an ICBM or satellite launch vehicle ( SLV ) before mid - decade .

acquisition

of a complete system or major subsystem

from North Korea


Input: Iran has developed new missiles including the Ra'ad and Kosar and continues to test its Nodong based , Shehab-3 missile .

test

Iran

its Nodong based , Shehab-3 missile

developed

Iran

new missiles including the Ra'ad and Kosar


Input: On October 20, 2004 , Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani confirmed the latest successful test of Iran 's Shehab-3 with a 2,000 - kilometer range in front of observers .

confirmed

Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani

the latest successful test of Iran 's Shehab-3 with a 2,000 - kilometer range in front of observers

test

of Iran 's Shehab-3 with a 2,000 - kilometer range

in front of observers


Input: Intelligence reports regarding Iran 's expansion of capabilities and persistent interest in acquiring new technologies have led the United States to seek other options in dealing with Iran as a regional threat .

acquiring

Iran

new technologies

led

Intelligence reports regarding Iran 's expansion of capabilities and persistent interest in acquiring new technologies

the United States to seek other options in dealing with Iran as a regional threat

dealing

the United States

Iran as a regional threat


Input: The deputy mayor of the town , Panayiotis Bitakos , told Skai TV that `` I call on all residents to follow the instructions of the police as to where they will go .

told

The deputy mayor of the town , Panayiotis Bitakos

Skai TV

that `` I call on all residents to follow the instructions of the police as to where they will go

call

I

on all residents

to follow the instructions of the police

as to where they will go


Input: Athens Prefect Yannis Sgouras told state NET TV that strong winds helped strengthen the fires , and caused extra difficulties for the firefighters trying to put out the blaze .

told

Athens Prefect Yannis Sgouras

state NET TV

that strong winds helped strengthen the fires , and caused extra difficulties for the firefighters trying to put out the blaze

helped

strong winds

strengthen the fires

the fires

caused

strong winds

extra difficulties

for the firefighters trying to put out the blaze

difficulties

for the firefighters trying to put out the blaze


Input: In a televised speech on NET , the fire department spokesman Ioannis Kapakis stated that `` the strength of the winds has increased and the situation remains particularly difficult . ”

speech

stated

the fire department spokesman Ioannis Kapakis

In a televised speech on NET

that `` the strength of the winds has increased and the situation remains particularly difficult


Input: No casualties have yet been reported , and no official property damage tally has yet been made , although Greek media have estimated tens of homes to have been damaged .

reported

No casualties

damage

property

damaged

tens of homes


Input: Religious decrees were used to justify the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat .

used

Religious decrees

to justify the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat

assassination

of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat


Input: Islambouli , an Egyptian military officer and member of Al-Jihad Organization , assassinated President Anwar Sadat during a military parade in Cairo in October 1981 for signing a peace treaty with Israel .

assassinated

President Anwar Sadat

Islambouli , an Egyptian military officer and member of Al-Jihad Organization


Input: Lt . Khaled Islambouli was the leader of the group of soldiers who assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Cairo in 1981 .

assassinated

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat

the group of soldiers

who


Input: Not surprisingly , there was a huge disparity in the number of publications from 1990 until 2000 , with the United States contributing the lion 's share ( 84.2% ) , followed by Canada ( 10.35% ) .

contributing

the United States

the lion 's share ( 84.2% )

was

a huge disparity in the number of publications from 1990 until 2000


Input: A federal magistrate informed Pickett of the charges against him --assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon , which carries a maximum 10 years in prison .

informed

A federal magistrate

Pickett

of the charges against him --assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon , which carries a maximum 10 years in prison

deadly

weapon


Input: Pickett , who was shot in the knee by the Secret Service after allegedly firing two shots outside the White House , used crutches to walk into the court .

walk

Pickett , who was shot in the knee by the Secret Service after allegedly firing two shots outside the White House

into the court

used

Pickett , who was shot in the knee by the Secret Service after allegedly firing two shots outside the White House

crutches

to walk into the court


Input: Does Iran have the infrastructure necessary to produce nuclear weapons ?

produce

nuclear weapons


Input: However , the program has been restarted , possibly in reaction to the revelations about the scope of Iraq 's nuclear weapons program .

reaction

to the revelations about the scope of Iraq 's nuclear weapons program

revelations

about the scope of Iraq 's nuclear weapons program


Input: Nuclear Attempting to acquire fissile material for weapons development .

acquire

fissile material for weapons development


Input: Chinese and Russian supply policies are key to Iran 's success ; Russia has agreed to build power reactor .

supply

build

Russia

power reactor


Input: Ratified the Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty and signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty .

Ratified

the Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty

signed

the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty


Input: Ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention .

Ratified

the Chemical Weapons Convention


Input: Biological Possesses expertise and infrastructure to support biological warfare program .

warfare

biological


Input: Seeks to produce longer range missiles ( 1,000 kilometers or more ) .

produce

longer range missiles ( 1,000 kilometers or more )


Input: Iran is trying to acquire fissile material to support development of nuclear weapons and has set up an elaborate system of military and civilian organizations to support its effort .

acquire

Iran

fissile material

set

an elaborate system of military and civilian organizations

Iran


Input: Barring outright acquisition of a nuclear weapon from a foreign source , Iran could pursue several other avenues for weapon development .

acquisition

of a nuclear weapon

from a foreign source


Input: Also , Iran could attempt to produce highly enriched uranium if it acquired the appropriate facilities for the front - end of the nuclear fuel cycle .

produce

Iran

highly enriched uranium

acquired

it

the appropriate facilities for the front - end of the nuclear fuel cycle


Input: Chinese and Russian supply policies are key to whether Iran will successfully acquire the needed technology , expertise , and infrastructure to manufacture the fissile material for a weapon and the ability to fashion a usable device .

supply

acquire

Iran

the needed technology , expertise , and infrastructure to manufacture the fissile material for a weapon and the ability to fashion a usable device

manufacture

the fissile material for a weapon

fashion

a usable device


Input: It used chemical agents to respond to Iraqi chemical attacks on several occasions during that war .

used

It

chemical agents

to respond to Iraqi chemical attacks

respond

It

to Iraqi chemical attacks

attacks

Iraqi

chemical

war


Input: Iran has a stockpile of these weapons , including artillery shells and bombs , which could be used in another conflict in the region .

used

these weapons , including artillery shells and bombs

which

conflict


Input: Therefore , Chinese supply policies will be key to whether Tehran attains its long - term goal of independent production for these weapons .

supply

production


Input: Iran 's biological warfare program began during the Iran - Iraq war .

warfare

biological

war

Iran - Iraq

began

Iran 's biological warfare program

during the Iran - Iraq war


Input: The inspection team learned that Iran has the capability to build more centrifuges .

learned

The inspection team

that Iran has the capability to build more centrifuges

build

more centrifuges

Iran


Input: This means that Iran will place the Natanz facility , and any enriched uranium it produces , under IAEA inspection but that , as long as no nuclear materials are present , the IAEA would have no ability to examine locations in Iran where it believed nuclear weapons design research might be under way .

produces

any enriched uranium

it

place

Iran

the Natanz facility , and any enriched uranium it produces ,

under IAEA inspection

inspection

IAEA

the Natanz facility , and any enriched uranium it produces

examine

the IAEA

locations in Iran where it believed nuclear weapons design research might be under way

design

nuclear weapons

research

nuclear weapons design


Input: Iran responded by strenuously denying the charges , but also maintained that it reserved the right to possess nuclear weapons to counter Israel 's weaponry .

responded

Iran

by strenuously denying the charges

maintained

Iran

that it reserved the right to possess nuclear weapons to counter Israel 's weaponry


Input: Although Iran acceded to the Geneva Protocol in 1929 and ratified the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC ) in 1973 , the U.S. government believes Iran began biological weapon efforts in the early to mid - 1980s , and that it continues to pursue an offensive biological weapon program linked to its civilian biotechnology activities .

ratified

Iran

the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC )

began

Iran

biological weapon efforts

activities

its

civilian biotechnology


Input: Iran strongly denies acquiring or producing biological weapons .

acquiring

Iran

biological weapons

producing

biological weapons

Iran


Input: According to U.S. government estimates , Iran can produce 1,000 metric tons of agent per year and may have a stockpile of at least several thousand metric tons of weaponized and bulk agent .

produce

Iran

1,000 metric tons of agent


Input: Iran strongly denies acquiring or producing chemical weapons .

acquiring

Iran

chemical weapons

producing

Iran

chemical weapons


Input: Missile Iran possesses one of the largest missile inventories in the Middle East and has acquired complete missile systems and developed an infrastructure to build missiles indigenously .

acquired

Iran

complete missile systems

build

Iran

missiles

indigenously


Input: US officials confirmed that they have evidence that Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons .

confirmed

US officials

that they have evidence that Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons

acquire

nuclear weapons

Iran


Input: In October 1991 , the Iranian vice president said that if Israel kept its atomic bombs then Muslims should collectively develop their own .

said

the Iranian vice president

that if Israel kept its atomic bombs then Muslims should collectively develop their own

develop

Muslims

their own


Input: Reports speculate Iran may be developing centrifuge facilities to enrich uranium at sites such as Moallem Kalayah and Karaj ; however , those providing the reports left during the reign of former Shah Reza Pahlavi .

providing

those

the reports

reports

those

left

those providing the reports


Input: Many Iranian scientists familiar with uranium enrichment and plutonium manufacturing have returned to Iran after initially fleeing the Khomeini regime .

manufacturing

plutonium

returned

to Iran

Many Iranian scientists familiar with uranium enrichment and plutonium manufacturing


Input: These hot cells came in combination with a 5 MW research reactor the US sold Iran at the same time .

sold

Iran

the US

a 5 MW research reactor

research


Input: In 1974 , the Shah bought shares in Eurodif in accordance with a nuclear cooperation agreement with France .

bought

the Shah

shares in Eurodif

cooperation

nuclear


Input: From 1980 to 1990 Iran refused to pay for ar accept delivery of uranium enriched to 3% U-235 processed by Eurodif .

pay

for ar accept delivery of uranium enriched to 3% U-235 processed by Eurodif

Iran

delivery

Iran

of uranium enriched to 3% U-235 processed by Eurodif

accept

Iran

delivery of uranium enriched to 3% U-235 processed by Eurodif


Input: Last year , Iran began requesting supplies of enriched uranium from France and Eurodif .

began

Last year

Iran

requesting supplies of enriched uranium from France and Eurodif

requesting

supplies of enriched uranium

from France and Eurodif

Iran


Input: An Iranian - Eurodif contract for the supply of enriched uranium expired in 1990 .

supply

of enriched uranium


Input: The French government said it would not allow transfer of enriched uranium to Iran from the French plant .

said

The French government

it would not allow transfer of enriched uranium to Iran from the French plant

allow

it

transfer of enriched uranium to Iran from the French plant

transfer

of enriched uranium

to Iran

from the French plant


Input: Following the Gulf War , US media reported that PRC had supplied Iran with a calutron .

reported

that PRC had supplied Iran with a calutron

US media

supplied

PRC

Iran

with a calutron


Input: The PRC supplied the calutron with a 27 KW reactor for the Isfahan site .

supplied

The PRC

the calutron

with a 27 KW reactor for the Isfahan site


Input: Iranian agents are believed to be actively seeking deals to procure critical technologies .

procure

critical technologies

Iranian agents


Input: Iran may have approached Pakistan for help in enriching uranium it purchased from South Africa in the late 1980s .

purchased

it

uranium

help

in enriching uranium it purchased from South Africa in the late 1980s


Input: At the same time , Iraqi officials were claiming Pakistan was helping Iran develop atomic weapons .

claiming

Iraqi officials

Pakistan was helping Iran develop atomic weapons

helping

Pakistan

Iran

develop atomic weapons

develop

Iran

atomic weapons


Input: Pakistan denied the claims , and was reported to have rejected an Iranian offer to Pakistani former army chief of staff Mirza Aslam Beg to purchase weapons technology .

claims

reported

Pakistan

to have rejected an Iranian offer to Pakistani former army chief of staff Mirza Aslam Beg to purchase weapons technology

purchase

Iranian

weapons technology


Input: A Belgian newspaper claims that Belgium has provided nuclear - related training to Iranians. ( 2455 ) .

claims

A Belgian newspaper

that Belgium has provided nuclear - related training to Iranians.

provided

Belgium

nuclear - related training

to Iranians.

training

nuclear - related

Belgium

to Iranians.


Input: It may supply uranium enrichment technology as well , although Iran says this would be used to produce low - enriched uranium only .

supply

It

uranium enrichment technology as well

says

Iran

this would be used to produce low - enriched uranium only

used

this

to produce low - enriched uranium only

produce

low - enriched uranium only


Input: Training will also be provided ( 2223 , 2239 , 2338 ) .

Training


Input: Argentina halts talks on completion of the project ( 2696 ) .

talks

on completion of the project

halts

Argentina

talks on completion of the project


Input: Argentina 's president approves negotiations between Argentina and Iran on nuclear supply contracts .

negotiations

between Argentina and Iran

on nuclear supply contracts

supply

nuclear


Input: It is reported an Argentina - Spanish - German holding company will bid on Bushehr , but that its involvement will go beyond Bushehr . ( 1911 ) .

reported

an Argentina - Spanish - German holding company will bid on Bushehr , but that its involvement will go beyond Bushehr

involvement

its


Input: Reports indicate that Iran has approached Pakistan for help in enriching uranium imported from South Africa in the late 1980's . Rumors that Pakistan is helping Iran develop nuclear weapons persist ( 7198 ) .

indicate

that Iran has approached Pakistan for help in enriching uranium imported from South Africa in the late 1980's

helping

Pakistan

Iran

develop nuclear weapons

help

in enriching uranium imported from South Africa in the late 1980's

develop

Iran

nuclear weapons


Input: The head of Pakistan 's uranium enrichment program begins to hold talks with officials at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran ( 6003 ) .

begins

The head of Pakistan 's uranium enrichment program

to hold talks with officials at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

talks

The head of Pakistan 's uranium enrichment program

with officials at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran


Input: Argentina helps service an Iranian nuclear power plant ( 7148 ) .

helps

Argentina

service an Iranian nuclear power plant


Input: Argentine exports to Iran are called politically dangerous ( 2879 ) .

called

Argentine exports to Iran

politically dangerous


Input: The Observer ( UK ) says that Pakistan and Iran have signed a cooperation agreement under which Iranian engineers will be trained in Pakistan .

says

The Observer ( UK )

that Pakistan and Iran have signed a cooperation agreement under which Iranian engineers will be trained in Pakistan

signed

Pakistan and Iran

a cooperation agreement under which Iranian engineers will be trained in Pakistan

cooperation

trained

Iranian engineers


Input: M.A. Khan of Pakistan and Reza Amrollahi of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran are said to have signed the pact ; however , both Pakistan and Iran deny its existence .

signed

M.A. Khan of Pakistan and Reza Amrollahi of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

the pact

said

M.A. Khan of Pakistan and Reza Amrollahi of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

to have signed the pact

existence

its


Input: Corporation of the US withdraws the request it had made for a license to export components to India for the Tarapur System .

request

it

for a license to export components to India for the Tarapur System


Input: Iran was seeking fuel - fabrication technology due to previous supply problems with the safeguarded low enriched uranium fuel shipped from Argentina ( under a previous contract ) for a research reactor supplied by the US in 1967 .

supply

supplied

a research reactor

by the US

shipped

the safeguarded low enriched uranium fuel

from Argentina

research

fabrication

fuel


Input: Argentina has blocked the equipment sale because of US pressure but has not formally informed Iran that INVAP will not be permitted to supply the facilities .

sale

equipment

pressure

US

informed

Iran

that INVAP will not be permitted to supply the facilities

Argentina

supply

the facilities

INVAP


Input: It is reported that a German subsidiary of a US firm may have sold laser enrichment equipment to Iran .

reported

that a German subsidiary of a US firm may have sold laser enrichment equipment to Iran

sold

a German subsidiary of a US firm

laser enrichment equipment

to Iran


Input: An Armenian official states that Armenia will send scientists , including specialists in nuclear physics who have been involved in the defense industry , to Iran in exchange for oil .

states

An Armenian official

that Armenia will send scientists , including specialists in nuclear physics who have been involved in the defense industry , to Iran in exchange for oil

send

Armenia

scientists , including specialists in nuclear physics who have been involved in the defense industry

to Iran

involved

who

specialists in nuclear physics

in the defense industry

defense


Input: An agreement is to be signed in late 10/92 .

signed

An agreement


Input: A routine safeguards inspection of Iran 's nuclear program is scheduled for 10/92 .

inspection

of Iran 's nuclear program


Input: What foreign assistance has Iran received to help it produce nuclear weapons ?

received

What foreign assistance

Iran

to help it produce nuclear weapons

assistance

foreign

Iran

to help it produce nuclear weapons

help

it

produce nuclear weapons

produce

it

nuclear weapons


Input: Diplomats from the US and Iran have informally discussed some form of nuclear rapprochement. ( 6930 ) .

discussed

Diplomats from the US and Iran

some form of nuclear rapprochement.


Input: The PRC is reportedly providing Iranian nuclear experts with know-how and design information , some of which may be related to fissile material production and weapons development ( 6930 ) .

providing

The PRC

Iranian nuclear experts

with know-how and design information , some of which may be related to fissile material production and weapons development

production

fissile material


Input: Argentina is selling hot cells to Iran .

selling

Argentina

hot cells

to Iran


Input: Iran may have received other nuclear - related assistance and material from Argentina ( 6883 , 6897 ) .

received

Iran

other nuclear - related assistance and material

from Argentina

assistance

Iran

from Argentina


Input: Argentina reportedly remains interested in helping Iran complete construction on the two reactors at Bushehr ( 6930 ) .

helping

Argentina

Iran

complete construction on the two reactors at Bushehr

construction

on the two reactors at Bushehr

Iran


Input: Iran brings a multi - billion dollar lawsuit against the German government for preventing Siemens from completing the two reactors at Bushehr ( 6930 ) .

preventing

the German government

Siemens

from completing the two reactors at Bushehr


Input: Reports state that Iran has received nuclear weapons technology from Brazil and India ( 7401 ) .

state

Reports

that Iran has received nuclear weapons technology from Brazil and India

Reports

received

Iran

nuclear weapons technology

from Brazil and India


Input: Pakistani deputy Prime Minister Hhosayn Haqani denies reports of an Iranian - Pakistani cooperation agreement on nuclear technology .

reports

of an Iranian - Pakistani cooperation agreement on nuclear technology

cooperation

Iranian - Pakistani


Input: On 1/2 , the Tajikistan parliament acknowedges that negotiations are underway with Iranian representatives for the sale of enriched uranium and uranium production technology .

negotiations

with Iranian representatives

sale

of enriched uranium and uranium production technology

production

uranium


Input: Joint uranium production and enrichment efforts between Tajikistan and Iran are being considered ( 7198 , 7466 ) .

production

uranium


Input: Syria and Iran sign a nuclear pact , under which Iran agrees to provide Syria with a nuclear umbrella in the case of an Israeli attack ( Timmerman , 53 ) .

sign

Syria and Iran

a nuclear pact , under which Iran agrees to provide Syria with a nuclear umbrella in the case of an Israeli attack

attack

Israeli


Input: The PRC confirms that it has sold an electromagnetic separator and a mini - reactor to Iran .

confirms

The PRC

that it has sold an electromagnetic separator and a mini - reactor to Iran

sold

it

an electromagnetic separator and a mini - reactor

to Iran


Input: Iran is thought to possess a zero - power facility provided by the PRC , and China reportedly supplied small calutrons in about 1987 ; however , one report states that the PRC may not have delivered the calutrons .

provided

a zero - power facility

by the PRC

supplied

China

small calutrons

states

one report

that the PRC may not have delivered the calutrons

delivered

the PRC

the calutrons


Input: These and other nuclear technology transfers were reportedly made under a cooperation agreement signed in the mid - 1980s .

transfers

nuclear technology

signed

a cooperation agreement

cooperation


Input: IAEA Director General Hans Blix says he has no cause for concern regarding Iran 's attempts to acquire nuclear technology ( 6906 ) .

says

IAEA Director General Hans Blix

he has no cause for concern regarding Iran 's attempts to acquire nuclear technology

acquire

nuclear technology

Iran 's


Input: However , the IAEA may begin implementing special inspections for problem nations , with Iran as a possible test case ( 6925 ) .

inspections

for problem nations

begin

the IAEA

implementing special inspections for problem nations


Input: The PRC withdraws its offer to sell Iran a nuclear reactor ( 6899 ) .

withdraws

The PRC

its offer to sell Iran a nuclear reactor

sell

The PRC

Iran

a nuclear reactor


Input: The US administration calls for a total embargo on nuclear technology to Iran , and urges other nuclear suppliers , including the PRC , to take similar action ( 6847 ) .

urges

other nuclear suppliers , including the PRC ,

to take similar action

The US administration

suppliers

suppliers

nuclear

action

other nuclear suppliers , including the PRC ,


Input: These reports are termed speculative by a nuclear industry journal ( 7198 ) .

reports

termed

These reports

by a nuclear industry journal

speculative


Input: Diplomats from the US and Iran have informally discussed some form of nuclear rapprochement. ( 6930 ) .

discussed

Diplomats from the US and Iran

some form of nuclear rapprochement.


Input: However , the US expresses concerns that Iran may purchase stockpiled plutonium from North Korea ( 6840 ) .

purchase

Iran

stockpiled plutonium

from North Korea


Input: The PRC is reportedly providing Iranian nuclear experts with know-how and design information , some of which may be related to fissile material production and weapons development ( 6930 ) .

providing

The PRC

Iranian nuclear experts

with know-how and design information , some of which may be related to fissile material production and weapons development

production

fissile material


Input: The final settlement on the Eurodif dispute is reached , and reports persist of a secret clause allowing Iran to purchase French uranium ( Timmerman , 51 ) . ( 7401 ) .

dispute

Eurodif

reports

allowing

a secret clause

Iran

to purchase French uranium

purchase

Iran

French uranium

French


Input: Argentina reportedly remains interested in helping Iran complete construction on the two reactors at Bushehr ( 6930 ) .

helping

Iran

complete construction on the two reactors at Bushehr

Argentina

construction

Iran

on the two reactors at Bushehr


Input: Iran brings a multi - billion dollar lawsuit against the German government for preventing Siemens from completing the two reactors at Bushehr ( 6930 ) .

preventing

the German government

Siemens

from completing the two reactors at Bushehr


Input: Reports that President Nursultan Nazarbayev had travelled twice to Iran are also dismissed .

Reports

travelled


Input: On 1/31 , the Iranian deputy Foreign Minister for EuroAmerican Affairs rejects claims Iran had purchased nuclear weapons ( 7162 ) .

claims

Iran had purchased nuclear weapons

purchased

Iran

nuclear weapons


Input: Reports say Iran and North Korea have been making secret weapons deals and have been attempting to expand nuclear research cooperation programs .

say

Reports

Iran and North Korea have been making secret weapons deals and have been attempting to expand nuclear research cooperation programs

Reports

cooperation

nuclear research

research

nuclear


Input: Soviet scientists are offered up to $20,000 per month to work on Iran 's nuclear program ( 7325 ) .

work

Soviet scientists

on Iran 's nuclear program


Input: Scientists are reported to be in Iran as of 2/92 .

reported

Scientists

to be in Iran as of 2/92


Input: US Assistant Secretary for Interamerican Affairs , Bernard Aronson , urges Argentine Foreign Minister Guido di Tella to cancel a sale of dual - use technology to Iran .

urges

US Assistant Secretary for Interamerican Affairs , Bernard Aronson ,

Argentine Foreign Minister Guido di Tella

to cancel a sale of dual - use technology to Iran

sale

to Iran


Input: The Argentine firm Investigaciones Aplicadas ( INVAP ) had proposed to sell Iran machine tools , tubing and other equipment , including nuclear reactor material , that could have been used in a nuclear weapons program .

proposed

Argentine firm Investigaciones Aplicadas ( INVAP )

to sell Iran machine tools , tubing and other equipment , including nuclear reactor material , that could have been used in a nuclear weapons program

sell

Iran

machine tools , tubing and other equipment , including nuclear reactor material , that could have been used in a nuclear weapons program

The Argentine firm Investigaciones Aplicadas ( INVAP )

used

that

nuclear reactor material

in a nuclear weapons program


Input: Initially , the Argentine government said the sale could go through if Iran signed a safeguards agreement with the IAEA within forty days .

said

the Argentine government

the sale could go through if Iran signed a safeguards agreement with the IAEA within forty days

sale

signed

Iran

safeguards agreement with the IAEA


Input: Maintenance and expansion of Sino - Iranian relations naturally constitutes an important component of Chinese strategy in extending its influence to the region .

expansion

of Sino - Iranian relations

influence

its


Input: China wants to maintain and improve its relationship with Iran , especially when there is no persuasive evidence that Iran has used these programs for nuclear weapons development .

is

no persuasive evidence that Iran has used these programs for nuclear weapons development

used

Iran

these programs

for nuclear weapons development


Input: Related to the different perspectives on Iran , there are also disagreement between the US and China on nuclear transfers and nuclear nonproliferation .

are

disagreement between the US and China on nuclear transfers and nuclear nonproliferation

disagreement

between the US and China

on nuclear transfers and nuclear nonproliferation

transfers

nuclear


Input: In addition , since all known Iranian nuclear facilities are under IAEA monitoring , Beijing views US demands that China suspend all its nuclear cooperation programs with Iran as unreasonable and contrary to Article IV of the NPT .

demands

US

that China suspend all its nuclear cooperation programs with Iran

cooperation

nuclear

its


Input: However , the US is concerned with the indirect assistance Iran could receive and is concerned that it is probably covertly seeking the construction of uranium conversion and enrichment facilities , other technical know-how , and technicians .

assistance

receive

Iran

the indirect assistance

construction

it

of uranium conversion and enrichment facilities

conversion

uranium


Input: While China continues to adhere to its pledge to end all nuclear cooperation with Iran , recent media reports citing intelligence sources reveal some continued Sino - Iranian nuclear cooperation activities .

pledge

its

to end all nuclear cooperation with Iran

cooperation

with Iran

its

nuclear

end

all nuclear cooperation with Iran

its

reports

media

reports

reveal

some continued Sino - Iranian nuclear cooperation activities

activities

continued Sino - Iranian nuclear cooperation


Input: Specifically , China reportedly has renewed negotiations on the construction of a graphite production facility , agreed to supply Iran with specialty steel , including the transfer of titanium - stabilized duplex steel , that can be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction .

negotiations

on the construction of a graphite production facility

China

construction

of a graphite production facility

production

graphite

supply

Iran

with specialty steel , including the transfer of titanium - stabilized duplex steel , that can be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction

China

transfer

of titanium - stabilized duplex steel

used

that

specialty steel , including the transfer of titanium - stabilized duplex steel ,

in the development of weapons of mass destruction


Input: The US is concerned that Iran may have or acquire an unsafeguarded enrichment facility for which it might get parts from Eastern Europe ( PPNN , International Herald Tribune , 1/28/91 ) .

acquire

Iran

an unsafeguarded enrichment facility for which it might get parts from Eastern Europe

get

it

parts

from Eastern Europe


Input: Germany says it will deny requests from Siemens and from Iran to approve export licenses for components for the Bushehr reactors in Iran ( 5948,5584,6003 ) .

says

Germany

it will deny requests from Siemens and from Iran to approve export licenses for components for the Bushehr reactors in Iran

requests

from Siemens and from Iran

to approve export licenses for components for the Bushehr reactors in Iran


Input: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran negotiates to purchase nuclear technology or expertise from India , following a 2/1/91 announcement by the Indian Atomic Energy Commission that India will seek to export its nuclear technology. ( 5511 , 5883 ) .

purchase

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

nuclear technology or expertise

from India

negotiates

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

to purchase nuclear technology or expertise from India

announcement

by the Indian Atomic Energy Commission

that India will seek to export its nuclear technology.


Input: Iran 's foreign minister requests West Germany to authorize shipment of components for two nuclear reactors in Iran ( 5881 ) .

requests

Iran 's foreign minister

West Germany

to authorize shipment of components for two nuclear reactors in Iran


Input: Pakistan is aiding Iran in the development of a nuclear bomb , according to a US nonproliferation specialist ( 5880 ) .

aiding

Pakistan

Iran

in the development of a nuclear bomb


Input: Iran 's First Vice President said on 7/1/91 that Iran and Germany have a valid contract for Bushehr 's construction .

said

Iran 's First Vice President

that Iran and Germany have a valid contract for Bushehr 's construction

construction

Bushehr 's


Input: Germany has paid 300 million DM for parts not delivered , but Iran may seek 5 billion DM ( 6573 , 6576 , 6581 , 6930 ) .

paid

Germany

300 million DM

for parts not delivered

delivered

parts


Input: Says Nuclear Projects With Iran on Hold , Inside China Today , 22 October 1997 .

Says

Nuclear Projects With Iran on Hold


Input: For that reason , we have continuously opposed nuclear cooperation by all countries with Iran , even to safeguarded nuclear programs that are permitted under the IAEA , such as the one with which China has been involved .

cooperation

by all countries

with Iran

nuclear

involved


Input: During these negotiations with the Chinese , we have made substantial progress towards meeting the standard that I have described -- clear and unequivocal assurances -- but we 're not there yet .

negotiations

with the Chinese

assurances


Input: Einhorn also said that China had provided Iran with a blueprint to build the facility .

said

Einhorn

that China had provided Iran with a blueprint to build the facility

provided

China

Iran

with a blueprint to build the facility

to build the facility

build

the facility


Input: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated that Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing pledged to him that China would not sell nuclear reactors to Iran during a stop-over by Netanyahu in Beijing en route to Japan .

stated

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

that Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing pledged to him that China would not sell nuclear reactors to Iran during a stop-over by Netanyahu in Beijing en route to Japan

pledged

Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing

to him

that China would not sell nuclear reactors to Iran

sell

China

nuclear reactors

to Iran


Input: Netanyahu stated : I was told that China ... reached an important decision not to provide the means for building an atomic reactor which Iran asked China to supply ... We welcome this as something that is very important and hope it will serve as a guiding light to other countries in their contacts with Iran .

stated

Netanyahu

I was told that China ... reached an important decision not to provide the means for building an atomic reactor which Iran asked China to supply ... We welcome this as something that is very important and hope it will serve as a guiding light to other countries in their contacts with Iran

told

I

that China ... reached an important decision not to provide the means for building an atomic reactor which Iran asked China to supply

decision

China

not to provide the means for building an atomic reactor which Iran asked China to supply

provide

the means for building an atomic reactor which Iran asked China to supply

China

for building an atomic reactor

supply

China

which

an atomic reactor

building

an atomic reactor

asked

Iran

China

to supply

which

an atomic reactor


Input: Netanyahu stated that Li had assured him that China has cancelled out on proposed plans to build an atomic reactor for Iran ... One would hope that the specific pledge that I received in Beijing reflects a general Chinese decision to prevent the arming of Iran . [ World Journal ( in Chinese ) , 25 August 1997 ; Israeli PM Lauds China For Cancelling Iran Reactor , Reuter , 26 August 1997 ; Netanyahu Says Received China Assurances On Iran , Reuter , 24 August 1997 . ]

stated

Netanyahu

that Li had assured him that China has cancelled out on proposed plans to build an atomic reactor for Iran

Says

Netanyahu

Received China Assurances On Iran

assured

Li

him

that China has cancelled out on proposed plans to build an atomic reactor for Iran

Assurances

China

On Iran

build

an atomic reactor

pledge

I

decision

Chinese

to prevent the arming of Iran

prevent

the arming of Iran

Chinese

Lauds

Israeli PM

China

For Cancelling Iran Reactor


Input: As of this date , China had not informed Iran that it had canceled its sale of a uranium conversion facility to Iran .

informed

China

Iran

that it had canceled its sale of a uranium conversion facility to Iran

sale

its

to Iran

conversion

uranium


Input: He should consider his victory a mandate to continue his growth-oriented economic reforms and not a demand that he move further left .

demand

that he move further left

move

he


Input: If he follows the correct path , he may be able to look back on this election as the high-water mark of far-left opposition .

election


Input: Mr. Gonzalez and his colleagues , particularly the finance minister , Carlos Solchaga , are charged with having abandoned their socialist principles and with having become arrogant elitists who refuse even to go on television ( controlled by the state ) to face their accusers .

charged

with having abandoned their socialist principles and with having become arrogant elitists who refuse even to go on television ( controlled by the state ) to face their accusers

Mr. Gonzalez and his colleagues , particularly the finance minister , Carlos Solchaga ,

become

arrogant elitists who refuse even to go on television ( controlled by the state ) to face their accusers

Mr. Gonzalez and his colleagues , particularly the finance minister , Carlos Solchaga ,

go

on television ( controlled by the state )

arrogant elitists

who

refuse

arrogant elitists

who

to go on television ( controlled by the state ) to face their accusers

controlled

television

by the state


Input: In response to this , the Socialist prime minister has simply cited his free-market accomplishments .

response

to this

the Socialist prime minister has simply cited his free-market accomplishments

the Socialist prime minister

accomplishments

his

accomplishments

cited

the Socialist prime minister

his free-market accomplishments


Input: They are very considerable : Since 1986 , when Spain joined the European Community , its gross domestic product has grown at an annual average of 4.6 % -- the fastest in the EC .

joined

Spain

the European Community


Input: Net foreign investment through August this year has been running at a pace of $ 12.5 billion , about double the year-earlier rate .

running

Net foreign investment through August this year


Input: Mr. Gonzalez also has split with the left in reaffirming Spain 's NATO commitment and in renewing a defense treaty with the U.S .

reaffirming

Mr. Gonzalez

Spain 's NATO commitment

commitment

Spain 's

NATO

NATO


Input: Mr. Gonzalez is not quite a closet supply-side revolutionary , however .

revolutionary

revolutionary


Input: He did not go as far as he could have in tax reductions ; indeed he combined them with increases in indirect taxes .

reductions

tax

combined

he

them

with increases in indirect taxes

go

He

as far as he could have


Input: Now he can go further .

go

he


Input: He could do more to cut public subsidies and transfers , thus making funds available for public services starved of money for six years .

making

funds

available for public services starved of money for six years

He could do more to cut public subsidies and transfers

do

He

more

cut

public subsidies and transfers

He

transfers


Input: The voters delivered Mr. Gonzalez a third mandate for his successes .

delivered

The voters

Mr. Gonzalez

a third mandate


Input: During the three decades after the establishment of the DPRK ( in 1947 ) , the North Korean CW program had uneven success in obtaining and weaponizing CW agents .

establishment

of the DPRK

obtaining

CW agents

the North Korean CW program


Input: However , it would appear that over the last 20 years , the DPRK has increased its capacity not only in CW agent production but also the development and deployment of a variety of chemical delivery systems .

increased

the DPRK

its capacity not only in CW agent production but also the development and deployment of a variety of chemical delivery systems

production

CW agent

deployment

of a variety of chemical delivery systems

deployment


Input: Despite North Korea 's moribund economy and some hints of softening rhetoric from its leadership , the quantity and quality of new artillery placed near the Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) have actually increased in the last several years .

placed

new artillery


Input: Many of these artillery platforms , including multiple launch rocket systems ( MLRS ) of up to 320 mm , are forwardly deployed near the DMZ .

deployed

near the DMZ

Many of these artillery platforms , including multiple launch rocket systems ( MLRS ) of up to 320 mm


Input: This deployment represents a significant threat to heavily populated Seoul , as well as to the entire peninsula in the event of a southward invasion by the Korean People's Army ( KPA ) .

deployment

deployment


Input: It noted the utility of forcing the enemy to `` suit up '' in preparation for real or imagined use of chemical agents , for doing so would degrade the fighting ability of enemy forces .

forcing

the enemy

to `` suit up '' in preparation for real or imagined use of chemical agents

real

use of chemical agents

use

of chemical agents


Input: Kim Il Sung 's `` Declaration for Chemicalization '' in 1961 called for the further development of a chemical industry to support chemical weapons production , and the basic organization of the current Nuclear and Chemical Defense Bureau ( NCDB ) was also established during this time .

called

Kim Il Sung 's `` Declaration for Chemicalization ''

for the further development of a chemical industry to support chemical weapons production

production

chemical weapons

established

the basic organization of the current Nuclear and Chemical Defense Bureau ( NCDB )


Input: In 1966 , for reasons that are unclear , the DPRK later turned to the Soviets for assistance in CW , mostly in the form of training manuals and small quantities of nerve and mustard agents .

assistance

in CW

training


Input: Following this period of Soviet - led assistance , North Korea made substantive gains in the area of chemical warfare .

assistance

Soviet - led

gains

in the area of chemical warfare

warfare

chemical


Input: Still , the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA ) estimated in May 1979 that North Korea had only a defensive capability in CW , while noting that its development of offensive chemical weapons would have been the next logical step .

defensive

noting

the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA )

that its development of offensive chemical weapons would have been the next logical step

step

offensive

chemical weapons


Input: In January 1987 , the South Korean defense ministry told the South Korean press that the DPRK possessed up to 250 tons of chemical weapons , including blister ( mustard ) and nerve agents .

defense

told

the South Korean defense ministry

the South Korean press

that the DPRK possessed up to 250 tons of chemical weapons , including blister ( mustard ) and nerve agents


Input: Recent estimates of North Korean chemical ordnance by the South Korean Ministry of National Defense ( MND ) have since been raised to the thousands of tons , probably based on recent information provided by North Korean defectors , including former members of DPRK military and NBC defence organizations .

defence

provided

recent information

by North Korean defectors , including former members of DPRK military and NBC defence organizations


Input: An unknown portion of CW agents are stored in bulk , but a significant portion is reported to be filled into artillery shells and rocket warheads .

reported

a significant portion

to be filled into artillery shells and rocket warheads


Input: Due to challenges posed by a limited source of indigenously produced precursors for CW agents , it is believed that North Korea emphasizes production of phosgene , mustard , sarin , and V - agents. ( Previous reports have also alleged a large stock of sarin nerve agent. ) In 2001 , it was estimated that there are 12 facilities in the DPRK where raw chemicals , precursors , and CW agents are produced and / or stored .

challenges

challenges

produced

precursors for CW agents

production

of phosgene , mustard , sarin , and V - agents.

alleged

Previous reports

a large stock of sarin nerve agent.

reports

have also alleged a large stock of sarin nerve agent


Input: CW agents are then moved to either a Sakchu - or Kanggye - based chemical weapons facility for weaponization , i.e. , the filling of weapons with agents for deployment .

moved

CW agents

to either a Sakchu - or Kanggye - based chemical weapons facility for weaponization

deployment

deployment


Input: Reports by defectors and other accounts in the open literature indicate that North Korea currently possesses blister ( e.g. , mustard ) , nerve ( e.g. , sarin ) , choking ( e.g. , phosgene ) , and blood agents ( e.g. , hydrogen cyanide ) .

Reports

by defectors

indicate that North Korea currently possesses blister ( e.g. , mustard ) , nerve ( e.g. , sarin ) , choking ( e.g. , phosgene ) , and blood agents ( e.g. , hydrogen cyanide

Reports

indicate

that North Korea currently possesses blister ( e.g. , mustard ) , nerve ( e.g. , sarin ) , choking ( e.g. , phosgene ) , and blood agents ( e.g. , hydrogen cyanide )


Input: A North Korean defector in 1997 told a U.S. Congressional committee that the DPRK possessed a blister agent called `` Lizut , '' or Lewisite , in its arsenal .

told

A North Korean defector

a U.S. Congressional committee

that the DPRK possessed a blister agent called `` Lizut , '' or Lewisite , in its arsenal


Input: VE and VG nerve agents are also mentioned in South Korean assessments of DPRK chemical weapons , although these reports do not appear to be based on hard data but rather on inference .

mentioned

VE and VG nerve agents

in South Korean assessments of DPRK chemical weapons

reports

reports

inference


Input: Seoul lies within easy striking distance of North Korea 's artillery and rocket systems and , today , the South Korean civilian population has no protection against CW attack .

lies

Seoul

within easy striking distance of North Korea 's artillery and rocket systems

easy

striking

attack

CW


Input: The Hamhung Chemical Engineering College is responsible for much of the training of the Korean People's Army in CW defense .

training

of the Korean People's Army

in CW defense

CW

defense


Input: Testing of agents is also reportedly performed at these two locations , possibly in very large underground facilities .

Testing

of agents

performed

Testing of agents


Input: In addition to thousands of artillery rounds , hundreds of forward deployed Scud-B , Frog-5 and Frog-7 missiles , plus about 30 Scud-C missiles could be armed with chemical warheads .

deployed

forward

Scud-B , Frog-5 and Frog-7 missiles


Input: In 1994 , during heightened tensions over North Korea 's nuclear weapons program , the DPRK threatened to turn Seoul into a `` sea of fire . ''

threatened

the DPRK

to turn Seoul into a `` sea of fire . ''

turn

the DPRK

Seoul

into a `` sea of fire . ''


Input: To be sure , the wide availability of oil - derived intermediates , especially ethylene oxide , makes the large - scale manufacture of simple CW agents such as mustard well within the capabilities of the DPRK .

makes

the wide availability of oil - derived intermediates , especially ethylene oxide ,

the large - scale manufacture of simple CW agents such as mustard well within the capabilities of the DPRK

manufacture

of simple CW agents such as mustard

CW


Input: During the 1990s , the unavailability of precursors required to manufacture some nerve agents may very well have challenged the DPRK logistical supply network .

manufacture

some nerve agents

supply


Input: For example , in 1996 an ethnic Korean in Japan was caught exporting 50 kg of sodium fluoride to North Korea by way of cargo vessels bringing food aid to the DPRK .

bringing

food aid

to the DPRK

cargo vessels


Input: But because sodium fluoride is also a precursor for sarin and soman nerve agents , the Japanese authorities arrested the individual ( himself a Japanese citizen ) for trading in a controlled substance .

arrested

the Japanese authorities

the individual ( himself a Japanese citizen )

for trading in a controlled substance


Input: But the sodium fluoride episode points to a serious problem faced by North Korea , namely the lack of domestically - manufactured chemical precursors .

manufactured

chemical precursors


Input: Although the majority of the CW stockpile in the North may not be of the more sophisticated and lethal nerve agent variety , it may contain a large quantity of casualty agents such as mustard , phosgene , and Lewisite , all compounds that are relatively easy to manufacture .

lethal

variety

easy

to manufacture

compounds

that

manufacture

compounds

that


Input: In the early 1990s -- according to reports from DPRK defectors -- the North Korean Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces debated over whether to join the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC ) .

debated

over whether to join the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC )

the North Korean Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces

join

the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC )


Input: Since 1997 , the South Korean government has insisted that the DPRK join the CWC , to no avail .

insisted

the South Korean

that the DPRK join the CWC

join

the DPRK

the CWC


Input: North Korea has also rebuffed efforts on the part of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) , as well as the Japanese government , to persuade it to participate in the chemical disarmament regime .

participate

it

in the chemical disarmament regime

disarmament

chemical


Input: In the short term , however , a knowledgeable official at the OPCW noted that North Korea would not reap immediate benefits by joining the CWC regime .

joining

the CWC regime

North Korea


Input: Over the past six months , six journalists have been killed and 10 kidnapped by drug traffickers or leftist guerrillas -- who often are one and the same -- in Colombia .

killed

six journalists


Input: Over the past 12 years , at least 40 journalists have died there .

died

40 journalists


Input: The attacks have intensified since the Colombian government began cracking down on the traffickers in August , trying to prevent their takeover of the country .

attacks

began

the Colombian government

cracking down on the traffickers in August

prevent

their takeover of the country


Input: The drug lords who claimed responsibility said they would blow up the Bogota newspaper 's offices if it continued to distribute in Medellin .

said

The drug lords who claimed responsibility

they would blow up the Bogota newspaper 's offices if it continued to distribute in Medellin

distribute

it


Input: El Espectador has been a special target because of the extraordinary courage of its publisher and his staff .

of

the extraordinary courage of its publisher and his staff

El Espectador has been a special target


Input: The report charged that Panama 's Manuel Noriega is not only in league with the drug traffickers but also is bullying the press as never before .

report

charged that Panama 's Manuel Noriega is not only in league with the drug traffickers but also is bullying the press as never before

charged

The report

that Panama 's Manuel Noriega is not only in league with the drug traffickers but also is bullying the press as never before


Input: And in Nicaragua , promises of press freedom by the Sandinistas `` have not materialized . ''

promises

of press freedom

by the Sandinistas

materialized

promises of press freedom by the Sandinistas


Input: As it happens , the four countries cited , Colombia , Cuba , Panama and Nicaragua , are not only where the press is under greatest attack but also are linked by the drug trade and left-wing politics .

trade

drug

cited

the four countries

Colombia , Cuba , Panama and Nicaragua


Input: In Colombia , the drug-financed guerrillas trying to seize the country and destroy democracy include M-19 , which Castro has clearly backed .

destroy

the drug-financed guerrillas

democracy


Input: President Bush has agreed to meet within 90 days with Mr . Barco , President Alan Garcia of Peru and President Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia to discuss the drug problem .

meet

President Bush

with Mr . Barco , President Alan Garcia of Peru and President Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia

discuss

the drug problem

President Bush


Input: California wildfire forces evacuation of thousands

wildfire

California

wildfire

forces

California wildfire

evacuation of thousands

evacuation

of thousands


Input: So far there have been no injuries and no homes have yet been damaged , but one building storing equipment used by firefighters was burned to the ground .

damaged

no homes

used

equipment

by firefighters

storing

equipment used by firefighters

one building


Input: They eventually reached the islands , and founded colonies on the islands in the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea .

reached

They

the islands

founded

They

colonies

on

the islands in the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea

colonies


Input: Obsidian is a hard , vitreous volcanic rock , which could be fashioned into tools for cutting and stabbing .

fashioned

a hard , vitreous volcanic rock

which

into tools for cutting and stabbing

stabbing


Input: At around 3500 b.c. , a sophisticated culture evolved in the Cyclades islands .

evolved

in the Cyclades islands

a sophisticated culture

At around 3500 b.c.


Input: You will find original examples in the archaeological museums throughout the Cyclades , although one of the earliest examples is in the museum on Paros .

find

You

original examples


Input: Farther south in Crete , the Minoan culture developed after 2000 b.c. into the most significant of its age , spreading its influence throughout the region by trade and diplomacy .

spreading

its influence

throughout the region

the Minoan culture

trade


Input: The Mycenaeans were an acquisitive race who came to conquer , not to trade .

came

an acquisitive race

who

to conquer , not to trade

trade

an acquisitive race

who

conquer

who

an acquisitive race


Input: They held sway over islands off the northern Greek coast , but the Phoenicians kept control of the main sea routes ; south of the area , trade continued as usual .

control

the Phoenicians

of the main sea routes

trade


Input: At the same time , city-states began to grow in influence on the southern Greek mainland .

began

city-states

to grow in influence

At the same time

on

the southern Greek mainland

city-states began to grow in influence


Input: The new culture spread throughout the Mediterranean , helped by a huge increase in migration from the mainland to new settlements such as Carthage , a Greek city on the African coast of the Mediterranean .

helped

by a huge increase in migration from the mainland to new settlements such as Carthage , a Greek city on the African coast of the Mediterranean

The new culture

on

the African coast of the Mediterranean

Carthage , a Greek city

spread

The new culture

throughout the Mediterranean


Input: Athletic prowess was admired and the Olympic games were constituted in 776 b.c. , to promote friendly competition .

competition

competition

promote

friendly competition


Input: Paros and Andros contributed to the Persian armory , while others supported Athens .

contributed

Paros and Andros

to the Persian armory


Input: Several islands and Greek city-states agreed to work together , and created a treasury to fund their plans , which was held on the island of Delos .

agreed

to work together

Several islands and Greek city-states

created

Several islands and Greek city-states

a treasury to fund their plans , which was held on the island of Delos

on

the island of Delos

treasury to fund their plans

which

together

Several islands and Greek city-states

held

on the island of Delos

which

a treasury to fund their plans


Input: The alliance became known as the Delian League .

became

The alliance

known as the Delian League


Input: Later , in 454 b.c. , the treasury was transferred to Athens and its deposits were used to finance the construction of many of the major buildings and temples of the Classical Age .

transferred

the treasury

to Athens

used

to finance the construction of many of the major buildings and temples of the Classical Age

its deposits

construction

of many of the major buildings and temples of the Classical Age


Input: In 431 b.c. , Athens began a war with its neighbor and league member Sparta .

began

In 431 b.c.

Athens

a war with its neighbor and league member Sparta

war

with its neighbor and league member Sparta


Input: Delos became one of the largest marketplaces in the empire .

became

Delos

one of the largest marketplaces in the empire


Input: Following Alexander 's death , his lands were divided among his generals .

death

Alexander 's


Input: Although in 88 b.c. , Mithradates made a swift and successful raid from the East across Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands , the next major power change brought influence from the West .

raid

Mithradates

brought

the next major power change

influence from the West


Input: It was here that he wrote what was to become the final book of the New Testament , the Book of Revelation .

wrote

he

what was to become the final book of the New Testament , the Book of Revelation

become

what

the final book of the New Testament , the Book of Revelation


Input: In an attempt to counter a threat from the Saracen Muslims , a new potent religious force from the East , the Byzantine army forcefully enlisted the men of the islands .

threat

from the Saracen Muslims

enlisted

the Byzantine army

the men of the islands


Input: The crusaders swept through the land of Byzantium slaughtering Christians as well as Muslims , civilians as well as soldiers .

slaughtering

The crusaders

Christians as well as Muslims , civilians as well as soldiers


Input: While Byzantine land was being divided , there was no one in control of the seas , so pirates raided towns on many of the islands .

was

no one in control of the seas

While Byzantine land was being divided

control

no one

of the seas

raided

pirates

towns on many of the islands

on

towns

many of the islands

so

While Byzantine land was being divided , there was no one in control of the seas

pirates raided towns on many of the islands


Input: To counter this , the populations moved from their homes on the coast and built settlements inland , out of sight of the raiding parties .

moved

the populations

from their homes on the coast

on

their homes

the coast

built

settlements

inland

out of sight of the raiding parties

the populations

raiding

parties


Input: This created a pattern seen today throughout the Aegean of a small port ( skala ) which serves an inland settlement or chora , making it easier to protect the island from attack .

created

This

a pattern seen today throughout the Aegean of a small port ( skala ) which serves an inland settlement or chora , making it easier to protect the island from attack

serves

which

an inland settlement or chora

making it easier to protect the island from attack

a small port ( skala )

making

easier to protect the island from attack .

a small port ( skala )

which serves an inland settlement or chora

easier

to protect the island from attack

attack


Input: The minor Aegean Islands were taken by various powerful European noblemen , many of whom were Genoese or Venetian , such as Marco Sanudo on Naxos .

taken

The minor Aegean Islands

by various powerful European noblemen , many of whom were Genoese or Venetian , such as Marco Sanudo on Naxos


Input: The Genoese took control of the eastern Aegean Islands , which were considered the most valuable for agriculture and trade .

control

of the eastern Aegean Islands , which were considered the most valuable for agriculture and trade

The Genoese

trade


Input: They began the process of building their strong citadels , and reinforcing the Christian faith on the islands .

began

They

the process of building their strong citadels , and reinforcing the Christian faith on the islands

building

their strong citadels

on

the islands

Christian faith


Input: The Coming of the Ottoman Turks

Coming

of the Ottoman Turks


Input: In 1453 , they took Constantinople , and immediately made it their capital , renaming it Istanbul .

made

it

their capital

they

took

they

Constantinople


Input: They then set their sights on the islands of the Knights of St. John and , after an unsuccessful siege in 1480 , they finally ejected the knights from the Dodecanese in 1522 .

ejected

they

the knights

from the Dodecanese


Input: The Ottomans brought new influences to the islands that they controlled , forming a large empire that stretched around the eastern Mediterranean .

brought

The Ottomans

new influences

to the islands that they controlled

forming

a large empire that stretched around the eastern Mediterranean

The Ottomans

controlled

the islands

that

they


Input: In 1770 , Russia came to aid the Greeks ( defined by their Orthodox religion rather than by historical geographical boundaries ) , declaring war on the Ottoman Empire and occupying several Aegean islands until 1774 .

came

Russia

to aid the Greeks ( defined by their Orthodox religion rather than by historical geographical boundaries )

aid

Russia

the Greeks ( defined by their Orthodox religion rather than by historical geographical boundaries )

declaring war on the Ottoman Empire and occupying several Aegean islands until 1774

declaring

war on the Ottoman Empire

Russia

war

on the Ottoman Empire

Russia


Input: Graffiti written by Russian soldiers can be seen in the caves of Antiparos .

written

Graffiti

by Russian soldiers


Input: Lesvos , Chios , and Samos lay in the important shipping lanes , and patriots began disrupting Ottoman cargo traffic .

lay

Lesvos , Chios , and Samos

in the important shipping lanes

began

patriots

disrupting Ottoman cargo traffic


Input: In return , the Turks violently put down every insurrection , including the massacre on Chios , when 22,000 people were slaughtered .

insurrection

massacre

slaughtered

22,000 people

on

Chios

the massacre


Input: A new sense of identity enveloped Greek peoples throughout the Aegean , thus commencing a movement to expand Greece and unify the disparate Orthodox populations .

commencing

a movement to expand Greece and unify the disparate Orthodox populations

A new sense of identity

unify

the disparate Orthodox populations

a movement

expand

Greece

a movement


Input: A series of disastrous decisions at the beginning of the 20th century began to sound a death knell for the Ottoman Empire .

decisions

decisions

began

A series of disastrous decisions at the beginning of the 20th century

to sound a death knell for the Ottoman Empire

death

disastrous

A series of

decisions at the beginning of the 20th century


Input: The Turks lost a short war with Italy , and were forced to relinquish the Dodecanese islands to the Italians .

war

with Italy

forced

to relinquish the Dodecanese islands to the Italians

The Turks


Input: Following this debacle , the Ottomans then allied themselves to Germany in the World War I , losing more territory with the defeat of the Germans in that war .

War

World

war

losing

more territory

debacle

debacle