Input: In the late 1980s and early 1990s , Syria began exploring its potential for indigenous nuclear resources .

began

Syria

exploring its potential for indigenous nuclear resources


Input: In 1996 , Syria began developing a plant to recover uranium from tri -superphosphates using a similar technology .

began

In 1996

Syria

developing a plant to recover uranium from tri -superphosphates using a similar technology

using

a similar technology

Syria


Input: China provided Syria with approximately 980 grams of 89% enriched U235 to operate the reactor .

provided

China

Syria

with approximately 980 grams of 89% enriched U235

to operate the reactor


Input: The government has also entered into new cooperation agreements with several countries , most notably Russia .

cooperation


Input: In 1998 , the intergovernmental Russia - Syrian Commission on Trade and Scientific and Technical Cooperation signed of a memorandum of cooperation between Russia 's Ministry of Atomic Energy and the AECS .

Trade

Cooperation

cooperation

between Russia 's Ministry of Atomic Energy and the AECS

signed

the intergovernmental Russia - Syrian Commission on Trade and Scientific and Technical Cooperation

of a memorandum of cooperation between Russia 's Ministry of Atomic Energy and the AECS


Input: Part of this accord was an agreement to construct a nuclear research center that would include a 25MW research reactor .

construct

a nuclear research center that would include a 25MW research reactor

research

nuclear


Input: Syria 's nuclear program remains in the fundamental stages of development , with virtually no fuel cycle facilities in operation .

operation

no fuel cycle facilities


Input: However , there are a number of operating research facilities in Syria , including the Der Al-Hadjar Nuclear Research Center near Damascus , a nuclear analysis laboratory , and the Scientific Research Institute ( SRI ) in Damascus .

are

a number of operating research facilities in Syria , including the Der Al-Hadjar Nuclear Research Center near Damascus , a nuclear analysis laboratory , and the Scientific Research Institute ( SRI ) in Damascus

research

Research

Nuclear

analysis

nuclear


Input: The SRI has allegedly taken in Iraqi scientists prior to the recent Gulf War .

War


Input: Consequently , Syria 's quest for obtaining a nuclear power plant remains an unanswered question .

obtaining

Syria

a nuclear power plant


Input: Do you want me to pay Pasadena on Friday for these months or do you want me to hold off until I finish July and August ?

pay

me

Pasadena

for these months


Input: Again , I do not have all of the information for July and August , so I can not give you any numbers .

give

I

you

any numbers


Input: Lets wait and try to offset the amount we owe them with what they owe us - so I say wait until you get July and August done .

say

I

wait until you get July and August done


Input: It does n't take long to create the calc sheets .

create

the calc sheets


Input: So , if I know today , I can pay on Friday .

pay

I


Input: The rival Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is by architect Norman Foster ; built on a `` coathanger frame , '' its floors hang rather than ascend .

built

on a `` coathanger frame


Input: From the Bank of China Tower , make a short detour up Garden Road and turn into Battery Path to reach the landmark St. John's Cathedral .

reach

the landmark St. John's Cathedral


Input: Behind the church is the 1917 French Mission Building , now used as the Court of Final Appeal .

used

the 1917 French Mission Building


Input: Before the tram was built , sedan chairs and rickshaws were the only way to get here .

built

the tram

get

here


Input: From the lower terminal of the Peak Tram it 's only a short walk to the former governor 's residence , Government House , now a museum .

walk

to the former governor 's residence , Government House , now a museum

short


Input: In the very early morning the park is taken over by people doing tai-chi exercises .

doing

people

tai-chi exercises


Input: You 'll find herb and medicine shops , incense shops , chop makers ' shops ( makers of Chinese seals ) , and more .

makers

makers

chop


Input: Visitors entering the temple are confronted by a dense pall of smoke from all the burning joss sticks and the incense coils hanging from the ceiling ( these will burn for as long as a month ) .

Visitors

Visitors

entering

Visitors

the temple

confronted

Visitors entering the temple

by a dense pall of smoke from all the burning joss sticks and the incense coils hanging from the ceiling


Input: There are still bars and clubs here , but the area has become almost mainstream , and office towers are replacing many of the sinful old premises .

are

bars and clubs

here

still

become

the area

almost mainstream


Input: Every August young women convene to light joss sticks and some even climb the nine - meter ( 30 - ft ) rock to pray for good husbands .

climb

some

pray

for good husbands


Input: Originally the temple was on the shore but reclamation projects have now left it high and dry .

left


Input: The junks are a picturesque sight : children frolicking on the poop deck , women preparing food or playing mahjong , elderly folk watching the sunset , dogs and cats underfoot , songbirds in bamboo cages overhead - and all afloat .

frolicking

children

on

the poop deck

children frolicking

playing

mahjong

women

watching

elderly folk

the sunset


Input: There are also demonstrations of traditional Chinese crafts , including silk - weaving , pottery , and papermaking .

crafts

Chinese

crafts

are

demonstrations of traditional Chinese crafts


Input: The museum mounts special exhibitions and has an excellent gift shop .

gift

gift


Input: Off the beaten path in Sham Shui Po , west of the junction of Nathan Road and Boundary Street , is the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb and Museum on Tonkin Road ( open Monday - Wednesday and Friday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm , Sunday 1 - 6 pm ; closed Thursday ) .

open

the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb and Museum on Tonkin Road

closed

the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb and Museum on Tonkin Road

Off

the beaten path in Sham Shui Po

the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb and Museum on Tonkin Road


Input: The barrel - vaulted chambers were discovered while excavating for a nearby housing project .

discovered

The barrel - vaulted chambers


Input: The New Territories can be explored by taking the Kowloon - Canton Railway ( KCR ) , which makes 10 stops between the station in Kowloon and Sheung Shui , the last stop before entering China .

explored

The New Territories

makes

which

the Kowloon - Canton Railway

10 stops

between the station in Kowloon and Sheung Shui

entering

China


Input: Among the ponds is one inhabited by turtles : Visitors toss in coins in the hope of bouncing one off a turtle 's head , a sure way of achieving good fortune .

Visitors

Visitors

toss

Visitors

coins

in


Input: Tai Po , just south of Fanling , is known for its market , Tai Po Market , which buzzes with activity daily from 7 am to 6 pm .

activity


Input: The Sai Kung area is the location of two official parks and nature preserves , while on the south side of the peninsula are some of the territory 's best beaches .

on

the south side of the peninsula

some of the territory 's best beaches


Input: Teaching here is conducted in both Chinese and English .

conducted

Teaching


Input: Down to earth , the Sha Tin Racecourse can accommodate over 80,000 spectators and is equipped with every imaginable luxury , including a giant video screen facing the stands , and for the horses , air-conditioned stables .

equipped

the Sha Tin Racecourse

with every imaginable luxury


Input: From the ferry terminals on Hong Kong Island you can escape to islands without cars or cares , where the local people smile `` hello '' and , if you 're lucky , point you to a secret beach for the ultimate in quality leisure time .

on

the ferry terminals

Hong Kong Island

escape

you

to islands without cars or cares


Input: For ferry information , call Tel 2542 3081 or 2525 1108 .

call


Input: The statue and a small museum are on a peak , up 268 steps , above Po Lin Monastery .

on

a peak

The statue and a small museum


Input: The people still carve jade and build seaworthy junks , all by hand .

build

The people

seaworthy junks


Input: Cheung Chau becomes the center of Hong Kong life once a year , usually in May , during the Bun Festival , a folklore extravaganza ( see page 89 ) .

becomes

Cheung Chau

the center of Hong Kong life

Festival

Bun

Festival


Input: Hong Kong 's third largest island has a population of only about 12,000 ; it is still largely undeveloped , and life on Lamma , if not totally primitive , is close to the essentials .

on

life

Lamma


Input: Archaeologists indicate that Lamma has probably been inhabited for some 4,000 years , and the island is known as `` Hong Kong 's Stone Age Island . ''

indicate

Archaeologists

that Lamma has probably been inhabited for some 4,000 years


Input: Here , where East and West first met , life combines the spirit of Asia with something of the sunny atmosphere of the Mediterranean .

combines

life

the spirit of Asia

with something of the sunny atmosphere of the Mediterranean


Input: Colonnaded public buildings , iron balconies , winding streets , flagstoned squares and the many churches all speak of the Portuguese inheritance as well as the Chinese , a fusion of East and West that has produced the unique Macanese culture .

speak

Colonnaded public buildings , iron balconies , winding streets , flagstoned squares and the many churches

of the Portuguese inheritance as well as the Chinese

produced

a fusion of East and West

the unique Macanese culture


Input: Traders followed in his wake , setting up bases in several parts of the Pearl River estuary .

up

bases

Traders


Input: Portugal 's very precarious foothold on the Asian coast ended in 1999 with a formal handover to China .

on

the Asian coast

Portugal 's very precarious foothold

ended

Portugal 's very precarious foothold on the Asian coast

in 1999

with a formal handover to China


Input: Upon arrival in Macau , be sure to stop by the Macau Government Tourist Office for a map , brochures , and directions .

arrival

in Macau

Tourist

Tourist


Input: You 'll also be approached by pedicab drivers ; these are tricycles carrying two passengers .

approached

by pedicab drivers

You

carrying

two passengers

tricycles


Input: The grandstand situated on the seaside road , the Avenida da Amizade ( Friendship Avenue ) , marks the finishing line for the Macau Grand Prix , the international car - racing event held here every November .

situated

The grandstand

on the seaside road , the Avenida da Amizade ( Friendship Avenue

on

The grandstand

the seaside road , the Avenida da Amizade ( Friendship Avenue


Input: Beneath the church , the Museum of Sacred Art houses a collection of sacramental objects .

houses

the Museum of Sacred Art

a collection of sacramental objects


Input: Luis Vaz de Camoes ( 1524 - 1580 ) , the Portuguese national poet whose work immortalized that country 's golden age of discoveries , may have stayed in Macau .

discoveries


Input: The Handover Pavilion was meant to be a temporary structure , but public outcry ensured its preservation ( located on Xian Xing Hai ; open weekdays 10 am - 6 pm , until 10 pm weekends ) .

located

on Xian Xing Hai


Input: Dai-Siu ( Big and Small ) is a dice game in which the croupier throws three dice inside a glass container .

throws

the croupier

three dice

inside a glass container


Input: Shopping in Macau

Shopping


Input: Browsing is a real pleasure in Macau 's main streets and byways , where shops aimed at the tourist market are interspersed with the more workaday ironmongers , herbalists , and noodle stalls .

tourist

tourist


Input: After dinner , a glass of Madeira or port is recommended to round off the meal .

dinner

dinner


Input: Pay a visit to the Casa Museu da Taipa , and you 'll be able to get a glimpse of how Macanese families lived in former days .

visit

to the Casa Museu da Taipa


Input: Seac Pai Van Park , on the west coast of the island is an interesting natural preserve with a Natural History Museum .

on

the west coast of the island

Seac Pai Van Park


Input: The river also irrigates the carefully tended surrounding farmlands , creating a beautifully lush , subtropical scene .

creating

a beautifully lush , subtropical scene


Input: Arriving in Guangzhou

Arriving

in Guangzhou


Input: Note , however , that the exchange does not go the other way ( see page 116 ) .

Note

that the exchange does not go the other way


Input: If you travel by train , you will arrive at the Guangzhou East Station , a large modern complex , which connects with the subway , buses , hotel transfer services , and taxis .

travel

you

by train

arrive

you

at the Guangzhou East Station


Input: There is also a market and a porcelain shop .

There


Input: Mao Zedong himself directed the institute in 1926 , and gave lectures on geography , rural education , and `` The Problem of the Chinese Peasantry . ''

education


Input: Its stately European - style buildings have since been restored , largely for use as government offices and foreign legations .

restored

Its stately European - style buildings

use

as government offices and foreign legations


Input: Visitors need a visa to enter China , and must disembark at the border ( now called `` boundary '' ) checkpoint , Lo Wai .

enter

China

called

the border

boundary


Input: Shenzhen is a premier shopping center , and much cheaper than Hong Kong .

shopping

cheaper

Shenzhen


Input: You can use your Hong Kong dollars here , so there 's no need to change currency .

use

You

your Hong Kong dollars


Input: Just across the border is the huge Lo Wu City shopping mall , to which you can walk ; other shopping malls are nearby .

shopping

walk

you


Input: At about 8:30 ( eastern time ) firefighters were called to the home on 48 Granger Place to put out a fire that had started in the basement .

on

48 Granger Place

the home


Input: '' We believe the fire was caused by an electrical ( malfunction ) .

caused

the fire

by an electrical ( malfunction )


Input: An investigation is being conducted , '' said Battalion Chief Joe Fahey who also added that they did not believe arson was the cause .

investigation

conducted

An investigation

said

An investigation is being conducted

Battalion Chief Joe Fahey who also added that they did not believe arson was the cause

added

Battalion Chief Joe Fahey

who

that they did not believe arson was the cause

cause

arson


Input: North Korea has not conducted a nuclear test , but in early May 2005 , press reports indicated that U.S. satellite imagery had detected signs that North Korea could be preparing for a nuclear test to be conducted in June .

conducted

a nuclear test

North Korea

indicated

that U.S. satellite imagery had detected signs that North Korea could be preparing for a nuclear test to be conducted in June

test

nuclear

detected

U.S. satellite imagery

signs that North Korea could be preparing for a nuclear test to be conducted in June


Input: However , in February 2005 , Pyongyang announced that it was suspending indefinitely its participation in the six - party process until the the United States chanegd its `` hostile policy towards North Korea . ''

announced

Pyongyang

that it was suspending indefinitely its participation in the six - party process until the the United States chanegd its `` hostile policy towards North Korea . ''

participation

its

in the six - party process


Input: On 12 May 2003 , North Korea announced that the bilateral `` Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula '' signed with South Korea on 20 January 1992 was no longer valid because of `` U.S. actions '' [ Note : the U.S. was not a signatory ] .

announced

North Korea

that the bilateral `` Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula '' signed with South Korea on 20 January 1992 was no longer valid because of `` U.S. actions ''

signed

the bilateral `` Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula ''

with South Korea

signatory

the U.S.

actions

U.S.


Input: On 10 January 2003 , North Korea notified the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) and the UN Security Council that Pyongyang was withdrawing from the NPT , and that the withdrawal would be effective the next day .

notified

North Korea

the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) and the UN Security Council

that Pyongyang was withdrawing from the NPT , and that the withdrawal would be effective the next day


Input: The treaty requires 90 - day notice before a withdrawal , but North Korea claims this is not necessary since Pyongyang already declared its intention to withdraw in 1993 , only to `` suspend its intention withdraw ''

claims

North Korea

this is not necessary since Pyongyang already declared its intention to withdraw in 1993 , only to `` suspend its intention withdraw ''

declared

Pyongyang

its intention to withdraw


Input: Furthermore , a plutonium bomb would have to be tested before North Korea could use it with confidence .

tested

a plutonium bomb

use

it

North Korea


Input: In September 2003 , a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said that North Korea had completed the reprocessing of this spent fuel , which would give North Korea enough plutonium for about four to six nuclear bombs .

said

a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman

that North Korea had completed the reprocessing of this spent fuel , which would give North Korea enough plutonium for about four to six nuclear bombs


Input: There are also concerns about North Korea 's suspected highly enriched uranium ( HEU ) program , which is a different path to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons .

are

concerns about North Korea 's suspected highly enriched uranium ( HEU ) program , which is a different path to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons

produce

fissile material for nuclear weapons


Input: In early 2004 , Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr . A. Q. Khan revealed that he had sold gas - centrifuge technology to North Korea , Libya and Iran .

revealed

Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr . A. Q. Khan

that he had sold gas - centrifuge technology to North Korea , Libya and Iran

sold

he

gas - centrifuge technology

to North Korea , Libya and Iran


Input: This school of thought has ample evidence to support its claims : North Korea 's initiation of the Korean War , acts of terrorism , forward - deployed military forces , a constitution that states that the DPRK is the sole legitimate government for all of Korea , and Korean Workers' Party bylaws calling for a `` completion of the revolution in the south . ''

claims

its

claims

states

a constitution

that

that the DPRK is the sole legitimate government for all of Korea

revolution

deployed

military forces

forward

terrorism

terrorism


Input: Regardless of North Korean motivations toward South Korea and the United States , Pyongyang 's record of exporting ballistic missiles and missile production technology indicates that North Korea could also be willing to sell nuclear materials , technology , or even complete nuclear weapons .

production

missile

sell

nuclear materials , technology , or even complete nuclear weapons

North Korea


Input: The Atomic Energy Research Institute was established along with the Academy of Sciences in December 1952 , but the nuclear program did not begin its take - off until North Korea established cooperative agreements with the Soviet Union .

established

The Atomic Energy Research Institute

along with the Academy of Sciences

begin

the nuclear program

its take - off

until North Korea established cooperative agreements with the Soviet Union


Input: The small research reactor has been used to produce radioisotopes and to train personnel .

used

The small research reactor

to produce radioisotopes and to train personnel

produce

radioisotopes

train

personnel

research


Input: Shortly thereafter , North Korean relations with China began to deteriorate and they worsened during China 's Cultural Revolution .

began

North Korean relations with China

to deteriorate

Shortly thereafter


Input: In the late 1960s , North Korea continued to expand its educational and research institutions to support a nuclear program for both civilian and military applications .

applications

both civilian and military

a nuclear program

applications

research

educational

expand

North Korea

its educational and research institutions


Input: The early 1980s was a period of significant indigenous expansion , which included uranium milling facilities , a fuel rod fabrication complex , and a 5MW ( e ) nuclear reactor , as well as research and development institutions .

fabrication

fuel rod

research


Input: However , IAEA analysis indicated that Korean technicians reprocessed plutonium on three occasions -- 1989, 1990 , and 1991 .

analysis

IAEA


Input: When the agency requested access to two suspect nuclear waste sites , North Korea declared them to be `` military sites '' and `` off - limits . ''

requested

the agency

access to two suspect nuclear waste sites

declared

North Korea

them

to be `` military sites '' and `` off - limits . ''


Input: As talks with the United States over North Korea 's return to the NPT dragged on , North Korea continued to operate its 5MW ( e ) reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun .

talks

with the United States

over North Korea 's return to the NPT

return

North Korea 's

to the NPT


Input: This action worsened the emerging crisis because the random placement of the spent fuel rods in a temporary storage pond compromised the IAEA 's capacity to reconstruct the operational history of the reactor , which could have been used in efforts to account for the discrepancies in Pyongyang 's reported plutonium reprocessing .

placement

of the spent fuel rods

used

which

the operational history of the reactor

to account for the discrepancies in Pyongyang 's reported plutonium reprocessing

reported

plutonium reprocessing

action

action


Input: In exchange , the United States agreed to lead an international consortium to construct two light water power reactors , and provide 500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil per year until the first reactor came online with a target date of 2003 .

construct

two light water power reactors

an international consortium

provide

an international consortium

500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil per year


Input: The United States responded in December 2002 by suspending heavy oil shipments , and North Korea then retaliated by lifting the freeze on its nuclear facilities , expelling IAEA inspectors monitoring that freeze , and announcing its withdrawal from the NPT on 10 January 2003 .

responded

The United States

by suspending heavy oil shipments

shipments

heavy oil

retaliated

North Korea

by lifting the freeze on its nuclear facilities , expelling IAEA inspectors monitoring that freeze , and announcing its withdrawal from the NPT on 10 January 2003

lifting

the freeze on its nuclear facilities

North Korea

expelling

North Korea

IAEA inspectors monitoring that freeze

inspectors

inspectors

monitoring

that freeze

IAEA inspectors

announcing

its withdrawal from the NPT on 10 January 2003

North Korea


Input: Initially , North Korea claimed it had no intention of producing nuclear weapons , and that the lifting of the nuclear freeze was necessary to generate needed electricity .

claimed

North Korea

it had no intention of producing nuclear weapons , and that the lifting of the nuclear freeze was necessary to generate needed electricity

producing

it

nuclear weapons

lifting

of the nuclear freeze

generate

needed electricity


Input: Currently the program is in its research and development stages , but we believe Iran holds some stocks of BW agents and weapons ... ''

holds

Iran

some stocks of BW agents and weapons

research

BW


Input: While the two strains of fusaria Iran requested are in fact dangerous to animal and human nervous systems , Schiefer contended that the toxins ( T-2 and related `` trichothecene mycotoxins '' ) produced by the fungi would not kill quickly enough to be an effective agent .

produced

the toxins ( T-2 and related `` trichothecene mycotoxins '' )

by the fungi

requested

Iran

the two strains of fusaria

contended

that the toxins ( T-2 and related `` trichothecene mycotoxins '' ) produced by the fungi would not kill quickly enough to be an effective agent

Schiefer

kill

the toxins ( T-2 and related `` trichothecene mycotoxins '' ) produced by the fungi


Input: Another report indicates that `` Iran has ... conducted extensive research on more lethal active agents like anthrax , hoof and mouth disease , and biotoxins . ''

research

Iran

on more lethal active agents like anthrax , hoof and mouth disease , and biotoxins

lethal

active agents

indicates

Another report

that `` Iran has ... conducted extensive research on more lethal active agents like anthrax , hoof and mouth disease , and biotoxins . ''

conducted

Iran

extensive research on more lethal active agents like anthrax , hoof and mouth disease , and biotoxins


Input: Some of the most common agents that are associated with the Iranian BW program in the open literature are B. anthracis , botulinum toxin , ricin , T-2 mycotoxin , and Variola virus , the causative agent of smallpox .

causative

agent

of smallpox


Input: Iran does have technological sophistication in the biopharmaceutical industries and produces a variety of vaccines for humans and livestock .

produces

a variety of vaccines for humans and livestock

Iran


Input: However , the available information does not disprove allegations made by a variety of sources .

allegations

by a variety of sources


Input: Even if Iran possesses these biological agents , it faces a significant challenge in their weaponization and delivery .

delivery

their


Input: Iran has one of the most advanced biotech industries in the developing world , and has long been recognized as a leader in Southwest Asia in the fields of vaccine research and production .

production

vaccine

research

vaccine


Input: However , the expertise , equipment , and methodologies involved are intrinsically dual - use , and thus could conceivably be applied for illicit purposes if so desired .

illicit

purposes

applied

for illicit purposes

the expertise , equipment , and methodologies involved


Input: The Razi and Pasteur Institutes have vaccine development and production experience dating back to the 1920s , and for many years both of these facilities were recognized among the most advanced of their kind in the developing world .

production

vaccine


Input: The equipment for mass - producing vaccines and antiserums at the Pasteur Institute could be utilized to mass - produce biological weapons as well .

producing

vaccines and antiserums

produce

biological weapons

utilized

to mass - produce biological weapons as well

The equipment for mass - producing vaccines and antiserums at the Pasteur Institute


Input: Furthermore , Iran clearly possesses technology useful for producing biological weapons ( as will be elucidated in the Facilities section of this profile ) .

producing

biological weapons


Input: The university places emphasis on its strong relationship with the nation 's industries and the practical application of its training programs .

application

of its training programs

training


Input: His job objectives call for him to do it in 30 .

job

His

call

do

it

him


Input: The magazine stated that Goodwill ( as well as the other standouts ) is `` uniquely effective , innovative or valuable . ''

stated

The magazine

that Goodwill ( as well as the other standouts ) is `` uniquely effective , innovative or valuable


Input: Tax dollars that would have been spent on public assistance are saved .

assistance

public

assistance


Input: Addressing a meeting at a neighborhood center , a Goodwill staff member tells the audience how Goodwill can help them find and keep jobs .

Addressing

a meeting at a neighborhood center

meeting

tells

a Goodwill staff member

the audience

how Goodwill can help them find and keep jobs

help

Goodwill

them

find and keep jobs

jobs


Input: In order to develop job skills , a man with some serious disabilities begins working in Goodwill 's industrial division .

develop

job skills

job

working

a man with some serious disabilities

in Goodwill 's industrial division

begins

a man with some serious disabilities

working in Goodwill 's industrial division


Input: Real results .

Real

results

results


Input: What kind of people benefit by your contribution to Pleasant Run Children 's Homes ?

contribution

your

to Pleasant Run Children 's Homes


Input: Real people !

Real

people


Input: There are thousands more .

are

thousands more


Input: Then the task was to help children who lost parents in the Civil War .

help

children who lost parents in the Civil War

War


Input: The biggest tragedy is that the problems do n't go away ; they only grow .

tragedy


Input: They welcome the chance to belong , to become self - sufficient , to regain their self - esteem and confidence .

become

self - sufficient

They


Input: With its vibrant atmosphere and night - and - day activity it is an intoxicating place .

activity


Input: But in fact , once news of the handover vanished from the front pages , the people of Hong Kong returned to their usual topics of conversation : the economy and the price of housing .

vanished

news of the handover

from the front pages

conversation


Input: The business and financial center and the signature soaring architecture are on Hong Kong Island .

on

The business and financial center and the signature soaring architecture

Hong Kong Island


Input: Although the U.S. government believes that the BW agent stockpiles have been destroyed , activities that contravene the BWC may continue at a few military biological facilities in Russia .

BW

destroyed

the BW agent stockpiles

activities


Input: Russia has the capability to produce highly sophisticated liquid - and solid - fueled missiles of all ranges .

produce

Russia

highly sophisticated liquid - and solid - fueled missiles of all ranges


Input: The RS -12M2 Topol-M ( NATO designation SS-27 ) intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) has been developed for silo basing and mobile basing model is under development .

developed

The RS -12M2 Topol-M ( NATO designation SS-27 ) intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM )


Input: `` These are probably the most serious allegations yet leveled against the president .

allegations

allegations

against the president


Input: Simply put , Stephanopoulos did as much as any man to get the country into the mess he now so telegenically laments .

did

Stephanopoulos

as much as any man to get the country into the mess he now so telegenically laments


Input: `` Gov . Clinton has no character problem , '' Stephanopoulos declares .

declares

`` Gov . Clinton has no character problem , ''

Stephanopoulos


Input: `` He said he had problems in his marriage , '' says Stephanopoulos , correcting Donaldson 's deviation from the pre-scripted fudge-phrase of the day .

said

He

he had problems in his marriage

says

Stephanopoulos

`` He said he had problems in his marriage , ''


Input: Near the end of The War Room , Stephanopoulos gets a call from someone who apparently claims to have a list of Clinton paramours , which he is about to publicize .

call

from someone who apparently claims to have a list of Clinton paramours , which he is about to publicize

Stephanopoulos

claims

someone

who

to have a list of Clinton paramours , which he is about to publicize

end

of The War Room

War


Input: He was one of Clinton 's principal enablers , to use a word employed by Maureen Dowd in today 's New York Times .

use

a word employed by Maureen Dowd in today 's New York Times

employed

a word

by Maureen Dowd


Input: Now the dissembler and enabler has become the scholar and ABC News analyst .

become

the dissembler and enabler

the scholar and ABC News analyst

analyst

analyst


Input: Hamas was founded in 1988 by a blind paraplegic cleric who was influenced by the Islamic muslim brotherhood , with backing from Israel , he set up sharities in the improverished strip in the 1970s .

founded

Hamas

by a blind paraplegic cleric who was influenced by the Islamic muslim brotherhood

influenced

by the Islamic muslim brotherhood

a blind paraplegic cleric

who


Input: Slowly it became more and more politicized , and more and more extreme in its demands for an Islamic state .

became

it

more and more politicized , and more and more extreme in its demands for an Islamic state

demands

for an Islamic state

its


Input: The extremism took the form of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks .

suicide

bombings

suicide

attacks

terrorist

terrorist

terrorist


Input: Hamas and other Palestinian militant group rejected Abbas ' call to end their attacks with a deadly raid on an Israeli army outpost in Gaza .

end

their attacks

attacks

their

deadly

raid

on an Israeli army outpost in Gaza

call

Abbas

to end their attacks with a deadly raid on an Israeli army outpost in Gaza


Input: We are all saying that the resistance will continue despite the summit in Aqaba .

saying

We

that the resistance will continue despite the summit in Aqaba


Input: If you want an end to terrorism , if you want an end to violence , you have to give people hope and you have to give them a stake in the political process .

end

to terrorism

terrorism

terrorism

give

you


Input: So they announced their war on the Mujahidin .

announced

they

their war on the Mujahidin

war

on the Mujahidin

their


Input: 1- Sheik Nasr al-Fahdawi , Sheik of AlbuFahd tribe , was nominated to be the governor of Anbar , this man worked so hard fighting the ( Tanzim ) organization , with all he 's got , from money to power , and reputation in Ramadi .

fighting

the ( Tanzim ) organization

this man


Input: Utens of his tribesmen who started checking cars , they violated our brothers many times .

started

checking cars

Utens of his tribesmen

who

checking

cars

Utens of his tribesmen

who


Input: They even announced it , then our brothers attacked the field leader , the brain behind people revolting at al-Anbar in AlbuFahd .

announced

it

They

attacked

our brothers

the field leader

revolting

people


Input: The same with the killing of Muhammad Saddak the Sheik of AlbuJlayb tribe , and president of al-Anbar revolutionists , who released statements in mosques and markets , promising to eliminate who he called Sheiks of sodomite and thift , and agents for the Zionists , like our brother Abu Mustafa Midhatt , our brother Abu Khattab , and Sheik Abu al-Harith al-Shar'i , and many others .

killing

eliminate

statements

promising

called


Input: We need your support to continue getting people off of public assistance .

support

your

getting

We

people

of public assistance

off

assistance

public


Input: Some nearby buildings have also been evacuated , including the KPMG building and offices of the Macquarie Bank .

evacuated

Some nearby buildings


Input: Firefighters reported concern about a tower crane overhanging the building basement site .

reported

Firefighters

concern about a tower crane overhanging the building basement site


Input: Firefighters were working to keep the base of the crane cool , and the stability of the structure was being monitored with lasers .

monitored

the stability of the structure

with lasers


Input: People catching buses were advised to expect long delays .

advised

People catching buses

to expect long delays


Input: However , many inhabitants have been evacuated due to the fire threatening their homes , including the entire villages of Mykland and Belland .

evacuated

many inhabitants

due to the fire threatening their homes

including the entire villages of Mykland and Belland

due

many inhabitants have been evacuated

the fire threatening their homes , including the entire villages of Mykland and Belland


Input: Approximately 140 persons , including fire-fighters from several fire departments , and personnel from the Civil Defence and the Home Guard are working to curtail the fire .

curtail

the fire

Approximately 140 persons , including fire-fighters from several fire departments , and personnel from the Civil Defence and the Home Guard


Input: Extremely dry weather , and difficult wind conditions , have caused severe difficulties in fighting the fire .

difficulties

in fighting the fire

caused

Extremely dry weather , and difficult wind conditions

severe difficulties in fighting the fire


Input: What kind of work does Goodwill do ?

do

Goodwill

What kind of work


Input: Goodwill helps people get off of public assistance .

helps

Goodwill

people

get off of public assistance

assistance

public


Input: After a lifetime of trials , Donna not only earned her GED at Goodwill , she earned a job here .

earned

her GED

Donna

job

here

she


Input: Inside the flat a fruity voice was reading out a list of figures which had something to do with the production of pig-iron .

production

of pig-iron


Input: The instrument ( the telescreen , it was called ) could be dimmed , but there was no way of shutting it off completely .

there

no way of shutting it off completely


Input: QN : Did Jones arrive in Paris last year ?

arrive

Jones

in Paris


Input: QN : Did Jones arrive on a Sunday ?

arrive

Jones


Input: The diplomat did n't manage to leave Baghdad .

leave

The diplomat

Baghdad


Input: Bush said that it was Khan who sold centrifuges to North Korea .

said

Bush

that it was Khan who sold centrifuges to North Korea

sold

Khan

who

centrifuges

to North Korea


Input: QN : Were centrifuges sold to North Korea ?

sold

centrifuges

to North Korea


Input: Tony Hall left Amman on Sunday .

left

Tony Hall

Amman


Input: QN : Did North Korea buy 10 centrifuges ?

buy

North Korea

10 centrifuges


Input: After announcing on 21 October 2003 that it would cooperate with the IAEA , Iran signed the Additional Protocol to the NPT on 18 December .

announcing

that it would cooperate with the IAEA

cooperate

it

with the IAEA

signed

Iran

the Additional Protocol to the NPT


Input: Although the Shah had no specific plans to engage in research of uranium reprocessing or enrichment , the scientists at the AEOI 's newly equipped TNRC were reportedly given great discretion regarding the nature and direction of experiments conducted .

research

the Shah

of uranium reprocessing or enrichment

equipped

TNRC

conducted

experiments


Input: However , according to recently revealed documents discovered in Tehran after the revolution , in the late 1970s Iran and Israel discussed a plan to modify Israel 's surface - to - surface Jericho missiles for use by Iran -- missiles that could be equipped with nuclear weapons .

revolution

discussed

Iran and Israel

a plan to modify Israel 's surface - to - surface Jericho missiles for use by Iran -- missiles that could be equipped with nuclear weapons

modify

Israel 's surface - to - surface Jericho missiles

discovered

recently revealed documents

use

by Iran

Israel 's surface - to - surface Jericho missiles


Input: In the immediate aftermath of the revolution , Iran 's ambitious nuclear program fell apart due to the initial opposition by the Khomeini government to nuclear technology and because of the exodus of many of Iran 's nuclear scientists .

revolution


Input: The late 1980s saw a rise of several new potential exporters of nuclear assistance .

assistance


Input: Western intelligence suspected that Pakistan , which many estimated had succeeded in manufacturing a nuclear bomb in 1986 , provided Iran with nuclear assistance .

manufacturing

a nuclear bomb

Pakistan

assistance

Iran

nuclear

Pakistan

provided

Pakistan , which many estimated had succeeded in manufacturing a nuclear bomb in 1986

Iran

with nuclear assistance


Input: Reports in Western press and leaks from Western government and intelligence sources indicated that Pakistan had trained Iranian scientists in plutonium extraction and possibly gas centrifuge enrichment research .

Reports

in Western press

trained

Pakistan

Iranian scientists

in plutonium extraction and possibly gas centrifuge enrichment research

research

gas centrifuge enrichment


Input: The fear was that Iran might learn how to construct a similar clandestine facility and then produce weapons - grade uranium undetected .

learn

Iran

how to construct a similar clandestine facility

construct

Iran

a similar clandestine facility

produce

Iran

weapons - grade uranium


Input: The IAEA Board of Governors has imposed on Iran a 31 October 2003 deadline to resolve all outstanding issues and to provide full and complete declaration of its nuclear material and nuclear activities , specifically Iran 's enrichment program and past conversion experiments .

complete

declaration of its nuclear material and nuclear activities

declaration

of its nuclear material and nuclear activities

activities

resolve

all outstanding issues

provide

Iran

full and complete declaration of its nuclear material and nuclear activities , specifically Iran 's enrichment program and past conversion experiments


Input: It further called on Iran to suspend all enrichment activities and sign an Additional Protocol .

called

It

on Iran

to suspend all enrichment activities and sign an Additional Protocol

activities

sign

Iran

an Additional Protocol


Input: And finally , on 18 December 2003 , Iran signed the Additional Protocol to the NPT , thus allowing snap inspections of its nuclear facilities by the IAEA experts .

signed

Iran

the Additional Protocol to the NPT

inspections

of its nuclear facilities

by the IAEA experts

allowing

snap inspections of its nuclear facilities

by the IAEA experts


Input: Iran has traditionally felt insecure among its neighbors , first vis - a - vis Iraq , whom it considered its most immediate physical and ideological threat , and now that the Hussein regime is gone , the growing presence and influence of the United States .

influence

of the United States


Input: A third approach might be a regional effort on the part of Arab states to pressure Iran to abandon sensitive technology and questionable activities in favor of a weapons - free zone in the Middle East .

pressure

Iran

to abandon sensitive technology and questionable activities in favor of a weapons - free zone in the Middle East

activities


Input: Subsequent IAEA inspections in Iran revealed a wealth of new information related to the development and scale of Iran 's nuclear program .

inspections

IAEA

in Iran


Input: Concurrently , the United States along with some other IAEA board members has continued to maintain that Iran is pursuing an underground nuclear weapons program .

maintain

the United States along with some other IAEA board members

that Iran is pursuing an underground nuclear weapons program


Input: As he stated in July 2004 , `` We are not God .

stated

he

As

`` We are not God


Input: It was created in 1973 to oversee a 23,000 MW nuclear power program in Iran .

created

It


Input: It does so by coordinating activities of several nuclear research centers , most notably the TNRC and ENTC .

does

It

so

activities

of several nuclear research centers , most notably the TNRC and ENTC

research

nuclear


Input: After numerous allegations by opposition groups and Western governments , Iran announced that it was constructing several new facilities .

allegations

by opposition groups and Western governments

announced

Iran

that it was constructing several new facilities

constructing

it

several new facilities


Input: Iran claims that all its facilities are necessary for a peaceful and self - sufficient nuclear program .

claims

Iran

that all its facilities are necessary for a peaceful and self - sufficient nuclear program


Input: However , analysts question the need for several components , particularly those in which the feedstock or product is either provided by a supplier country ( fuel production plant ) or that do not fit in the general scheme of Iran 's overall nuclear program ( uranium metal laboratory ) .

analysts

production

fuel

supplier

supplier

provided

the feedstock or product

by a supplier country ( fuel production plant )


Input: 3,600 personnel are involved in containing the wildfire .

involved

3,600 personnel

in containing the wildfire

wildfire

wildfire


Input: Changing weather conditions also helped firefighting efforts , as temperature in the area fell to 90 degrees Fahrenheit , down from over a hundred degrees on Monday .

helped

Changing weather conditions

firefighting efforts


Input: The Donald criticized President Bush over his decision to go to war with Iraq .

criticized

The Donald

President Bush

over his decision to go to war with Iraq


Input: When the fire jumped containment lines , around 95 percent of the fire had been contained .

jumped

the fire

containment lines


Input: This busy , modern European city sits on a thousand years of history -- history is present everywhere , from elegant Merrion Square to the bullet holes on the General Post Office .

sits

This busy , modern European city

on a thousand years of history

on

a thousand years of history

This busy , modern European city


Input: Literature has always flourished in Dublin , the only city to have produced three Nobel Prize winners for literature -- Yeats , Shaw , and Beckett .

produced

the only city

three Nobel Prize winners for literature -- Yeats , Shaw , and Beckett


Input: However , sometimes it seems that the city produced artists of this stature by accident , even against its will .

produced

the city

artists of this stature


Input: The city 's impact on the rock and pop music scene with the likes of U2 and Bob Geldof is well known -- there 's even a self-guided tour of their haunts .

's

even a self-guided tour of their haunts

tour

of their haunts


Input: There was a time when you might have apologized for it , but no longer .

was

a time when you might have apologized for it


Input: On the coast , Sandymount , Dollymount , and Killiney strands are the places to go .

On

the coast

Sandymount , Dollymount , and Killiney strands are the places to go

go

the places


Input: The Irish are actually beginning to come home .

beginning

The Irish

to come home

come

The Irish

home


Input: The steps passed along the path on the other side of the wall under which I crouched .

on

the path

the other side of the wall under which I crouched

steps


Input: Looking over , I saw the naturalist pause at the door of an outhouse in the corner of the orchard .

Looking

over


Input: We tore away his collar , and Holmes breathed a prayer of gratitude when we saw that there was no sign of a wound and that the rescue had been in time .

tore

We

his collar

away

prayer

Holmes

of gratitude


Input: Much of the land is extremely fertile and produces a range of tropical fruit and vegetable crops , providing ample food for the people and such lucrative cash crops as sugar and coffee .

produces

a range of tropical fruit and vegetable crops

Much of the land

providing

ample food for the people and such lucrative cash crops as sugar and coffee

Much of the land

for the people


Input: Four hundred years ago these crops brought British colonists to rule the land and African slaves to work it .

brought

these crops

British colonists to rule the land and African slaves to work it


Input: Next to town names derived from England , you also find names such as Wait Awhile and Fruitful Vale , derived from the function and activity of the everyday lives of ordinary Jamaicans .

find

you

names such as Wait Awhile and Fruitful Vale , derived from the function and activity of the everyday lives of ordinary Jamaicans

activity


Input: There 's nothing they like better than having a good chat about the latest bit of gossip : who is doing what , where , and why .

chat

about the latest bit of gossip

gossip

's

nothing they like better than having a good chat about the latest bit of gossip


Input: The loud , raucous Jamaican English dialect and the waving hands reflect the joy with which social relations are conducted here .

conducted

social relations


Input: Instead , be prepared for a barrage of questions about your life , offers to supply anything you need , a host of jokes at your expense , and some serious flirting if you 're single .

prepared

for a barrage of questions about your life , offers to supply anything you need , a host of jokes at your expense , and some serious flirting if you 're single

supply

anything you need


Input: Step out of the hotel and your senses will be bombarded by a range of sights , sounds , smells , tastes , and textures that let you know that you could only be in Jamaica .

Step

out

of the hotel


Input: Such sights include the colorful `` tams '' -- knitted hats worn by Jamaican men to cover their mane of dreadlocks -- and the red ackee fruit that ripens at the beginning of the year .

sights

the colorful `` tams '' -- knitted hats worn by Jamaican men to cover their mane of dreadlocks -- and the red ackee fruit that ripens at the beginning of the year

worn

by Jamaican men

cover

their mane of dreadlocks


Input: There 's an abundance of nature , history , art , and modern culture to be explored and enjoyed .

's

an abundance of nature , history , art , and modern culture

to be explored and enjoyed

explored

an abundance of nature , history , art , and modern culture


Input: You and I have done some important work together .

done

You and I

some important work

together

done some important work

You and I


Input: We 've expanded Goodwill 's proven methods to towns and neighborhoods where they are needed most .

expanded

We

Goodwill 's proven methods

to towns and neighborhoods where they are needed most


Input: Support Goodwill with a generous donation today .

Support

Goodwill

donation


Input: Taiwan does not possess nuclear weapons , but began a covert nuclear weapons program in 1964 that ended in 1988 as a result of U.S. pressure .

began

Taiwan

a covert nuclear weapons program

that ended in 1988 as a result of U.S. pressure

in 1964

ended

that

a covert nuclear weapons program

in 1988

pressure

U.S.


Input: A report from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service claimed that Taiwan has developed three dozen types of bacteria , apparently for weaponization purposes .

claimed

A report from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service

that Taiwan has developed three dozen types of bacteria , apparently for weaponization purposes

developed

three dozen types of bacteria

Taiwan


Input: In 1989 , the U.S. Congress was informed that Taiwan could have acquired an offensive chemical weapons ( CW ) capability .

informed

the U.S. Congress

that Taiwan could have acquired an offensive chemical weapons ( CW ) capability

acquired

an offensive chemical weapons ( CW ) capability

Taiwan

offensive

chemical weapons ( CW )


Input: Chemical defense research and development is conducted at the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology .

conducted

Chemical defense research and development

research

Chemical defense

defense

Chemical


Input: These systems have provided Taiwanese scientists with experience and a technological base in areas such as composite materials and guidance and fire control systems , which are essential for development of longer range surface -to - surface missiles .

provided

These systems

Taiwanese scientists

with experience and a technological base in areas such as composite materials and guidance and fire control systems , which are essential for development of longer range surface -to - surface missiles


Input: The Tien Chi , first test - fired in 1997 , is a solid - fueled , two - stage missile with a 300 km range that can reach China 's southeastern coast .

reach

China 's southeastern coast

that

a solid - fueled , two - stage missile with a 300 km range


Input: China possesses nuclear weapons , a range of ballistic missile capabilities , and the ability to develop chemical and biological weapons .

develop

chemical and biological weapons

China


Input: Serious concerns remain about China 's proliferation of ballistic missile technology and its ability to control chemical items that could be used in the production of chemical weapons .

used

items

that

in the production of chemical weapons

production

of chemical weapons

remain

Serious concerns

about China 's proliferation of ballistic missile technology and its ability to control chemical items that could be used in the production of chemical weapons

control

chemical items that could be used in the production of chemical weapons


Input: China is estimated to have about 400 strategic and tactical nuclear weapons , and stocks of fissile material sufficient to produce a much larger arsenal .

produce

a much larger arsenal


Input: China provided nuclear reactors and technology to several countries in the 1980s and early 1990s , including design information and fissile material that reportedly helped Pakistan develop nuclear weapons .

provided

China

nuclear reactors and technology

to several countries

including design information and fissile material that reportedly helped Pakistan develop nuclear weapons

design

helped

that

design information and fissile material

Pakistan

develop nuclear weapons

develop

Pakistan

nuclear weapons


Input: In 2002 China ratified the IAEA Additional Protocol , the first and only nuclear weapons state to do so .

ratified

China

the IAEA Additional Protocol

the first and only nuclear weapons state to do so

do

the first and only nuclear weapons state

so


Input: Although China claims that it no longer possesses any CW stockpiles , the U.S. government believes that China has not revealed the full scope of its program .

claims

China

that it no longer possesses any CW stockpiles

revealed

China

the full scope of its program


Input: China 's missiles are operated by the Second Artillery Corps , and include about 650 DF -11 ( M-11 ) and DF-15 ( M-9 ) missiles opposite Taiwan ; several dozens of DF -3 , DF -4 , and DF -21 medium - range missiles that can reach Japan , India , and Russia ; and 18-24 DF -5 ICBMs that can reach the United States and Europe .

reach

that

Japan , India , and Russia

DF -3 , DF -4 , and DF -21 medium - range missiles


Input: China has provided technology and expertise to the missile programs of several countries , including Pakistan , Iran , and North Korea .

provided

China

technology and expertise

to the missile programs of several countries , including Pakistan , Iran , and North Korea


Input: Sheikh Mohammed , who is also the UAE Defence Minister , said during the launching ceremony `` we wish to make Dubai a center of modern economy '' .

said

Sheikh Mohammed , who is also the UAE Defence Minister

we wish to make Dubai a center of modern economy

make

we

Dubai

a center of modern economy


Input: South Africa is the first and , to date , only country to build a nuclear arsenal , and then voluntarily dismantle its entire nuclear weapons program .

build

the first and , to date , only country

a nuclear arsenal , and then voluntarily dismantle its entire nuclear weapons program

dismantle

the first and , to date , only country

its entire nuclear weapons program


Input: The extent to which various foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies secretly monitored or covertly assisted in the development of the program likewise remains an open question .

monitored

foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies

the development of the program

assisted

various foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies

in the development of the program


Input: It was in this highly charged political and military context , which precipitated a `` bunker '' or `` laager '' mentality , that Coast was secretly initiated in 1981 under the aegis of the SADF Special Forces .

precipitated

this highly charged political and military context

which

a `` bunker '' or `` laager '' mentality


Input: The chief facility for researching and producing CW agents was a military front company called Delta G Scientific , located between Johannesburg and Pretoria , and several other facilities were set up to develop protective clothing , manufacture exotic assassination devices , and `` weaponize '' irritants ( Riot Control Agents such as CS and CR ) and incapacitants by placing them in artillery shells , mortar bombs , and grenades .

researching

CW agents

producing

CW agents

manufacture

exotic assassination devices

located

a military front company called Delta G Scientific

between Johannesburg and Pretoria

placing

them

in artillery shells , mortar bombs , and grenades

up

several other facilities

develop

protective clothing , manufacture exotic assassination devices , and `` weaponize '' irritants ( Riot Control Agents such as CS and CR ) and incapacitants by placing them in artillery shells , mortar bombs , and grenades

clothing

clothing

assassination


Input: Project Officer Dr . Wouter Basson also set up an elaborate network of procurement and financial front companies overseas .

up

Project Officer Dr . Wouter Basson

an elaborate network of procurement and financial front companies

procurement

companies


Input: Several of these latter , above all the toxic organophosphates , were almost certainly employed to assassinate individual `` enemies of the state . ''

employed

Several of these latter , above all the toxic organophosphates ,

to assassinate individual `` enemies of the state

assassinate

individual `` enemies of the state


Input: The extent to which various foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies secretly monitored or covertly assisted in the development of the program likewise remains an open question .

monitored

various foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies

the development of the program

assisted

in the development of the program

various foreign governments , military establishments , and intelligence agencies


Input: It is not clear when South Africa began ballistic missile - related efforts , but reportedly by the mid - 1980s , some missile infrastructure existed in the country .

began

South Africa

ballistic missile - related efforts

existed

in the country

some missile infrastructure


Input: Following a July 1989 flight - test of what Pretoria described as a `` booster rocket '' in a space - launch program , U.S. intelligence noted striking similarities between this system and Israel 's intermediate - range Jericho - 2 ballistic missile .

test

of what Pretoria described as a `` booster rocket ''

in a space - launch program

noted

U.S. intelligence

striking similarities between this system and Israel 's intermediate - range Jericho - 2 ballistic missile


Input: Libya then invited the IAEA to verify the elimination of nuclear weapon related activities in-country .

elimination

of nuclear weapon related activities

in-country

activities

activities

invited

Libya

the IAEA

to verify the elimination of nuclear weapon related activities in-country

verify

the IAEA

the elimination of nuclear weapon related activities in-country


Input: There are allegations that the alleged chemical weapon ( CW ) plants at Rabta and Tarhunah could contain BW research facilities as well .

are

allegations that the alleged chemical weapon ( CW ) plants at Rabta and Tarhunah could contain BW research facilities as well

allegations

that the alleged chemical weapon ( CW ) plants at Rabta and Tarhunah could contain BW research facilities as well

contain

the alleged chemical weapon ( CW ) plants at Rabta and Tarhunah

BW research facilities

research

BW


Input: Germany and China allegedly provided technical and material assistance to the al-Fatah program .

assistance

technical and material

Germany and China

to the al-Fatah program

provided

Germany and China

to the al-Fatah program

technical and material assistance


Input: North Korea also allegedly provided more than 10 scientists to work on the Libyan missile program .

work

more than 10 scientists

on the Libyan missile program

provided

North Korea

more than 10 scientists

to work on the Libyan missile program


Input: In December 2003 , Libya pledged to eliminate ballistic missiles capable of traveling more than 300 km with payloads of 500 kg .

pledged

Libya

to eliminate ballistic missiles capable of traveling more than 300 km with payloads of 500 kg

eliminate

Libya

ballistic missiles capable of traveling more than 300 km with payloads of 500 kg

traveling

ballistic missiles

more than 300 km


Input: QN : Can he go to Paris on the Jan 10th ?

go

he

to Paris


Input: A rainstorm caused cancellation of the important meeting on Thursday .

caused

A rainstorm

cancellation of the important meeting on Thursday

meeting


Input: A CH-47 Chinook , carrying 10 people , crashed near Ghazni while returning to Bagram Air Base near the capital .

carrying

A CH-47 Chinook

10 people

returning

A CH-47 Chinook , carrying 10 people ,

to Bagram Air Base near the capital


Input: QN : Did the Chinook arrive at Bagram Air Base ?

arrive

the Chinook

at Bagram Air Base


Input: He also sold the XYZ-11 , the key part necessary for the trigger .

sold

the XYZ-11 , the key part necessary for the trigger

He


Input: Sardar Patel faced imprisonment for the first time when he was assisting Gandhiji in the Salt Satyagraha .

assisting

Gandhiji

in the Salt Satyagraha

he


Input: QN : Are foodstuffs getting into Iraq ?

getting

foodstuffs

into Iraq


Input: Milton Roy disclosed in May that it was approached for a possible acquisition by Thermo Electron .

disclosed

that it was approached for a possible acquisition by Thermo Electron

Milton Roy


Input: 48 Kuwaiti jet fighters managed to escape the Iraqi invasion .

escape

48 Kuwaiti jet fighters

the Iraqi invasion


Input: As a result Iran has promulgated a very public stance against the use of chemical weapons , making numerous vitriolic comments against Iraq 's use of such weapons in international forums .

use

of chemical weapons

comments

against Iraq 's use of such weapons


Input: However , despite such rhetoric , several Western officials accuse Iran of developing similar offensive CW capabilities .

accuse

several Western officials

Iran

of developing similar offensive CW capabilities

developing

Iran

similar offensive CW capabilities


Input: US officials report that Iran can produce several hundred tons of chemical agent annually and that it may have already produced as much as 2,000 tons of agent , including mustard , cyanide , and possibly sarin nerve agent , at plants near Qazvin , Parchin , and Esfahan .

report

US officials

that Iran can produce several hundred tons of chemical agent annually and that it may have already produced as much as 2,000 tons of agent , including mustard , cyanide , and possibly sarin nerve agent , at plants near Qazvin , Parchin , and Esfahan

produce

Iran

several hundred tons of chemical agent annually

produced

it

as much as 2,000 tons of agent , including mustard , cyanide , and possibly sarin nerve agent

at plants near Qazvin , Parchin , and Esfahan


Input: Iran 's extensive CW program is allegedly masked using its sophisticated pharmaceutical and agro - industrial companies as plausible cover .

using

its sophisticated pharmaceutical and agro - industrial companies

industrial


Input: It is further claimed that these companies serve as a front for importing important chemical precursors and related equipment , which are then diverted to the Iranian CW program .

claimed

that these companies serve as a front for importing important chemical precursors and related equipment , which are then diverted to the Iranian CW program


Input: Although information on WMD programs for many countries is often limited , when it comes to assessing Iran 's alleged CW program , one must sift through a mountain of information , much of which is long on allegation and short on specific , corroborated evidence .

allegation


Input: This difficulty is compounded by the fact that much of the information can be directly traced back to just a handful of sources , none of which can be independently verified .

verified

a handful of sources , none of which


Input: From approximately 1983 - 1988 during the war with Iraq , Iran suffered extensive CW attacks , including blister ( mustard ) and nerve agents .

suffered

Iran

extensive CW attacks , including blister ( mustard ) and nerve agents

attacks

CW

Iran

war

with Iraq


Input: Disagreement over a course of policy action led to several contradictory published reports whether or not Iran decided to pursue a CW program .

Disagreement

over a course of policy action

action

led

Disagreement over a course of policy action

to several contradictory published reports whether or not Iran decided to pursue a CW program

decided

Iran

to pursue a CW program


Input: Throughout the 1980s , the United States accused Germany of selling dual - use materials and technology to Iran .

accused

the United States

Germany

of selling dual - use materials and technology to Iran

selling

Germany

dual - use materials and technology

to Iran


Input: In 1997 , under a reported multi - million dollar deal , India agreed to construct a `` sophisticated chemical plant at Qazvim , on the outskirts of Tehran . ''

construct

India

a `` sophisticated chemical plant

at Qazvim

on the outskirts of Tehran

reported

multi - million dollar deal


Input: China has also been involved in several other sales to Iran , involving CW technology ; as a result , several Chinese companies and individuals have faced American sanctions .

involved

China

in several other sales to Iran , involving CW technology

sales

to Iran

sanctions

American

Chinese companies and individuals

sanctions


Input: According to US press accounts citing a top secret CIA report dated 2 October 1996 , China sold Iran nearly 400 metric tons of carbon disulfide , a nerve and riot control gas precursor .

sold

China

Iran

nearly 400 metric tons of carbon disulfide , a nerve and riot control gas precursor


Input: Some of the CW agents Iran has allegedly developed include CS gas ( a riot control agent ) , mustard gas , hydrogen cyanide , and phosgene .

developed

Iran

Some of the CW agents


Input: There are several delivery routes Iran could take for its chemical agents .

are

several delivery routes Iran could take for its chemical agents

delivery


Input: Iran is said to have developed 155 mm artillery shells , mortar rounds , aerial bombs for chemical fill , and possibly chemical warheads for Scuds .

developed

Iran

155 mm artillery shells , mortar rounds , aerial bombs for chemical fill , and possibly chemical warheads for Scuds

said

Iran

to have developed 155 mm artillery shells , mortar rounds , aerial bombs for chemical fill , and possibly chemical warheads for Scuds


Input: There have also been rumors of using mines to deliver CW agents ( 120 mm ) .

been

rumors of using mines to deliver CW agents ( 120 mm )

using

mines

to deliver CW agents ( 120 mm )


Input: Despite its acquisition of precursors from abroad , Iran is allegedly working to develop an indigenous CW production capability .

acquisition

its

of precursors

from abroad

production

CW

develop

Iran

an indigenous CW production capability


Input: As of 1996 , the Department of Defense claimed that Iran had stockpiled almost 2000 tons of toxic chemical agents and was continuously working on expanding its CW program .

claimed

the Department of Defense

that Iran had stockpiled almost 2000 tons of toxic chemical agents and was continuously working on expanding its CW program

expanding

its CW program

Iran


Input: Iran continues to deny any allegations that it is actively pursuing an offensive CW program .

allegations

that it is actively pursuing an offensive CW program

offensive


Input: In June 1997 , the DCI reported that China , during July - December 1996 , provided `` considerable CW - related assistance '' to Iran , including production equipment and technology .

reported

the DCI

that China , during July - December 1996 , provided `` considerable CW - related assistance '' to Iran , including production equipment and technology

assistance

China

considerable CW - related

to Iran

production


Input: In 1984 , East Germany ( GDR ) supplied Iran with 5,000 `` respirators , '' which turned out to be industrial half - masks with goggles , which are unsuitable for chemical defense .

supplied

East Germany ( GDR )

Iran

with 5,000 `` respirators , '' which turned out to be industrial half - masks with goggles , which are unsuitable for chemical defense

defense

chemical


Input: Report by German intelligence on Iranian efforts to acquire production equipment for tabun and sarin , using three Indian companies as fronts .

Report

by German intelligence

on Iranian efforts to acquire production equipment for tabun and sarin , using three Indian companies as fronts

acquire

Iranian

production equipment for tabun and sarin

production

using

three Indian companies

Iranian


Input: The Indian companies named in the classified report include Tata Consulting Engineering , Transpek , and Rallis India .

report

report


Input: The Iranian companies involved in the building of the poison - gas complex are Defense Industries , Shahid , Bagheri Industrial Group , and Shahid Hemat Industrial group .

involved

The Iranian companies

in the building of the poison - gas complex


Input: According to the Sunday Telegraph , Melli Agrochemicals negotiated the deal on behalf of the Iranian regime .

negotiated

Melli Agrochemicals

the deal


Input: In 1994 , reports surfaced that Syria is cooperating with Iran in the development of ballistic missiles designed to carry chemical warheads .

reports

that Syria is cooperating with Iran in the development of ballistic missiles designed to carry chemical warheads

cooperating

Syria

with Iran

in the development of ballistic missiles designed to carry chemical warheads

designed

ballistic missiles

carry

ballistic missiles

chemical warheads


Input: However , reports of transactions of various dual - use material is publicly known .

reports

of transactions of various dual - use material


Input: The compound has several legitimate uses in the agricultural industry , specifically relating to pesticides , but is also a starting point for nerve agents such as VX .

legitimate

uses in the agricultural industry , specifically relating to pesticides


Input: Based on such information , some idea of Iran 's CW status can be ascertained .

ascertained

some idea of Iran 's CW status

Based on such information


Input: 10 BILL : Not much , man , I 'm givin ' you a call , ah - we got some issues for tomorrow .

call

I

you


Input: 12 Bill : You ready for some issues ?

ready

You

for some issues


Input: 11 BILL : You just got a new one ?

got

You

a new one


Input: 19 BILL : So you got a - so you 're checkin ' a switch on the steam turbine .

on

a switch

the steam turbine


Input: 29 RICH : All right , I wo n't even put that in the book .

put

I

that

in the book


Input: This is an ominous development since there is little doubt that Iran perceives the ballistic missile to be the delivery system of choice for nuclear weapons .

is

little doubt that Iran perceives the ballistic missile to be the delivery system of choice for nuclear weapons

delivery


Input: Iran currently possesses the capability to employ ballistic missiles and/or long - range artillery rockets against its regional neighbors , Israel , and US forces deployed in the region .

employ

ballistic missiles and/or long - range artillery rockets

Iran

against its regional neighbors , Israel , and US forces deployed in the region

deployed

in the region

its regional neighbors , Israel , and US forces


Input: Quantity and quality of missiles and missile - related technology acquired , size and experience of the indigenous missile - related manpower pool .

acquired


Input: Capabilities of the Iranian military - industrial infrastructure .

industrial


Input: Desire to possess the capability to strike directly at Israel and US military facilities within South Asia .

strike

at Israel and US military facilities within South Asia


Input: Organizational , political , and religious discord amongst the various entities engaged in the design , development , and production of ballistic missiles .

design

the various entities

of ballistic missiles

production

the various entities

of ballistic missiles


Input: In July 1977 , Iranian Vice Minister of War General H. Toufanian traveled to Israel and met with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Minister of Defense Ezer Weizmann .

traveled

Iranian Vice Minister of War General H. Toufanian

to Israel


Input: It would bring about the development of an indigenous Iranian missile industry , two `` wars of the cities , '' and the evolution of a strategic concept concerning the military and political importance of ballistic missiles .

about

It

the development of an indigenous Iranian missile industry , two `` wars of the cities , '' and the evolution of a strategic concept concerning the military and political importance of ballistic missiles

wars

of the cities


Input: In 1982 , as the war dragged on into its second year , Iraqi operations entered a new phase in which it expanded the use of FROG-7As strikes and the first employment ( three attacks in 1982 ) of the Scud-B short - range ballistic missile ( SRBM ) to strike at the Iranian strategic rear .

strike

it

at the Iranian strategic rear

strikes

attacks

use

of FROG-7As strikes

entered

In 1982 , as the war dragged on into its second year

Iraqi operations

a new phase in which it expanded the use of FROG-7As strikes and the first employment ( three attacks in 1982 ) of the Scud-B short - range ballistic missile ( SRBM ) to strike at the Iranian strategic rear

war


Input: The acquisition effort was thwarted from its inception by a number of significant factors .

acquisition


Input: Negotiations with both countries are believed to have begun during early 1983 .

Negotiations

with both countries

begun

Negotiations with both countries

during early 1983


Input: On 12 March 1985 , Iran conducted its first ballistic missile attack against Iraq , when at 0240 hours , troops launched a Libyan supplied Scud-B at Kirkuk .

attack

its

against Iraq

conducted

Iran

its first ballistic missile attack against Iraq

supplied

Libyan

Scud-B


Input: The Iranians identified the unit that conducted these attacks as the Khatam ol-Anbya ( a.k.a. , Khatam- ul-Anbia , `` Seal of the Prophets '' ) missile unit .

conducted

the unit

these attacks

attacks


Input: Specifically , during the visit to the PRC , he secured a PRC agreement in the following missile - related areas : The delivery of HY-1 silkworm and HY-2 seersucker coastal defense missiles beginning in 1986 and assistance in establishing an assembly facility for these missiles .

visit

to the PRC

he

secured

he

a PRC agreement in the following missile - related areas : The delivery of HY-1 silkworm and HY-2 seersucker coastal defense missiles beginning in 1986 and assistance in establishing an assembly facility for these missiles

delivery

of HY-1 silkworm and HY-2 seersucker coastal defense missiles

assistance

in establishing an assembly facility for these missiles

establishing

an assembly facility for these missiles

beginning

in 1986

The delivery of HY-1 silkworm and HY-2 seersucker coastal defense missiles


Input: Technology transfer for new Iranian missiles and artillery rockets .

transfer

Technology

for new Iranian missiles and artillery rockets


Input: Assistance in the establishment of a factory to assemble the DPRK Scud variant missiles .

Assistance

in the establishment of a factory to assemble the DPRK Scud variant missiles

establishment

of a factory

assemble

the DPRK Scud variant missiles


Input: Progress within the Shehab-1 program was relatively steady and during early 1988 , Iranian officials claimed that the missile had entered production .

claimed

Iranian officials

that the missile had entered production

production

the missile

entered

the missile

production


Input: Thus began the second `` War of the Cities . ''

began

the second `` War of the Cities . ''


Input: Its economy was depleted , its civilian industry near collapse , and its population was simply exhausted from the war .

war


Input: PRC - US agreements have apparently been the primary reason for the missiles not being delivered .

reason

for the missiles not being delivered

PRC - US agreements

delivered

the missiles


Input: This effort quickly floundered for a variety of reasons and was refocused on the assembly and maintenance of the DPRK produced Scud-B/Hwasong-5 -- known locally as the Shehab-1 .

reasons

produced

DPRK


Input: This program would subsequently lead into the Shehab-2 ( Scud-C/Hwasong-6 ) and Shehab-3 ( Nodong ) programs .

lead

This program

into the Shehab-2 ( Scud-C/Hwasong-6 ) and Shehab-3 ( Nodong ) programs


Input: These programs are believed to rely heavily upon the assistance from numerous Russian and Eastern European entities .

assistance

from numerous Russian and Eastern European entities


Input: In addition , Iran has made a concerted effort to lure back scientists and technical experts who fled the country at the time of the Islamic revolution .

revolution

Islamic


Input: The United States has cited numerous cases of Iran receiving assistance in its missile production from countries such as North Korea and Russia , and has even placed sanctions on private companies for aiding Iran .

assistance

Iran

in its missile production

from countries such as North Korea and Russia

aiding

Iran

private companies

production

missile

its

sanctions

The United States

on private companies

for aiding Iran

receiving

Iran

assistance in its missile production

from countries such as North Korea and Russia

cited

The United States

numerous cases of Iran receiving assistance in its missile production from countries such as North Korea and Russia


Input: This concept was clearly articulated by Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani on 7 February 1999 when he stated , `` Iraq would have undoubtedly not attacked us 20 years ago if we he had then the power we have now ... .Because of our deterrent power , Israel 's threatening rhetoric against us has also decreased lately . ''

stated

he

`` Iraq would have undoubtedly not attacked us 20 years ago if we he had then the power we have now ... .Because of our deterrent power , Israel 's threatening rhetoric against us has also decreased lately . ''

attacked

Iraq

us


Input: This has been complemented , to a lesser extent , by the willingness of other nations ( e.g. , Libya and Syria ) to cooperate within the realm of ballistic missile development .

cooperate

other nations ( e.g. , Libya and Syria )

within the realm of ballistic missile development


Input: In every presidential election over the past half century , except for the Goldwater presidential candidacy , the GOP has captured a greater percentage of the major-party popular vote for president than it has of congressional seats or the popular vote for Congress .

election

presidential

captured

the GOP

a greater percentage of the major-party popular vote for president than it has of congressional seats or the popular vote for Congress


Input: Each legislator , after all , is only one out of 535 when it comes to national policy making .

making

national policy


Input: While this theory is exceedingly simple , it appears to explain several things .

explain

several things

this theory


Input: Fourth , the theory indicates why the Republican Party may have a difficult time attracting viable candidates for congressional office .

difficult

time


Input: To the extent that potential Republican candidates and their financial backers realize that the congressional prisoner 's dilemma game works to their disadvantage , the Republican Party will be hindered in its attempts to field a competitive slate of congressional candidates .

realize

potential Republican candidates and their financial backers

that the congressional prisoner 's dilemma game works to their disadvantage

hindered

the Republican Party

in its attempts to field a competitive slate of congressional candidates


Input: Three pieces of evidence corroborate the key assumption that Democratic legislators are more willing to engage in local benefit-seeking than their Republican colleagues .

engage

Democratic legislators

in local benefit-seeking


Input: To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit-seeking , this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns .

leads

political philosophy

congressional Republicans

to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns


Input: A cross-state econometric investigation , furthermore , reveals that , holding other factors constant , the difference between a state 's major-party vote going to the Republican gubernatorial candidate and the Republican share of the lower state house is a positive function of the state tax rate .

investigation


Input: In sum , at both the federal and state government levels at least part of the seemingly irrational behavior voters display in the voting booth may have an exceedingly rational explanation .

behavior

seemingly irrational

voters


Input: Hall , heading a three-member delegation , arrived here at 19:17 ( 1517 GMT ) by land from Jordanian capital Amman , and stayed at the five-star Mansour Hotel .

arrived

Hall , heading a three-member delegation

here

by land

from Jordanian capital Amman


Input: When asked by Xinhua if there is any plan for him to meet Iraq officials , he said `` I have not been asked to meet any top Iraqi officials .

is

any plan for him to meet Iraq officials

meet

Iraq officials

him

said

he

`` I have not been asked to meet any top Iraqi officials

asked

I

to meet any top Iraqi officials


Input: That was the message delivered by government and private security experts at an all-day conference on corporate electronic espionage .

conference

on corporate electronic espionage

message

That

by government and private security experts

delivered

the message

by government and private security experts


Input: Any secret can be pirated , the experts said , if it is transmitted over the air .

said

the experts

Any secret can be pirated

if it is transmitted over the air


Input: They need only position themselves near a company 's satellite dish and wait .

position


Input: Still , encrypting corporate communications is only a partial remedy .

communications

corporate

communications

remedy

encrypting corporate communications


Input: Moreover , he said , technology now exists for stealing corporate secrets after they 've been `` erased '' from a computer 's memory .

said

he

Moreover

technology now exists for stealing corporate secrets after they 've been `` erased '' from a computer 's memory

exists

technology

now

for stealing corporate secrets after they 've been `` erased '' from a computer 's memory

stealing

corporate secrets

technology


Input: He said that Oliver North of Iran-Contra notoriety thought he had erased his computer but that the information was later retrieved for congressional committees to read .

said

He

that Oliver North of Iran-Contra notoriety thought he had erased his computer but that the information was later retrieved for congressional committees to read


Input: He cited the case of a Swiss oil trader who recently put out bids via telex for an oil tanker to pick up a cargo of crude in the Middle East .

cited

He

the case of a Swiss oil trader who recently put out bids via telex for an oil tanker to pick up a cargo of crude in the Middle East


Input: It took some time and hard work , but with the help of Goodwill , Jerry was able to work out a payment plan with the prosecutor 's office , find housing and conduct a more thorough job search .

help

of Goodwill

conduct

a more thorough job search

Jerry

job

job


Input: With a promising new job at a plastic injection molding manufacturer , his legal troubles in check and a safe place to live , Jerry can get on with the business of building a life for himself and contributing to his community .

job

at a plastic injection molding manufacturer

new

manufacturer

manufacturer

plastic injection molding

contributing

to his community


Input: At that same time , American 11 had its last routine communication with the ground when it acknowledged navigational instructions from the FAA 's air traffic control ( ATC ) center in Boston .

acknowledged

it

navigational instructions from the FAA 's air traffic control ( ATC ) center in Boston


Input: At 9:39 , the FAA 's Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center overheard a second announcement indicating that there was a bomb on board , that the plane was returning to the airport , and that they should remain seated .

announcement

indicating that there was a bomb on board , that the plane was returning to the airport , and that they should remain seated


Input: The mention of a `` third aircraft '' was not a reference to American 77 .

mention

of a `` third aircraft


Input: It is possible that NORAD commanders would have ordered a shootdown in the absence of the authorization communicated by the Vice President , but given the gravity of the decision to shoot down a commercial airliner , and NORAD 's caution that a mistake not be made , we view this possibility as unlikely .

caution

NORAD

that a mistake not be made


Input: It had been publicly declared years earlier , most notably in a declaration faxed early in 1998 to an Arabic-language newspaper in London .

declaration

declared


Input: Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky stated , `` Whether you live in a mobile home park or you live in an estate , when you lose your home it 's devastating . ''

stated

Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky

Whether you live in a mobile home park or you live in an estate , when you lose your home it 's devastating


Input: Rob Lowe declared that `` it was just like Armageddon . ''

declared

Rob Lowe

that `` it was just like Armageddon


Input: According to one official , the fire started when ten students lit a bonfire on a ridge but failed to extinguish it .

students

students


Input: Although Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown believes that `` this fire was the result of carelessness , not criminal intent , '' the county district attorney will still have to review the case .

result

this fire

of carelessness , not criminal intent


Input: Now when the wind howls and you 've got palm trees and eucalyptus trees that are literally exploding with their hot oil , you 've got these big , red hot embers that are flying through the sky and are catching anything on fire . ''

flying

these big , red hot embers

through the sky

that


Input: In mid-2002 , U.S. intelligence discovered that North Korea had been receiving materials from Pakistan for a highly enriched uranium production facility .

discovered

U.S. intelligence

that North Korea had been receiving materials from Pakistan for a highly enriched uranium production facility

receiving

North Korea

materials

from Pakistan

production

highly enriched uranium


Input: North Korean officials initially denied the existence of such a program , but then acknowledged it .

existence

of such a program

acknowledged

it

North Korean officials


Input: The U.S. responded by announcing in November 2002 that it would suspend heavy fuel oil shipments being provided under the terms of the Agreed Framework , which had led North Korea to freeze its plutonium production facilities .

announcing

The U.S.

that it would suspend heavy fuel oil shipments being provided under the terms of the Agreed Framework , which had led North Korea to freeze its plutonium production facilities

shipments

heavy fuel oil

led

North Korea

to freeze its plutonium production facilities

the Agreed Framework

which

production

plutonium

responded

The U.S.

by announcing in November 2002 that it would suspend heavy fuel oil shipments being provided under the terms of the Agreed Framework , which had led North Korea to freeze its plutonium production facilities

provided

heavy fuel oil shipments


Input: North Korea expelled IAEA inspectors on 31 December 2002 , curtailing the Agency 's capacity to monitor Pyongyang 's nuclear activities .

expelled

North Korea

IAEA inspectors

activities

Pyongyang 's

monitor

the Agency 's

Pyongyang 's nuclear activities

inspectors

inspectors


Input: In late February 2003 , North Korea restarted its 5WW(e) reactor , and in March , reports indicated that technicians were active at the Radiochemistry Laboratory , and on 2 October , the North Korean Foreign Ministry declared that the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods had been completed `` to increase its nuclear deterrent force . ''

declared

the North Korean Foreign Ministry

that the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods had been completed `` to increase its nuclear deterrent force . ''

increase

its nuclear deterrent force

its


Input: North Korea has reportedly established a facility to produce UF6 at the Yongbyon nuclear complex , which gives Pyongyang the capability to produce the stock of uranium hexafluoride ( UF6 ) gas to feed the cascades of centrifuges in a large-scale plant .

produce

the stock of uranium hexafluoride ( UF6 ) gas to feed the cascades of centrifuges in a large-scale plant

Pyongyang

established

North Korea

a facility to produce UF6

feed

uranium hexafluoride ( UF6 ) gas

the cascades of centrifuges


Input: There were rumors in 2003 of Burmese plans to purchase ballistic missiles from North Korea , but it is unclear whether any transactions have been completed .

There

rumors

in 2003

of Burmese plans to purchase ballistic missiles from North Korea

purchase

Burmese

ballistic missiles

from North Korea


Input: In September 1999 , Pyongyang agreed to a moratorium on missile flight tests and later announced that it would maintain the moratorium until at least 2003 .

announced

Pyongyang

that it would maintain the moratorium until at least 2003

tests

missile


Input: Therefore , obtaining reliable open source information on such programs is very challenging .

obtaining

reliable open source information on such programs

challenging

obtaining reliable open source information on such programs


Input: Nonetheless , countries suspected of having clandestine nuclear weapons programs are the subject of intense scrutiny by nonproliferation analysts , intelligence agencies , and other observers .

scrutiny

by nonproliferation analysts , intelligence agencies , and other observers

analysts

analysts

nonproliferation


Input: Technical analysis of clandestine programs is based on the widely known physical and engineering aspects of nuclear materials and weapons , which enable estimates of capabilities based on fragmentary and uncertain information , as follows .

analysis

of clandestine programs


Input: Virtually all weapons programs use some foreign inputs , if only technical information culled from scientific and engineering sources .

use

Virtually all weapons programs

some foreign inputs , if only technical information culled from scientific and engineering sources


Input: A plutonium - based bomb program requires capabilities to mine and mill uranium , process it into reactor fuel , transform the isotopic content of the fuel by `` burning '' it in a reactor , extract plutonium from the spent fuel , form the plutonium into the core of a fission - implosion weapon , and develop and test high explosives used to initiate fission .

transform

the isotopic content of the fuel

extract

plutonium

from the spent fuel

develop

high explosives used to initiate fission

test

high explosives used to initiate fission

used

to initiate fission

high explosives


Input: Although technically sub - optimal , even reactor - grade plutonium can be used as fissile material in nuclear weapons .

used

even reactor - grade plutonium


Input: Determining how many nuclear weapons a country can produce with a given amount of fissile material requires knowing the technological sophistication of the country and the explosive yield of the weapons .

produce

how many nuclear weapons

a country

with a given amount of fissile material


Input: Based on data supplied by the de jure nuclear weapons states , the IAEA Safeguards Division defines quantities of concern as 8kg of plutonium and 25kg of HEU .

supplied

data

by the de jure nuclear weapons states


Input: The Hiroshima bomb , for example , employed about 50kg of 80% enriched uranium .

employed

The Hiroshima bomb

about 50kg of 80% enriched uranium