At the UN, Russia and the US are locked in frantic discussions about a tough new resolution to force Mr Hussein surrender weapons of mass destruction.

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Remember, though, that Security Council resolution 1441 does not require that actual weapons of mass destruction have to be found in Iraq before Iraq is in breach.

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Using a combination of modern physics tools--including three-dimensional, high-resolution X-ray, radiocarbon dating with accelerator mass spectrometry, and infrared spectroscopy--the researchers analysed the tooth to determine the age and composition of a resinous filling detected inside.

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Since the war Putin has also called for an international presence in Iraq and for proof that weapons of mass destruction do not exist in the country before passing a resolution which would lift U.N. sanctions against Iraq and bring to an end the oil-for-food program.

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X3 sensor, which will appear in mass-market digital cameras in the summer of 2003, will have a resolution of 1.3 megapixels.

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Iraq sent a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan saying it would "deal" with the resolution passed unanimously in the Security Council last week that all weapons of mass destruction must be declared and inspected.

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Under the timetable set by the resolution, Iraq has 30 days to declare all its programmes likely to involve weapons of mass destruction and any related materials including anything that could have a dual civilian use.

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It is noteworthy, for example, that the Soviets have expressed no interest in seeking a fundamental change in the character of the Iraqi regime, let alone the destruction of its stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction two goals increasingly viewed by Washington as essential direct or indirect consequences of any satisfactory resolution of this crisis.

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It is noteworthy, for example, that the Soviets have expressed no interest in seeking a fundamental change in the character of the Iraqi regime, let alone the destruction of its stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction -- two goals increasingly viewed by Washington as essential direct or indirect consequences of any satisfactory resolution of this crisis.

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