Just as I have had to accept that the evidence now shows that there were not stockpiles of actual weapons ready to deploy, I hope others will have the honesty to accept that the report also shows that sanctions were not working.
"What you are likely to see is not large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction but all of the elements, the precursors, the capacity to put them together quickly".
"Preparedness is not just about stockpiling, it's about having an actual plan," said Dr. Mike Ryan, the newly appointed director of influenza surveillance and response at the World Health Organization in Geneva.
"Unfortunately the evidence is not clear whether stockpile sales increase demand for ivory or help to control it," said Heather Sohl of the WWF.
New orders issued by his absent foreign superiors were not to stockpile the wheat in warehouses in Hairatan but to distribute it immediately from the river barge, he said.
Stockpiling is not practical.
This may be why we are hearing from our members that stockpiling is not occurring".
Vaccine stockpiling is not cost-effective in most scenarios even with 100% vaccine effectiveness.
The current conclusion, Mr. Croff said, is that maintaining the stockpile "is not worthwhile," but he said it might be time for an independent review.
The Iranians have also pointed out that Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and that Israel, which is not, possesses an unacknowledged stockpile of nuclear weapons.
