Nuclear Weapon Found In Iraq

US Soldiers Found Smoking Gun

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By Sonya Cruz, Associated Press Writer

AKASHAT, Iraq - U.S. soldiers has discovered what may be the smoking gun that the Bush Administration had been looking for. A nuclear warhead has been found by Akashat, on the border between Iraq and Syria. It was covered by only a thin layer of sand. Experts currently do not have an answer to why the weapon was abandoned there.

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Tests by American scientists in Iraq have confirmed that this is a Uranium grade warhead, but the administration said it would be happy to submit it to UN inspectors for further investigation. The Bush administration has based their case for war on the existence of such weapon. If confirm positive, this could mean a huge boost in the legitimacy of the administration both internationally and nationwide.



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President Bush expresses his pleasure in the finding. "There are a lot of people out there that are doubting the integrity of this administration. There are a lot of people who question whether what we are doing in Iraq is right. This will prove it once and for all." The President also express that this is a time to bring Americans together. "There are a lot people who doubted us, but I'm not angry. No, not at all, I forgive them, because that's what a good President does. He forgives."

In the past week, US soldiers has discovered a shell containing sarin nerve agent in Baghdad, which was believed to be the first of the illegal weapons the Bush administration claimed Saddam possessed. This finding, the Bush Administration claims, is much bigger.

2nd Lt. Anthony Totshal said he discovered the missile during a scouting mission after one of his soldier pointed out a suspicious object in the sand. "At first I thought it may be just a car part, but it turned out to be much more."

He enlisted with the Marines during the 1991 Gulf War, and was award numerous medals for his courage on the battlefield.
U.S. officials believe, based on evidence, that the missile was produced after the 1995 when the US again warned Saddam to discontinue with nuclear weapons production (news - web sites). The missile is called a quaternary type ?- a bomb such as this can do twice the damage of those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Experts however said this missile would not be able to reach the United States.