11.   At the same time, the armed services are clamoring to accelerate major weapons programs that have been delayed by budget squeezes in the past.

12.   Baghdad also agreed to submit a full report on its advanced weapons programs by the end of June.

13.   Before that can happen, however, the U.N. must be satisfied that Baghdad has dismantled its nuclear, chemical, biological and long-range weapons programs.

14.   Bill Warren, deputy press secretary to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, said the mayor was enthusiastic about the proposed extension of the weapons detection program.

15.   Bolton defended the U.S. record of arms sales, citing its strong export regulations and weapons destruction programs.

16.   -- A U.N. inspection program continues to unearth evidence of Iraqi nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.

17.   A federal agent and bioterrorism expert said there was no evidence that the anthrax, described as pure spores by Parker, came from a weapons program.

18.   Administration officials said they had no concrete evidence that Iraq has restarted its weapons programs.

19.   Adding to concerns that an attack might not slow the weapons programs significantly are several other factors.

20.   After the Gulf War, Iraq was supposed to scrap its weapons development programs and let United Nations inspectors look at suspicious sites.