31.   But intelligence agents previously obtained evidence that the manager of the Shifa plant made frequent trips to Iraq, where he visited the head of the chemical weapons program.

32.   But the commission maintains that Iraq is still hiding evidence of a secret weapons program.

33.   But Richardson has resisted changes that would remove the weapons program from his control.

34.   But the inspectors have repeatedly cited the Iraqi regime for failure to reveal the extent of its illegal weapons programs and for stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.

35.   But the report also says that if losing contractors are given important roles in the program, they could continue operations and compete for other weapons programs.

36.   Claiming that Hussein Kamel hid information from everyone, the Iraqi government last weekend made important information on weapons programs available to chief UN arms inspector Rolf Ekeus.

37.   Clinton has struggled in recent weeks to build global support for air strikes to punish Iraq for violating earlier commitments on its weapons program.

38.   Cohen rejected an option that would have made major troops reductions, canceled at least one big-ticket weapons program and invested in futuristic sensors and digital technologies.

39.   Clinton wants signatories to submit annual declarations about installations and activities that could be used for a biological weapons program.

40.   Cost worries over the three tactical weapons programs have been compounded by profound disagreement between the House budget writers and the Pentagon.