31.   Libya and its friends would all be less afraid to develop germ weapons and nukes.

32.   Military experts say germ weapons can be cheaper, stealthier and potentially more devastating than nuclear arms, though hard for terrorists to acquire and use without hurting themselves.

33.   Much of what is known about anthrax has been drawn from studies of monkeys by the United States and other nations that developed germ weapons.

34.   Officials said the research would be part of Project Jefferson, yet another government effort to track the dangers posed by germ weapons.

35.   Now several leading scientists who know a lot about germ weapons and who have spoken with federal investigators suggest taking the darker view.

36.   Pakistan is concerned that inspectors searching for germ weapons might investigate its nuclear weapons sites.

37.   Part of the problem, they admit, is a lack of advisers skilled in the subtleties of germ weapons.

38.   Patrick said he had no guilt about his long labors to develop germ weapons, only a sense of foreboding.

39.   Pound for pound, germ weapons were seen as potentially rivaling nuclear blasts in their power to maim and kill, and some were considered even more destructive.

40.   President Clinton, who developed an intense interest in germ weapons, was never briefed on the programs under way or contemplated, the officials said.