    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [April 28, 2004]
    [Pages 688-689]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the United Nations Security Council's Resolution on Weapons
    of Mass Destruction
    April 28, 2004

        Last September, I called on the United Nations Security Council to
    urge the cooperative action of all U.N. members against the illicit
    trafficking of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. I commend
    today's unanimous Security Council resolution, which answers that call.
        It now remains for all member states to act on the measures urged by
    this resolution. Member states should enact strict
    export controls, criminalize the proliferation of weapons of mass
    destruction, and secure all related materials within their borders.

        Today's resolution is an important achievement. We must continue to
    press these efforts to ensure that the world's most destructive weapons
    are kept from the world's most dangerous regimes and organizations.

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