ranking soldier, Army Chief of Staff General Henri Bentegeat, noted that Iran's insistence on pursuing its uranium enrichment programme represented "a major worry for us today." Speaking on RTL radio, Bentegeat also called attention to the increasing number of countries who sought to equip themselves with weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. "The most striking examples today are Iran and North Korea," Bentegeat said. --SP 20 02 Local Time 17 02 GMT
