A classified Defense Intelligence Agency report states it is "probable" terrorists would employ a chemical, biological or nuclear weapon in an attack by the year 2020.

The warning is contained in a July 1999 DIA report on future threats, says Geostrategy-Direct, the global intelligence news source.

"It is probable that terrorist organizations or individuals will employ a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. interests by 2020, states the report, stamped secret.

"Heightened publicity about the vulnerability of civilian targets, an increased interest in inflicting mass casualties, emergence of less predictable groups, and great availability of WMD-related production knowledge and technology have already drawn attention of some terrorist organizations."

The report also warned that the "hoax value" of a WMD use is a "potentially powerful psychological weapon in itself."

Portions of the classified report were published in the recent book, "Rumsfeld's War" by Washington Times Pentagon correspondent Rowan Scarborough.

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