Libya denies weapons decision 'cave-in'

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said today his country has taken “a wise decision and a courageous step” to rid itself of weapons of mass destruction, but denied he had caved in to pressure from Britain and America.

Gaddafi’s statement followed an announcement by Libya’s foreign ministry that it had agreed after talks with the United States and Britain to rid itself of internationally-banned weapons and obey treaties on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.