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Mon 11 Nov 2002Dell will not sell if you declare an interest in weapons of destructionAs Washington's war on terror rumbles ever closer to possible open conflict, one Irish-based US multinational has struck upon an ingenious method of weeding out potential megalomaniacs bent on global domination.Customers placing an order on the website of Dell Computer Corporation are being bluntly asked: "Will the product(s) be used in connection with weapons of mass destruction, i.e. nuclear applications, missile technology, or chemical or biological weapons purposes?"