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Title: Iraq hedges on arms inspections; CIA warns of ongoing programs

Abstract

International inspection terms received distinctly mixed signals from Iraqi officials during December inspection visits. Iraq's liasion to U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM) inspection teams told the head of an UNSCOM chemical and biological weapons team that began a visit December 5 that Iraqi citizens would like to drink the blood' of the inspectors, and that Iraq would no longer cooperate with U.N. weapon inspection activities. An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspection team in Iraq at the same time, however, was told by its chief Iraqi liasion officer that Baghdad was finally willing to answer questions about Iraq's foreign procurement network for nuclear equipment and technology. These contradictory developments came only days before the head of U.S. Intelligence made renewed allegations about Iraq's weapons capabilities.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6840612
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Arms Control Today; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22:10; Journal ID: ISSN 0196-125X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; IRAQ; ARMS CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; VERIFICATION; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MIDDLE EAST; WEAPONS; 350100* - Arms Control- Policy, Negotiations, & Legislation- (1987-)

Citation Formats

Wolfsthal, J. Iraq hedges on arms inspections; CIA warns of ongoing programs. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Wolfsthal, J. Iraq hedges on arms inspections; CIA warns of ongoing programs. United States.
Wolfsthal, J. 1992. "Iraq hedges on arms inspections; CIA warns of ongoing programs". United States.
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abstractNote = {International inspection terms received distinctly mixed signals from Iraqi officials during December inspection visits. Iraq's liasion to U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM) inspection teams told the head of an UNSCOM chemical and biological weapons team that began a visit December 5 that Iraqi citizens would like to drink the blood' of the inspectors, and that Iraq would no longer cooperate with U.N. weapon inspection activities. An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspection team in Iraq at the same time, however, was told by its chief Iraqi liasion officer that Baghdad was finally willing to answer questions about Iraq's foreign procurement network for nuclear equipment and technology. These contradictory developments came only days before the head of U.S. Intelligence made renewed allegations about Iraq's weapons capabilities.},
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year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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