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  • The Iraqi threat: real or imagined?, 80-page IISS dossier details Iraqi capabilities

    09/10/2002 1:55:29 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 3 replies · 180+ views
    Guardian Unlimited - UK ^ | 9-10-02 | Richard Norton-Taylor
    War, sanctions and UN weapons inspections have reversed and retarded - but not eliminated - Iraq's nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and long-range missile capacities, the International Institute for Strategic Studies concludes in yesterday's report. The 80-page dossier, drawn mainly from the experience of UN weapons inspectors, provides as much ammunition for opponents of a military attack on the country as for those advocating one. John Chipman, IISS director, said yesterday the dossier "does not attempt to make a case, either way, as to whether Saddam Hussein's WMD [weapons of mass destruction] arsenal is a casus belli per se". He...