The UN Inspections in Iraq :: Lessons For On-site Verification /

This book describes the problems encountered by UN inspection teams assigned to find and destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile capabilities following Desert Storm. Kathleen C. Bailey focuses on the initial inspections--the period in which Iraq was struggling to camouflage an...

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1. Verfasser: Bailey, Kathleen C.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Ausgabe:First edition.
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Zusammenfassung:This book describes the problems encountered by UN inspection teams assigned to find and destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile capabilities following Desert Storm. Kathleen C. Bailey focuses on the initial inspections--the period in which Iraq was struggling to camouflage and conceal its weapons and production equipment as inspectors were trying to define their role in the process. Working from interviews with these initial inspectors, Bailey extracts important lessons for future verification efforts. On-site arms control inspectors in Iraq found information to be carefully controlled by the government. Pertinent documentation was destroyed, only selected people were allowed to interact with inspectors, and officials refused to make full, complete declarations. Buildings were tom down, equipment was moved, and un-exploded ordnance was placed in the way. These and other techniques helped Iraq to hide its past activities and to preserve some of its weapons capabilities. In the future, arms control inspectors will need to develop strategies for dealing more effectively with recalcitrant inspectees and for creating the best possible procedures and processes. Bailey concludes with concrete suggestions for overcoming some of these obstacles with more effective inspection practices.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (151 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780429315626
0429315627
9781000270730
1000270734
9781000306675
1000306674
9781000234794
1000234797

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