The un Inspections in Iraq : Lessons for on-Site Verification.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter-by-Chapter Summary -- 1 Chemical Weapons Inspections -- Iraqi Chemical Weapons Capabilities -- UNSCOM Chemical Weapons Inspections -- Lessons Relevant to Inspections Implementation -- Lessons Regarding Ability to Detect Noncompliance -- Conclusion -- 2 Biological Weapons Inspections -- The Iraqi BW Program -- The UNSCOM Missions -- Iraqi Behavior During the BW Inspections -- Lessons Learned for Verification -- Conclusion -- 3 Nuclear Weapons Inspections -- The Iraqi Nuclear Program -- UNSCOM/IAEA Inspections -- Iraq's Concealment and Deception Activities -- Conclusion -- 4 Ballistic Missile Inspections -- Iraqi Ballistic Missile Capabilities -- UNSCOM Missile Inspections -- Lessons Relevant to Inspections Implementation -- Lessons Regarding Ability to Detect Noncompliance -- Conclusion -- 5 Iraqi Circumvention of Export Controls -- Nuclear Export Controls and Circumvention -- Missile Technology Controls and Circumvention -- Chemical Export Controls and Circumvention -- Biological Weapons and Export Controls -- Conclusion -- 6 Summary -- Notes -- Appendix A: List of UNSCOM Inspections and Sites -- Appendix B: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 687 -- Appendix C: UNSC Resolution 707 -- Appendix D: UNSC Resolution 715 -- About the Book and Author -- Index.

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. It examines some of the lessons to be learned regarding the vulnerabilities of arms control verification.

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