How Iraq Conceals and Obtains Its Weapons of Mass Destruction

Abstract

After the 1991 Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein conducted a systematic concealment operation to disrupt the mission of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM), whose mandate was to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This article surveys and analyzes the different techniques used to food and foil inspectors so as to conceal continuted development possession of these weapons.