The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
-- Hans Blix
   
Hans Blix   Name:
Hans Blix
Type:
Diplomat
Nationality:
Swedish
Birth:
June 28, 1928
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