Disarming Iraq
By: Hans Blix
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780375423024
Subjects: Weapons of mass destruction; Kriegsursache; USA; Armes de destruction massive; Limitation des armements; Armements; Arme de destruction massive; Contrôle; Verification; Überwachungs-, Verifikations- und Inspektionskommission der Vereinten Nationen; Iraq War, 2003-; United Nations; Inspection sur place (Désarmement); Vérification; Guerre en Irak, 2003; Guerre d'Irak (2003); Lüge; Organisation des Nations Unies; Vereinte Nationen; Arms control; Nations Unies; Irakkrieg; Regierung
Description: The chairman of the International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction and the former leader of the U.N.'s weapons inspection team provides an objective, firsthand account of the events leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, detailing meetings with international leaders, the activities of his inspection team, and more. 75,000 first printing.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Disarming Iraq: moments of truth?; title: Inspection: why, how and when?; title: Out of the ice-box and into the frying pan; title: Inspections, yes, but how?; title: The December declaration; title: To Baghdad and back; title: Approaching the brink; title: Search for a middle road: benchmarks?; title: Deadlock; title: Bashing Blix and ElBaradei; title: Diplomacy on the brink: the breakdown; title: After war: weapons of mass disappearance.