The United Nations and Iraq
Subtitle: Defanging the Viper
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780275978389
Subjects: International relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; International; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Political Science / International Relations; Biological arms control; Chemical arms control; History; Iraq; Nuclear arms control; Special Commission on Iraq; United Nations; Verification
First sentence: On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein, in a disastrous adventure, sent his formidable forces across the border and occupied Kuwait, claiming this small but wealthy neighbor as part of Iraqi territory.
Description: How the United Nations Special Commission on eliminating weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (UNSCOM) was designed, how its authority was undermined, and how it attempted to deal with an intransigent Iraq.