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A perspective on UNSCOM culture

By Tim Trevan | July 21, 2021

The former Canal Hotel housed UNSCOM's Baghdad Monitoring and Verification Center from 1994 until 1999.

A perspective on UNSCOM culture

By Tim Trevan | July 21, 2021

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Funding

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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