A dual-use chlorine plant being monitored by UNSCOM. Credit: UN Photo.

Puzzling out the Iraqi biological weapons program

By David R. Franz, July 21, 2021

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A dual-use chlorine plant being monitored by UNSCOM. Credit: UN Photo.

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Global Security Engagement. 2009. “Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperate Threat Reduction.” https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12583/global-security-engagement-a-new-model-for-cooperative-threat-reduction

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Keywords: Al Hakam, Al Kindi Veterinary Vaccine Facility, Amir Mohammad Rashid al-Ubaid, Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, First Gulf War, Rihab Taha, UN Special Commission, UNSCOM
Topics: Disruptive Technologies

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