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UNSCOM

How UNSCOM found and destroyed Iraq’s biological weapons

By Filippa Lentzos, Henrietta Wilson | Biosecurity

A dual-use chlorine plant.

Puzzling out the Iraqi biological weapons program

By David R. Franz | Disruptive Technologies

UN weapons inspectors

Introduction: UNSCOM and the future of WMD verification

By Henrietta Wilson, Filippa Lentzos | Disruptive Technologies

Between two wars

By Rolf Ekéus | Disruptive Technologies

UNSCOM’s work to uncover Iraq’s illicit biological weapons program: A primer

By Stephen Black, Henrietta Wilson, Filippa Lentzos | Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

leaking 122mm rockets in Iraq, containing chemical nerve agent

UNSCOM: A successful experiment in disarmament

By Åke Sellström | Chemical Weapons

Some long-term effects of UNSCOM: People are important, or, therein lies much of the problem

By Charles A. Duelfer | Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Weapons

How countries can build on UNSCOM’s legacy to solve today’s problems

By Ioan Tudor | Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Nikita Smidovich at a 2015 Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction in Paris. Photo by World Organisation for Animal Health.

Perspectives on UNSCOM and UNMOVIC: An interview with Nikita Smidovich

By Henrietta Wilson | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A perspective on UNSCOM culture

By Tim Trevan | Disruptive Technologies

Monitoring Iraq’s dual-use capabilities: An interview with Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack

By Filippa Lentzos | Biosecurity