I’m honestly surprised they didn’t find at least some squirreled away. Don’t forget they had an active programme till 1991. Used them in the 80s. You have that many weapons, you’d expect to forget a barrel or two somewhere in a shed.
Means the UN destruction of what remained and regular inspections were actually thorough. IRC the Iraqis also claimed they’d destroyed some on their own, which apparently wasn’t a lie.
Or perhaps they sold what they had left. IRC there were reports of a lot of transports to Syria before the war broke out. Would explain where Syria got (some of) its chemical weapons from.
I’m still surprised they didn’t find any. Not that I think Saddam actually had them, but I thought they’d find them anyway.
I’m honestly surprised they didn’t find at least some squirreled away. Don’t forget they had an active programme till 1991. Used them in the 80s. You have that many weapons, you’d expect to forget a barrel or two somewhere in a shed.
Means the UN destruction of what remained and regular inspections were actually thorough. IRC the Iraqis also claimed they’d destroyed some on their own, which apparently wasn’t a lie.
Or perhaps they sold what they had left. IRC there were reports of a lot of transports to Syria before the war broke out. Would explain where Syria got (some of) its chemical weapons from.
Well some of them were used against the Kurds, possibly the Marsh Arabs as well.
Still surprising there was nothing left though.