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Article: IRAQ SAYS IT STILL HAS CHEMICAL WEAPONS U.S. SAYS TRUCE VIOLATED.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- April 20, 1991
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Byline: Elaine Sciolino New York Times
Iraq has informed the United Nations that a substantial arsenal of chemical and ballistic weapons survived the Persian Gulf war, although it denies having nuclear arms, nuclear- weapons-grade materials or biological weapons, according to documents made public Friday.
The United States quickly said the inventory was faulty.
The Iraqis' report was delivered on Thursday and released Friday as the first step toward the compulsory destruction of its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons sites.
Iraq said it had nearly 10,000 nerve-gas warheads, more than 1,000 tons of nerve and mustard gas, nearly ...