Article: STANDOFF LETS IRAQ CONCEAL ACTIONS; U.N. CAN'T CHECK KEY MACHINERY.(News)

Byline: Barbara Crossette The New York Times

As the United Nations gives Iraq an opportunity to talk about settling the crisis over U.N. weapons inspections, President Saddam Hussein is using the time to hide evidence and disable surveillance equipment, the head of the disarmament commission told the Security Council on Wednesday.

While the standoff continues, the report said, the inspection system no longer can verify that Iraq is not making weapons of mass destruction. In particular, it says, the inspectors cannot monitor machinery that can balance missile guidance systems, or equipment that could grow seed stocks of biological agents in a matter of ...

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