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Article: Iraq and the broader disarmament context: central to the international community's commitment to force Iraq to forego all weapons of mass destruction should be a firm resolve to pursue comprehensive disarmament measures.
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- Ploughshares Monitor
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- June 22, 2002
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With the promise of an early return of weapons inspectors to Iraq, Washington has reminded the world that it's "not a matter of inspections. It is about disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the Iraqi regime's compliance with all other Security Council resolutions." Now Washington needs to be reminded that Iraq is not the only state under a legal order to divest itself of all weapons of mass destruction.
While Security Council Resolution 687 of 1991 prohibits Iraq from possessing or acquiring ballistic missiles over the range of 150 kilometres as well as any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related materials or facilities, the context ...