The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
If you take the biological weapons in the United States we still will have perhaps a single individual who was able to make anthrax,… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
Unlike South Africa, which decided on its own to eliminate its nuclear weapons and welcomed inspection as a means of creating confidence in its… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
It's true the Iraqis misbehaved and had no credibility but that doesn't necessarily mean that they were in the wrong. — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
You never get quite down to the bottom of the barrel, but we are much higher than that at the present time. There is… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
I have my detractors in Washington. There are bastards who spread things around, of course, who planted nasty things in the media. Not that… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war...I'm more worried about global warming than I am… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons… — Hans Blix Copy Share Image
