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The United Nations and Iraq: Defanging the Viper
The United Nations and Iraq Defanging the Viper Author:Jean E. . Krasno, James S Sutterlin, G. Alan Tarr Following the Gulf War from 1991 to 1998, the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) was created to unveil and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction through inspections. This study describes how UNSCOM was designed to maintain its independence and authority, detailing the dramatic events that occurred as UNSCOM attempted to deal with ... more »an intransigent Iraq.« less