Remove Threat for the World and Establish Peace for Iraq and the Region

Abstract

After the 1991 Gulf War Iraq has again developed into a threat to regional stability and into a risk to world peace. National and international studies delineate the capabilities and the risks of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in a dictatorial Iraq under Saddam Hussein. More than forty UN resolutions within the last eleven years have failed to persuade or coerce the Iraqi government into giving up WMD and into a more peaceful and democratic policy. Although containment has worked so far, the danger of supporting terrorists with WMD has increased after the UN weapons inspectors (UNSCOM) were barred from Iraq in December 1998. These WMD, in the hands of terrorists, could pose a direct threat to the U.S. national security, or they could be used to threaten countries in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA442492

Entities

People

  • Reiner Schwalb

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • Market Economy
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Terrorists
  • Threat Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security