This authoritative account details the doggedly persistent work of the UNSCOM (United Nations Special Commission) on Iraq which has during the past eight years, in the face of continued Iraqi deception, gradually uncovered more and more of the scope of the Iraqi chemical and biological weapons programmes and established an ongoing monitoring and verification regime. Vital lessons are drawn for international security and for the strengthening of the non-proliferation regimes for both chemical and biological weapons.

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Graham S. Pearson is Visiting Professor of International Security at the University of Bradford.

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List of Tables and Figures Foreword by Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, Executive Chairman of UNSCOM, 1991-97 Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Developments Since UNSCR 687 (1991) Countering Proliferation Iraq Chemical Weapons Programme Iraq Biological Weapons Programme An Analysis of UNSCOM Countering Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Prospects for the Future References Appendix Index