ABSTRACT
Following Iraq's expulsion from Kuwait, it became clear that the Saddam Hussein government had created a truly alarming range and quality of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and a very considerable long-range missile force to deliver those weapons. There was also concern about Iraq's nuclear weapons program, which the International Atomic Energy Agency subsequently demonstrated was advanced. For these reasons, the Security Council imposed very heavy, very strict requirements upon Iraq for the destruction, removal, or rendering harmless of those weapons under international supervision. Those obligations were supported by heavy sanctions.
