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More WMD Equipment Missing From Iraq, Report Says
Material that could be used to make biological or chemical weapons and long-range missiles has been removed from 109 sites in Iraq, U.N. weapons inspectors said in a report obtained by the Associated Press yesterday (see GSN, April 18). No conclusions have been reached about who removed the items or where they were taken, according to the report. Analysts have identified 109 looted sites, up from 90 reported in March (see GSN, March 26). Analysts at the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission have concluded that biological sites were less damaged than chemical and missile sites, said acting chief U.N. weapons inspector Demetrius Perricos. Analysts found that 53 of 98 vessels that could be used for chemical reactions are missing, according to the report. “Due to its characteristics, this equipment can be used for the production of both commercial chemicals and chemical warfare agents,” said Perricos. However, no more than 10 percent of biological equipment had been removed, according to the report. For example, 37 of 405 fermenters were missing, the report says. The largest percentage — about 85 percent — of missing items were at the 58 Iraqi missile facilities, the report says (Associated Press/New York Times, June 3).
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