Iraq is not [100 percent] disarmed, the commission can not verify that all weapons and capability to produce weapons are indeed disposed of, destroyed, removed, or rendered harmless in accordance with provisions of the Security Council resolution.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The commission cannot confirm that all weapons and production capabilities have been fully disposed of or destroyed.
- In plain terms
- We cannot verify that every weapon and factory is gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Verification of total disarmament is often incomplete.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What constitutes sufficient proof of disarmament?
- How do you verify hidden capabilities?
Another view
Lack of verification does not prove weapons still exist.
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