SADDAM DEFIANT - THREAT OF WEAPONS BY RICHARD BUTLER

SADDAM DEFIANT

The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Crisis of Global Security

By Richard Butler

Saddam Hussein's defiance of internationa law and his continuing addiction to weapons of mass destruction threaten a catastrophe of gloabl proportions.

As the head of UNSCOM, the United Nations Special Commission that was supposed to undertake regular inspections of Iraq for weapon violations after the Gulf War, Butler, a distinguished Australian diplomat, was the West's 'sheriff' - the one person on the ground with the authority to shut the Iraqis down if he caught them cheating. And he was not the type to surrender to the Iraqis, not when he knew what was at stake.

But Butler's authority was undermined behind his back at the United Nations. As he reveals in this outspoken, finger pointing, news breaking book.

• the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, agreed to Hussein's outrageous demands and then claimed victory
• Russia's foreign minister, Primakov, took secret payoofs from the Iraqis in exchange for his support
• the French, eager to do business with the dictator, undercut American efforts to force Hussein to comply

The result is that, despite Iraq's supposed defeat, Saddam Hussein was very likely resumed building nuclear, chemical and biological weapnos, which he is capable of unleashing at any time. Richard Butler concludes: 'Weapons of mass destruction threaten all life. They must be made an exception from politics as usual. Saddam's defiance has revealed the urgent need for the conclusion of the agreement made possible by the end of the Cold War - an undertaking by the major powers to take action together against rogue states or groups which threaten civilization with chemical or biological weapons.

• Softcover Book
• Size 16cm W x 24cm H
• 224 Pages in Good Condition

ISBN 185283952X

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