THE world is about to witness its first proxy war fought by scientists. On one side are the experts who design, build – and hide – Iraq’s banned weapons. On the other are the UN inspectors, many of them civilian scientists, who are trying to find their creations.
In 1991, the UN Security Council forbade Iraq from possessing chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, and missiles with a range over 150 kilometres. The latest UN resolution gives Iraq 30 days to produce “a currently accurate, full and complete declaration” not only of all such weapons, but also of legitimate facilities that could be…
