Discoveries of chemical protection suits and nerve gas antidotes are not
necessarily evidence Iraq is set to use chemical weapons, says United
Nations chief weapons inspector Dr Hans Blix.
Speaking for the first time since the discovery of the materials, Dr Blix
said no conclusive evidence has been found to suggest Iraq is about to use
weapons of mass destruction.
"Most countries import these things and have them, and we also have
chemical weapons protection suits, so I don't think that's conclusive
evidence that they have the weapons," he said.
"It could be an indication that yes, they anticipated that it would be used
and therefore they needed the suits and the antidotes.
"I fully understand but it's not the same. It could also be a ruse, it
could be that they wanted to be seen to import these things in order to
scare others."
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