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Discovery of Chemical-Filled Iraqi Shells Raises Concerns, Chief U.S. Weapons Inspector Says
It is probable that further chemical weapons will be found in Iraq, chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq Charles Duelfer said yesterday following the recent discovery of two munitions containing mustard agent and sarin (see GSN, May 26). “We need to investigate whether there are more where that came from, wherever that is, and we need to make certain that they’re not finding their way into anticoalition or terrorist hands,” Duelfer said in an interview with CNN. While he believes it is probable that at least some additional chemical munitions would be discovered, Duelfer said he did not believe there were thousands of such shells waiting to be found. “We have found one. We don’t know if that means there are more,” Duelfer said. “We don’t know if that means they are making their way into hands of those who would use them against the coalition. But certainly, it is important, because there were not supposed to be any,” he added. Duelfer also said that he plans to present a report on the findings of the Iraq Survey Group, the unit conducting the search for evidence of prewar Iraq’s alleged WMD efforts, within the next few months. “We’re looking for something that does exist, and that is the truth. You know I wasn’t sent here to find weapons of mass destruction. I was sent out here to find the truth about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs,” Duelfer told CNN (David Ensor, CNN.com, May 26).
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