“The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that.” KnowsWorldTryingDangerousWeaponsIraqNuclearBombsDevicesNuclear WeaponsMissilesDangerous Things Author:Scott Ritter
“Weapons of mass destruction aren't pulled out of a black hat like a white rabbit at a magic show. They're produced in factories. There's science and technology involved. They're not produced in a hole in the ground or in a basement.” ShowsBlackWhiteTechnologyMagicInvolvedWeaponsMassDestructionHolesHatsFactoriesRabbitsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionBasementsScience And TechnologyMagic ShowBlack Hats Author:Scott Ritter
“Sanctions aren't about weapons of mass destruction. People need to understand that.” PeopleNeedsWeaponsMassDestructionSanctionsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Scott Ritter
“While we were never able to provide 100 percent certainty regarding the disposition of Iraq's proscribed weaponry, we did ascertain a 90-95 percent level of verified disarmament. This figure takes into account the destruction or dismantling of every major factory associated with prohibited weapons manufacture, all significant items of production equipment, and the majority of the weapons and agent produced by Iraq.” AbleLevelsFiguresMajorsWeaponsPercentDestructionAccountsMajorityIraqProductionsSignificantAgentsCertaintyFactoriesDispositionEquipmentItemsDisarmamentWeaponry Author:Scott Ritter
“The U.S. has perverted the U.N. weapons process by using it as a tool to justify military actions, falsely so. ... The U.S. was using the inspection process as a trigger for war.” WarActionProcessMilitaryWeaponsToolsJustifyTriggersInspectionMilitary Action Author:Scott Ritter
“I think the danger right now is that without effective inspections, without effective monitoring, Iraq can in a very short period of time measured in months, reconstitute chemical and biological weapons, long-range ballistic missiles to deliver these weapons, and even certain aspects of their nuclear weaponization program.” ThinkingLongCertainDangerMonthsPeriodsRight NowWeaponsAspectProgramIraqNuclearRangeChemicalsNuclear WeaponsMissilesInspectionMonitoringBiological Weapons Author:Scott Ritter
“Iraq has not been disarmed 100 percent [but] in terms of what they [Iraqis] have accomplished there are no meaningful weapons or weapons production capability in Iraq today.” TodayPoliticsTermWeaponsPercentIraqProductionsMeaningfulAccomplishedCapability Author:Scott Ritter
