Disarming Iraq

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Disarming Iraq is a non-fiction book by former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix recounting his experiences leading inspections in Iraq and reflecting on the political and diplomatic dynamics surrounding the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-fiction book
about Iraqi cooperation with UN inspectors
Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein
Iraqi weapons inspections
UN Security Council Resolution 1441
UNMOVIC
UNSCOM
UN–UK relations
UN–US relations
US and UK claims about Iraqi WMD
intelligence assessments on Iraq
international law
multilateralism
preemptive war doctrine
author Hans Blix
countryOfOrigin Sweden
criticizes handling of intelligence on Iraqi WMD by some governments
rush to war in Iraq in 2003
describesRoleOf Hans Blix as Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC
focusesOnEvent UN weapons inspections in Iraq 2002–2003
diplomatic negotiations before the 2003 invasion of Iraq
genre non-fiction
political memoir
hasPerspective first-person account
language English
literaryForm memoir
political analysis
mainSubject Hans Blix
Iraq War
Iraq disarmament crisis
UK foreign policy
US foreign policy
United Nations Security Council
United Nations weapons inspections in Iraq
international diplomacy
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
narrativeLocation Iraq
London
New York City
United Nations Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
publicationYear 2004
publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pantheon Books
settingTime 1990s
early 2000s
lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War

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Hans Blix
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