IRAQ - Feb. 21 - Blix Tells Baghdad To Destroy Missiles.
In a 4-page letter to Saddam aide Amir Al Saadi Saadi: see Sadi. , chief UN weapons
inspector Hans Blix Hans Martin Blix (helpinfo) (born 28 June, 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish diplomat and politician. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (1978 - 1979). orders Baghdad Baghdad or Bagdad (both: băg`dăd, bägdäd`), city (1987 pop. 3,841,268), capital of Iraq, central Iraq, on both banks of the Tigris River. The city's principal economic activity is oil refining. to begin destroying by March 1 dozens
of missiles Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. See also the list of rockets and the list of missiles by nation. Other lists
Types of missiles: - Conventional guided missiles
, warheads, and their engines and launchers. The letter says:
"The appropriate arrangements should be made so that the
destruction process can commence by March 1, 2003". The letter,
distributed to UN Security Council members, says an expert panel Blix
organised has concluded that Al Samoud 2 missiles exceed by 33 km the
150 km range set by the UN Security Council in a 1991 resolution. Blix
says Baghdad has to destroy not only the missiles, but their SA-2
engines, auto-pilots, guidance and control systems, launchers, fuel,
oxidiser, casting chambers, equipment and components designed for their
production and testing as well as software and research used to
construct the missiles. He does not say how long Baghdad could have to
destroy the equipment. (Destruction of Al Samoud 2 missiles will be a
blow to Baghdad as it prepares for a possible invasion INVASION. The entry of a country by a public enemy, making war.
2. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 8, gives power to congress "to provide for calling the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions. by US forces. If
it does not destroy them, the US and UK could use this as proof that
Baghdad is not co-operating with the UN and that war is justified).
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