Is the world ready for war?

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With resolution 1441, the United Nations Security Council has thrown down the gauntlet to Iraq, disarm or face the consequences.

But is the world really ready for war?

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In an interview for BBC HARDtalk, Carrie Gracie discusses just how far the international community is prepared to go, with Gary Samore, a former Special Assistant to President Clinton, currently with the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, and Menzies Campbell, foreign affairs spokesman for the UK opposition Liberal Democrat Party.

This interview can be watched in full on Tuesday 12 November on BBC World and BBC News 24 at the following times:

BBC News 24 (times shown in BST) 0430, repeated 2230

BBC World (times shown in GMT) 0330, repeated 1130, 1530, 1830, 2330