UN weapons inspections

April 1991 first resolutions passed to enable UN to dismantle Iraq's nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programmes

These programmes were in contravention of Iraq's treaty commitments

Iraq has "persistently" obstructed UN weapons inspectors

It has been state policy to retain all weapons programmes despite agreements to do otherwise

Weapons inspectors banned from going to eight "presidential" sites

Iraq has admitted to having a system for hiding proscribed material from inspectors

Forged documents used to account for proscribed materials for the growth of anthrax and botulinum toxin