Iraq - Nuclear Weapons

Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, or lack there of, are a hot controversy. One thing that is not in doubt is that Saddam was trying to acquire such weapons, including nuclear ones. In an ironic twist of fate, the BBC in its daily "On this date" series, provide more evidence that Saddam was trying to acquire nuclear weapons. You have to scroll down to the 14th paragraph to find it.

Last month investigations in the UK and USA led to parts for nuclear weapons en route to Iraq being seized at Heathrow Airport in London.

Did Iraq have the capability to deliver the nuclear weapon and if so to where?

US and British experts have discovered that Iraq was developing a banned missile, capable of reaching Israel and other parts of the Middle East, the Times reported Wednesday, quoting "senior government sources".
The right-of-centre newspaper said it understood British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has called for patience in the search for Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, has been told that rocket motors for the missiles have been found.

Sources told the paper that in the past few weeks weapons experts discovered that the Abu Ghraib military base near Baghdad was developing a weapon with a range of about 960 kilometres.

Under limits set by the UN Security Council, Iraq was allowed to missiles with a range of up to 150 kilometres only, The Times said.

Looks like we stopped Saddam just in time.
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