{"slug": "iraq-disarmament-crisis", "label": "Iraq disarmament crisis", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_disarmament_crisis", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433190", "qid": "Q1433190", "description": "early 2000s diplomatic crisis", "entries": 12, "years": 7, "span": [1991, 2002], "span_label": ["1991 CE", "2002 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 9}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ba-athist-iraq", "label": "Ba'athist Iraq", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "saddam-hussein", "label": "Saddam Hussein", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-nations-security-council", "label": "United Nations Security Council", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "baghdad", "label": "Baghdad", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bill-clinton", "label": "Bill Clinton", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 3", "text": "April 3 – Iraq disarmament crisis: The UN Security Council passes Resolution 687, which calls for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons and a complete ban of ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km. It also calls for an end to Iraq's support for international terrorism; it is accepted by Iraq three days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#April", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Iraq disarmament crisis: The Executive Chairman of UNSCOM details Iraq's refusal to abide by UN Security Council disarmament resolutions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#February", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6–29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses a UN inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. UN inspectors stage a 17-day \"sit-in\" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#July", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – Iraq disarmament crisis: US, British and French aircraft attack Iraqi Surface to Air Missile sites in Southern Iraq.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#January", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM weapons inspectors to install remote-controlled monitoring cameras at two missile engine test stands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#June", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – Iraq disarmament crisis: UN inspection teams leave Iraq. Iraq then agrees to UNSCOM demands and the inspection teams return.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#July", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the U.N. Security Council begins to fray as a few countries, particularly France and Russia, become more interested in making financial deals with Iraq than in disarming the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#June", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to end all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA if sanctions against the country are not lifted by August 31. Following the defection of his son-in-law, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, Saddam Hussein makes new revelations about the full extent of Iraq's biological and nuclear weapons programs. Iraq also withdraws its last U.N. declaration of prohibited biological weapons and turns over a large amount of new documents on its WMD programs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#July", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "Iraq disarmament crisis: U.N. Inspector Scott Ritter attempts to conduct surprise inspections on the Republican Guard facility at the airport but is blocked by Iraqi officials.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#July", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 20", "text": "February 20 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein negotiates a deal with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, allowing weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad, preventing military action by the United States and United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#February", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "December 16", "text": "December 16 – Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President Bill Clinton orders airstrikes on Iraq. UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#December", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2002, "year_label": "2002 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 8", "text": "November 8 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1441, forcing Iraq to either disarm or face \"serious consequences\". Iraq agrees to the terms of the resolution on November 13.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372652846#November", "title": "2002", "revid": 1372652846, "section": "Events › November"}}]}