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Regime Strategy and WMD Timeline Events (continued)225226POL 1998OTHER/NUC1998 OnwardHuwaysh becomes Deputy PM/Head of the Ind. Committee: new HusaynKamil?Saddam becomes increasingly interested in the activities of the <strong>Iraq</strong> AtomicEnergy Commission (IAEC) & begins holding regular meetings with IAECrepresentatives227 PROC 19-Jun-98 UNSCR 1175 allows $300M for oil spare parts228 POL 24-Jun-98 Leak reveals VX lab results; allies condemn <strong>Iraq</strong>229 POL 1998 <strong>Iraq</strong> disappointed when positive IAEA report does not lead to UN resolution230 CW Jul 1998 Mosul University accepts DCC (VX stabilizer) tasking231 BW July 1998 BW TEM, held in Baghdad at <strong>Iraq</strong>’s request, concludes BW not fully disclosed232 PROC 05-Jul-98 <strong>Iraq</strong> and Jordan agree to construct oil pipeline233French refusal to pay surcharge on <strong>Iraq</strong>i oil causes relations between the countriesto coolPROC 1998234Regime procurement with Bulgaria, France, FRY, PRC, and South Korea leadsPROC 1998to further sanctions erosion235 PROC 15-Jul-98 <strong>Iraq</strong> & Syria agree to build second pipeline236 POL 18-Jul-98 UNSCOM discovers Air Force CW document at Air Force HQ237Aziz-Butler standoff: ‘Aziz rejects proposed schedule & demands favorablePOL 03-Aug-98report to UNSC238Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) announces end of no-notice UNPOL 05-Aug-98inspections239 POL 11-Aug-98 NMD committee to sort documents is formed240 PROC 20-Aug-98 <strong>Iraq</strong> and Syria agree to re-open pipeline (Kirkuk to Mediterranean Terminals)241 POL 09-Sep-98 UNSCR 1194 condemns <strong>Iraq</strong>’s decision to stop cooperation with UNSCOM242 POL 27-Sep-98 Turkey restores full diplomatic relations with <strong>Iraq</strong>243UN Expert Panel confirms VX and stabilizer DCC found in destroyed warheads,asks <strong>Iraq</strong> to explainPOL 23-Oct-98244UN discontinues UNSCOM Monitoring due to increased tension and <strong>Iraq</strong>iPOL 31-Oct-98intransigence245 POL 14-Nov-98 Under US military threat <strong>Iraq</strong> agrees to resume inspections246 PROC 05-Dec-98 MIC establishes second front company (ARMOS) to trade with Russia247Late 1998/ Saddam disappointed at Huwaysh report that only conventional missile payloadsPOLEarly 1999 available248UNSCOM & IAEA leave <strong>Iraq</strong>, but NMD continues site liaison andPOL 16-Dec-98data collection249 POL 17-Dec-98 Desert Fox250 POL 19-Dec-98 <strong>Iraq</strong> declares that UNSCOM will never be allowed to return251 OTHER/NUC1999252 DS Jan 1999 RPV-20/30 program startsIAEC initiates a rail gun program at two sites: Roland Missile Factory andadjacent to Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center (TNRC)Regime Strategy and WMD Timeline Events9

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