Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s

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The Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s was a prolonged standoff between Iraq and the United Nations over weapons inspections and compliance with disarmament obligations imposed after the Gulf War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iraq–United Nations relations event
diplomatic conflict
international crisis
characterizedBy Iraqi obstruction of inspections
disputes over access to presidential sites
intelligence-gathering controversies
sanctions-linked humanitarian concerns
conflictBetween Iraq
United Nations
contextOf Oil-for-Food Programme
endTime late 1990s
hasCause Iraqi defeat in the 1991 Gulf War
UN Security Council disarmament resolutions
hasComponent IAEA nuclear inspections in Iraq
Iraqi declarations of weapons programs
UNSCOM inspections
diplomatic negotiations
no-fly zones over Iraq
periodic military strikes
sanctions enforcement
involves France
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
Russia
Saddam Hussein
UN Special Commission
UNSCOM
United Kingdom
United Nations Security Council
United States
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1194
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1205
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
United Nations Security Council Resolution 715
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
location Iraq
mainIssue Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
UN weapons inspections in Iraq
preceded 2003 invasion of Iraq
linked to: Iraq War

Iraq disarmament crisis of the early 2000s
relatedTo Iraqi ballistic missile program
Iraqi biological weapons program
Iraqi chemical weapons program
Iraqi nuclear weapons program
resultedIn Operation Desert Fox
continuation of comprehensive UN sanctions on Iraq
erosion of trust between Iraq and UN inspectors
startAfter Gulf War
startTime 1991
subjectOf UN weapons inspection regime in Iraq
timePeriod 1990s
post–Gulf War era

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Gulf War followedBy Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
UN Security Council Resolution 687 requires Iraq to accept on-site inspection and monitoring
linked to: Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
UN Special Commission relatedConflict Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
Oil-for-Food Programme relatedTo Iraq disarmament crisis
linked to: Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 partOf United Nations sanctions and disarmament regime on Iraq after the Gulf War
linked to: Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
Disarming Iraq mainSubject United Nations weapons inspections in Iraq
linked to: Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
Operation Northern Watch conflict Iraq conflict (post–Gulf War)
linked to: Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s