Iraq Faces Missile Ultimatum

World | February 22, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Iraq has been given a week to start destroying al-Samoud missiles in what could be a key test of its willingness to co-operate with the UN and disarm. According to the inspectors, the al-Samoud can fly beyond the 150-kilometre (93-mile) range set by the UN after the 1991 Gulf War. The UN order presents Iraq with a dilemma - whether to give up a weapons system it could use against a US-led invasion, or refuse to comply and possibly prompt a US attack.

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