WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Saddam Hussein launched a large-scale chemical weapons attack against Iraq’s Kurdish population in the late 1980s, killing thousands.

Detailed explanation-2: -atomic explosive weapons, radioactive material weapons, lethal chemical and biological weapons, and any weapons developed in the future which might have characteristics comparable in destructive effect to those of the atomic bomb or other weapons mentioned above.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The know-how and material for developing chemical weapons were obtained by Saddam’s regime from foreign sources. Most precursors for chemical weapons production came from Singapore (4, 515 tons), the Netherlands (4, 261 tons), Egypt (2, 400 tons), India (2, 343 tons), and West Germany (1, 027 tons).

Detailed explanation-4: -In the late 1980’s Saddam Hussein launched a large-scale chemical weapons attack against Iraq’s Kurdish population killing thousands. Former UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Max Van der Stoel’s report in April 1998 stated that Iraq had executed at least 1, 500 people during the previous year for political reasons.