Some uncertainties remain and some information will continue to emerge about the WMD programs of the former Regime. Reports cited in the Comprehensive Report concerning the possible movement of WMD or WMD materials from Iraq prior to the war remain unresolved.
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No one has a precise answer. The International Atomic Energy Agency dismantled 40 nuclear-research facilities before the U. N. inspectors left Iraq, including three uranium-enrichment sites. Prior to the inspections, Saddam's stealthiness had been so effective that none of the 40 were known to the outside world. Clearly, Iraq was on its way to becoming a nuclear power. Without ground inspections, those who track Iraq's nuclear development have had to rely on interviews with recent defectors and surveys of suppliers Baghdad has contacted seeking parts. Both suggest that Iraq's nuclear program is back in full swing. Iraq's known nuclear scientists are gravitating to the country's five nuclear research sites, ... That doesn't appear to be coincidental.Charles Duelfer
Other people on the team had other obligations, so logistically it would have been difficult to keep them there much longer.
Charles Duelfer
There is evidence they have a lot of desire to connect themselves with either or both the intellectual capital of the previous regime with respect to weapons of mass destruction and quite conceivably materials, ... That is a very strong concern, and it's something that fuels a lot our investigation at the moment.
Charles Duelfer
This is a very interesting element of the British presentation. It was on the basis of that kind of information we had from defectors as far back as 1997 that we conducted some of our most controversial inspections.
Charles Duelfer
He is of course of great interest because if one person knows the real story it's him,
Charles Duelfer
I'm honored that director Tenet has asked me to tackle this challenging assignment. I'm approaching it with an open mind and am absolutely committed to following the evidence wherever it takes us.
Charles Duelfer
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