(London Times) James Bone - A report declassified by the UN Friday contained a hidden bombshell. Inspectors have recently discovered an undeclared Iraqi drone with a wingspan of 7.45m, suggesting an illegal range that could threaten Iraq's neighbors with chemical and biological weapons. U.S. officials were outraged that Hans Blix, the chief UN weapons inspector, did not inform the Security Council about the drone. The omission raised serious questions about Dr. Blix's objectivity. Colin Powell, the U.S. Secretary of State, told the Security Council in February that Washington had evidence that Iraq had test-flown a drone for 500km non-stop. The inspectors warn that Iraq still has spraying devices and drop tanks that could be used in dispersing chemical and biological agents from aircraft. The report suggests that Iraq has huge stockpiles of anthrax, may be developing long-range missiles, and could possess chemical and biological R400 aerial bombs and Scud missiles, and even smallpox.
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