United Nations Security Council resolution 707, adopted unanimously on 15 August 1991, after recalling
Resolution 687 (1991) and hearing representations from the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
United Nations Special Commission
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, the council, acting under
Chapter VII, condemned
Iraq
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for violations and non-compliance of Resolution 687 (1991) and extended powers to the Special Commission and IAEA.
In this regard, the council made several demands to the
Government of Iraq
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, demanding that it:
:(a) provide "full, final and complete disclosure" of all aspects of its programmes to develop
weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous individuals or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natu ...
and
ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles stay within the ...
s with a range of more than , including their components, locations, production facilities and all other nuclear programmes;
:(b) allow the IAEA and Special Commission unrestricted access to areas they wish to inspect, including to those they were denied access;
:(c) cease attempts to conceal, remove or destroy its
nuclear
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*Nuclear physics
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*Nuclear space
*Nuclear ...
,
chemical
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or
biological weapons or ballistic missile programmes;
:(d) allow the Special Commission and IAEA to conduct
surveillance and inspection flights across the country, also for the purposes of
aerial survey
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ing;
:(e) halt nuclear activities of any kind, excluding those for agricultural, industrial or medical purposes;
:(f) guarantee the safety and
immunity
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of all Special Commission and IAEA representatives, providing transport for them when necessary;
:(g) respond to all questions or requests from the IAEA and Special Commission.
Resolution 707 stated that Iraq must comply with the above provisions without delay, and with those in the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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with which it was currently violating.
See also
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Foreign relations of Iraq
Since 1980, the foreign relations of Iraq have been influenced by a number of controversial decisions by the Saddam Hussein administration. Hussein had good relations with the Soviet Union and a number of western countries such as France and G ...
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Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...
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Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
Iraq actively researched and later employed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from 1962 to 1991, when it destroyed its chemical weapons stockpile and halted its biological and nuclear weapon programs as required by the United Nations Security Coun ...
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Iraq disarmament timeline 1990–2003
1990
24 July 1990
* Nine days before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, US State Department spokeswoman, Margaret Tutwiler states: "We do not have any defence treaties with Kuwait, and there are no special defence or security commitments to Kuwait."
2 ...
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Sanctions against Iraq
The sanctions against Iraq were a comprehensive financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Iraq. They began August 6, 1990, four days after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, stayed largely in force until May 22 ...
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(1991–1993)
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 715
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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