February 21, 2003: UN Weapons Inspector Tells Iraq It Must Begin Destroying Missiles

Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix informs Iraq in a letter delivered to UN ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri that it must begin destroying its Al Samoud 2 missiles and all “associated equipment” by March 1. [Associated Press, 2/22/2003; Cox News Service, 2/24/2003; CNN, 2/24/2003]