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Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Scott Ritter Biography and Timeline
Follow William Scott Ritter through 15 dated historical records for United States of America.
William Scott Ritter, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1998–1999Years on this page
1998
UNSCOM
I think the danger right now is that without effective inspections, without effective monitoring, Iraq can in a very short period of time measure the months, reconstitute chemical biological weapons, long-range ballistic missiles to deliver these weapons, and even certain aspects of their nuclear weaponization
UNSCOM
Iraq today is challenging the special commission to come up with a weapon and say where is the weapon in Iraq, and yet part of their efforts to conceal their capabilities, I believe, have been to disassemble weapons into various components and to hide these
UNSCOM
Ritter said: "Iraq still has proscribed weapons capability. There needs to be a careful distinction here.
UNSCOM
components throughout Iraq.
UNSCOM
program.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
I think the danger right now is that without effective inspections, without effective monitoring, Iraq can in a very short period of time measure the months, reconstitute chemical biological weapons, long-range ballistic missiles to deliver these weapons, and even certain aspects of their nuclear weaponization
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Iraq today is challenging the special commission to come up with a weapon and say where is the weapon in Iraq, and yet part of their efforts to conceal their capabilities, I believe, have been to disassemble weapons into various components and to hide these
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Ritter said: "Iraq still has proscribed weapons capability. There needs to be a careful distinction here.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
components throughout Iraq.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
program.
1999
UNSCOM
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter later accused some UNSCOM personnel of spying,32 and also alleged that the purpose of the spying was to target Saddam in the bombing
UNSCOM
Says "...Iraq has been disarmed. Iraq today possesses no meaningful weapons of mass destruction capability."
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Says "...Iraq has been disarmed. Iraq today possesses no meaningful weapons of mass destruction capability."
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