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
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1999 in United States of America — Page 4
Explore 130 historical events and records for United States of America in 1999.
Historical records for United States of America in 1999
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UNSCOM
Says "...Iraq has been disarmed. Iraq today possesses no meaningful weapons of mass destruction capability."
Upsilon Andromedae Multiple-Planet System
Co-discovers additional giant planets orbiting Upsilon Andromedae.
Upsilon Andromedae Multiple-Planet System
Helps establish that Upsilon Andromedae hosts multiple giant planets.
Upsilon Andromedae Multiple-Planet System
Reports additional planets around Upsilon Andromedae, establishing a major early multiplanet system.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
UNMOVIC was meant to replace the former United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to carry on with the mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and to operate a system of ongoing monitoring and verification to check Iraq's compliance with its obligations not to reacquire the same weapons banned by the Security Council
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Says "...Iraq has been disarmed. Iraq today possesses no meaningful weapons of mass destruction capability."
West Wing Television Debut
Aaron Sorkin created The West Wing, a political drama following advisers and officials inside a fictional American presidency.
Wild Side
Wallken appears in Wild Side, The Prophecy and the modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second collaboration with director Abel Ferrara and writer Nicholas St. John. Walken plays Calvin Webber in the romantic comedy Blast from the Past. Appears in Sleepy Hollow. Appears in Pulp Fiction
WMAP
Bennett leads development of WMAP to map microwave background anisotropy more precisely than COBE
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