Hans Blix
Hans Blix
Hans Martin Blix; born 28 June 1928) is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairsand later became the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. As such, Blix was the first Western representative to inspect the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union on site, and led the agency response to them. Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth28 June 1928
CountrySweden
I think we have to learn what did they have. They say that they will adhere to the Non-Proliferation Treaty for nuclear weapons. They are already party to that treaty, and they have had inspections for years.
I think the more evidence that is placed on the table, if there is some, the better,
is a disarmament resolution and not an inspection resolution.
Our inspectors had been there, and they had taken a lot of samples, and there was no trace of any chemicals or biological things, ... And the trucks that we had seen were water trucks.
I think it seems ... they are making an effort.
I think it's clear that in March, when the invasion took place, the evidence that had been brought forward was rapidly falling apart,
I think they lost their patience much too early,
He should not have had them. I asked him how he got them and he would not tell me,
If the Iraqis were to use any chemical weapons, then I think the public opinion around the world would immediately turn against Iraq, and they would say, as well, that the invasion was justified.
There are still a number of questions, including the question of possible further external assistance to the nuclear program. You don't know what you don't know.
or any other very sensitive thing, we'll say cannot be circulated to anybody.
that could be risky from the point of view of proliferation.
Exactly what it contains, I cannot tell you. But they have followed up on their promise that it would come,
I hope I have seen ... a beginning of taking these remaining disarmament issues more seriously,