United Nations resolutions passed since the war were all built around the requirement for arms inspections.

"There is no difference between this situation and the Iraqi arms inspection," he said.

Then the crisis over arms inspections this year intervened.

There have been no arms inspections since 1998 and, therefore, no hope of removing sanctions.

He praised the Iraqis for their "full cooperation" with past arms inspections.

But these attacks are no substitute for on-site arms inspection.

Iraq appears unusually nervous about this 45th arms inspection.

Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and Iraq no longer accepts international arms inspections.

All he has to do is fulfill his promises about arms inspection.

The threat will be made in light of Iraq's failure to comply with arms inspections, the officials say.