The killers had to dispose of their weapons.

Rolf Ekeus, the Swedish diplomat who is chairman of the commission disposing of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, said today that this was a new rationale for noncooperation from the Iraqis.

Those include conditions requiring the administration to send to Congress annual reports describing progress toward weapons reductions in both countries and outlining the status of programs to help Russia dispose of its weapons.

It said the I.R.A. and other paramilitary groups could dispose of their own weapons, in a verifiable manner, without surrendering them to British security forces.

He went on to say that Iraq had been provided with the opportunity to dispose of its weapons of mass destruction but Iraq had ignored that opportunity and decided to keep possession of those W.M.D.'s.

New Jersey gun owners who do not meet the requirements for sportsmen or collectors would have to dispose of their weapons within a year by selling them.

The situation was this: After the Persian Gulf war, the Security Council had imposed sanctions on Iraq until it could verify that Saddam Hussein had disposed of all his weapons of mass destruction.

I.R.A. Cancels Arms Offer The Irish Republican Army withdrew a plan to dispose of its weapons, propelling the faltering Northern Ireland peace effort once more toward collapse.

Iraq Frustrates Inspector The United Nations inspector said that unless Iraq stops obstructing him, he cannot tell whether Saddam Hussein has disposed of his weapons of mass destruction.