But experts outside government think the former is more likely.

"And it is a solution to the problem of having weapons outside the government."

The Times should have moved more quickly to open a second line of reporting, particularly among scientists inside and outside the government.

Since then, the agreement has come under sharp attack from within and outside the government.

Some have also begun to work with organizations outside government.

Forces outside the government were matched by powerful men inside it who wanted war.

Whether anything will come of the report, the latest in a long line on the issue from inside and outside the government, is unclear.

"Our campaign worked, and people outside government also started raising their voices."

"But reform outside the government and the establishment is developing."

Even some outside the government say the critics are pushing too hard before an alternative is in place.