U.N. Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Iraq

Published November 25, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

A team of 18 U.N. inspectors arrives in Iraq to begin the first round of checks on suspected Iraqi weapons sites. The U.N. Security Council discusses Iraq and hears from the chief inspector. NPR News reports.

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