U.S. Sees 'Gaps' in Iraqi Weapons Report

Published December 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte cites "systematic holes and gaps" in Iraq's arms declaration to the United Nations. He spoke to reporters after U.N. chief arms inspector Hans Blix briefed U.N. officials on the 12,000-page declaration. NPR News reports.

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