Quotes About Hans Blix

To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war...I'm more worried about global warming than I am of any major military conflict.

The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction.

Now the idea about taking people abroad is that if they come over to Cyprus, which we have in mind, and bring their families and would have the possibility to defect after they would be ready to speak their mind, well I hope so.

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.

It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise it.

Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.