91.   The European tests were conducted late this summer after a U.S. laboratory reported finding traces of the deadly nerve agent VX on fragments of missile warheads in June.

92.   The French tests were conducted late this summer after a U.S. laboratory reported finding traces of the deadly nerve agent VX on fragments of missile warheads in June.

93.   The Iraqis also provided a report on their analysis of missile warhead fragments for VX nerve agent.

94.   The experts reconfirmed the validity of tests by a U.S. Army laboratory in June that found decayed VX nerve agent on missile warheads.

95.   The inspectors have consistently accused Iraq of trying to hide banned weapons, including chemical weapons and nerve agents capable of killing hundreds of thousands of people.

96.   The issue of VX became a flashpoint for the Security Council last year when the United States found traces of the nerve agent on fragments of Iraqi missile warheads.

97.   The threat comes a day after reports that a U.S. Army laboratory found traces of VX, a deadly nerve agent, on Iraqi warheads.

98.   The United States contends that Iraq has consistently tried to hide banned weapons, including chemical weapons and nerve agents capable of killing hundreds of thousands of people.

99.   The United States also said the factory produced precursors to the deadly VX nerve agent.

100.   Their failure led him to conclude that Iraq could still produce the weapons, including the deadly VX nerve agent.