"[ Smithson] does an excellent job of explaining the complex scientific and technical issues that the inspectors had to confront, and she does so in a way that non-experts can readily grasp."Michael Moodie, Arms Control Today "Those who wonder why veteran Iraq hands wrongly believed that Saddam Hussein was concealing weapons of mass destruction in 2003 should read Smithson's riveting account of UN weapons inspectors struggling to find out the truth after the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War . . . Smithson reveals just how much work it takes to verify disarmament in the face of lying regimes and stresses the need for individual scientists to accept full responsibility when dealing with deadly material and processes."Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs "The Biological Weapons Convention crucially lacks means of ensuring that State Parties are in compliance. Using empirical evidence from the investigation of Iraq's biological weapons program, this book provides evidence that verification of the Convention could be effectively strengthened. It should be required reading for all involved with the Convention."Malcolm Dando, Professor of International Security, University of Bradford "Smithson warns that global leaders are often quick to warn on biological hazardsterrorism, warfare, and laboratory mishapsyet fail to follow up their rhetoric with action. This December diplomats will attend the Seventh Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference in Geneva. A copy of Smithson's book should be mandatory reading for everyone who participates."David E. Hoffman, The Nonproliferation Review
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