ElBaradei says poor Iraqi security opens WMD risk

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog head said it was vital for his inspectors to return to Iraq because the country's chaotic security situation could make it harder to detect any attempts to develop weapons of mass destruction.

"I'd like to see us going back and doing monitoring for a few years in Iraq, because the situation in Iraq is an absolute mess right now," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei told Reuters.

He said there were still people in Iraq with a lot of knowledge about making chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

"They have the know-how and the capabilities" to make weapons of mass destruction, ElBaradei said on Wednesday. "So from a non-proliferation perspective it's very important for us to complete the job."

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now wouldn't that be some sort of violation, maybe? Ahhh the Irony!