Mr. Hussein's dogged insistence on pursuing his nuclear ambitions, along with what defectors described in interviews as Iraq's push to improve and expand Baghdad's chemical and biological arsenals, have brought Iraq and the United States to the brink of war.

"U.S. Says Hussein Intensifies Quest for A-Bomb Parts, New York Times, September 8, 2002

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