Weapons inspectors land in Iraq

The first team of UN inspectors landed in Iraq today to take up the hunt for chemical, biological or nuclear arms programs, a search whose outcome could help determine the future of peace in the Middle East.

A white C-130 transport, emblazoned with a simple UN logo, touched down at Baghdad’s Saddam International Airport carrying a contingent of 18 international arms monitors and their cargo of high-tech sensors, computers and other gear.