Bush accused as Saddam's explosives disappear

Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein’s efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the UN nuclear watchdog said today.

Bush accused as Saddam's explosives disappear

Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein’s efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the UN nuclear watchdog said today.

The revelation was immediately seized on by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry’s campaign team who accused President George Bush of failing to keep the explosives “out of the hands of our enemies".

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