The use by the United States and the United Kingdom of depleted uranium weapons in 1991 had caused a human catastrophe in Iraq, and the IAEA verification and monitoring teams had been used to spy on Iraq.
1991年，美国和联合王国使用贫化铀武器在伊拉克造成了人类灾难，原子能机构的核查和监测小组被用来对伊拉克进行间谍活动。