· In response to a question, Baute said that the site his team had visited today was a site previously visited.
· Also in response to questions, Perricos said that the monitoring equipment at the site his team visited had been all taken away. Some were destroyed, but the rest was available at the National Monitoring Directorate. “We would be collecting them. Before we reinstall new equipment, we will need to re-baseline the site,” he added.
· Asked about the reason for his interest in graphite, Perricos said that graphite could be used for pencils as well as for missile batteries, and that it could be used in the cone of a missile during re-entry.
· The UNMOVIC team currently has 11 inspectors and the IAEA 6 inspectors.
Asked about what the inspectors had found, the Spokesman said that the United Nations would not qualify each inspection on a daily basis, but would await the report that UNMOVIC and the IAEA would give to the Security Council.
HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAY"S NOON BRIEFING
BY STEPHANE DUJARRIC
ASSOCIATE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
· Also in response to questions, Perricos said that the monitoring equipment at the site his team visited had been all taken away. Some were destroyed, but the rest was available at the National Monitoring Directorate. “We would be collecting them. Before we reinstall new equipment, we will need to re-baseline the site,” he added.
· Asked about the reason for his interest in graphite, Perricos said that graphite could be used for pencils as well as for missile batteries, and that it could be used in the cone of a missile during re-entry.
· The UNMOVIC team currently has 11 inspectors and the IAEA 6 inspectors.
Asked about what the inspectors had found, the Spokesman said that the United Nations would not qualify each inspection on a daily basis, but would await the report that UNMOVIC and the IAEA would give to the Security Council.
HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAY"S NOON BRIEFING
BY STEPHANE DUJARRIC
ASSOCIATE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
Wednesday, November 27, 2002