John Scarlett

The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset.

This was a report from a single source. It was an established and reliable line of reporting. It was quoted from a senior Iraqi military officer in a position to know this information.

The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so.

As a bureaucracy becomes more established, it develops its own career structure. It is less dependent, and should be less dependent, on individual personalities. Absolutely no one is indispensable.