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Report Downplays Threat of Iraqi Nuclear Weapons

The chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq says Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat when the United States invaded. The official, Charles Duelfer, found that Saddam had the desire but not the means to make nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and NPR's Melissa Block.

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Melissa Block is a special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs.
Mary Louise Kelly is a host of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine. She is also the host of NPR's national security podcast, Sources & Methods.

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