Saddam Hussein's failure to provide a "complete and credible" list of his weaponry by Sunday would justify war against Iraq, President George W Bush said last night.
In his strongest comments since United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 was passed over a month ago, Mr Bush said in a speech at the Pentagon that the early signs that Saddam might comply with its terms were "not encouraging".
The President's comments threatened to drive a wedge between the United States and European allies who have welcomed Saddam's acceptance of a new inspections process as a sign that he is bowing to the UN's will.
Senior British officials have said that the inspections could delay any war until next autumn but Mr Bush's speech signalled that he is impatient with Saddam and unlikely to allow a protracted inspections process to take place.
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