| 释义 |
UNSCOM, n.
Brit. |ˈʌnzkɒm|, U.S. |ˈənzˌkɑm|
Forms: 19– UNSCOM, 19– Unscom
[Acronym > n.1 Initialisms 1a.]
The United Nations Special Commission, created after the Gulf War of 1991 and given responsibility for monitoring and limiting Iraq's weapons capabilities.
1991F. Kirkland Operation Damask ii. 156 In September 1991..[they] were held hostage by Iraqi military forces along with 41 other international members of UNSCOM in a Baghdad car park. 1999Independent (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. The White House yesterday insisted that America's only interest in Unscom was to help it unearth weapons. 2001Vanity Fair Dec. 202/1 UNSCOM scientists were able to gather evidence of a massive bioweapons program. |