Analysis: How UK Armed Saddam in 80s

Although most super powers and other leading nations declared their neutrality towards this war, it soon became evident that the majority of western powers supported Saddam Hussein's attack on Iran, and Britain was one of them.

The United Kingdom was directly involved in arms trade with both parties during the war, however the British government kept a blind eye to evident illegal exports taking places between numerous British companies and Saddam Hussein's regime, making Iraqi clandestine procurement operations very active within the United Kingdom.

The UN Security Council had identified and listed 150 foreign companies whom supported and facilitated Saddam Hussein's program for weapons of mass destruction during the Iran-Iraq war. 24 of these companies were British.'

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