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The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Report That Nails Saddam: "With sanctions weakening and money flowing, he rebuilt his strength. He contacted W.M.D. scientists in Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria and elsewhere to enhance his technical knowledge base. He increased the funds for his nuclear scientists. He increased his military-industrial-complex's budget 40-fold between 1996 and 2002. He increased the number of technical research projects to 3,200 from 40. As Duelfer reports, 'Prohibited goods and weapons were being shipped into Iraq with virtually no problem.'"