While the United States and Britain maintained the pressure on Iraq, the U.N.

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The United States and Britain -- both permanent members of the U.N.

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The United States and Britain accused Iraq of failing to comply with U.N. resolutions demanding it give up chemical and biological weapons, long-range missiles and any nuclear weapons program.

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In 1964, Britain and Cyprus referred the Cyprus dispute to the U.N.

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