The war was sold to his cabinet, to parliament and to the British people on the basis that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that could be unleashed within 45 minutes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

And that was really interesting, almost a metaphor in some ways, living within the destruction.

NPR: Kevin Sites Seeks the 'Hot Zone'

However, he said Blair's comment before the war -- on Iraq being able to deploy weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes notice -- was based on a single source.

CNN: War of words over Iraqi weapons

Hans Blix, the current head of the UN's inspection arm, has said he might be able to provide an idea about what Saddam Hussein has in the way of weapons of mass destruction within a year.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy