8. Before the US invaded Iraq in 2003 U.S. government officials suspected Saddam Hussein of harboring?

Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, government officials suspected Saddam Hussein of harboring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including chemical, biological, and potentially nuclear weapons. This suspicion was fueled by Iraq's history of using chemical weapons in the past and its non-compliance with United Nations resolutions regarding disarmament. The belief that Hussein posed a threat to regional and global security was a key justification for the invasion. However, subsequent investigations found no substantial stockpiles of WMDs in Iraq.