to the "once you got em, you got em" rule.

South Africa developed nuclear weapons back in the 1980s, then dismantled their program. They fully complied with arms inspections and offered complete proof of the weapons and facilies destruction.

Likewise, there were nuclear weapons deployed throughout the former Soviet Union. At least one of the "former Soviet Republics" gave up the weapons deployed in their territory (again, with full inspections) when they gained their independence.

Both (or more, I don't remember how many former Soviet Republics did this) of those countries showed what a disarmament program should look like, and that was in stark contrast to the farce the Iraqis did during the UN "inspections."