After the invasion, the Iraq Survey Group, an international team of investigators, concluded that Iraq had abandoned its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs after the 1991 Gulf War, although Saddam had intended to recreate Iraq’s WMD capabilities once sanctions were lifted.

Saddam Hussein's motivation to develop a military nuclear capability increased, and for that reason he opted for uranium enrichment as the process for producing fissile material for nuclear weapons.

Saddam’s Bomb: How close is Iraq to having a nuclear weapon?