Editing David Kay (section)

{{Short description|American weapons inspector (1940–2022)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|David Kaye (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:DavidKay.jpg|thumb|Kay in 2002]]
'''David A. Kay''' (June 8, 1940 – August 13, 2022) was an American weapons expert, political commentator, and senior fellow at the [[Potomac Institute for Policy Studies]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kay |first1=David |title=Ph.D., Senior Fellow |url=http://www.potomacinstitute.org/fellows/1123-kay}}</ref> He was best known for his time as [[United Nations]] Chief Weapons Inspector following the [[Gulf War|first Gulf War]] and for leading the [[Iraq Survey Group]]'s search for [[weapons of mass destruction]] following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. Upon presentation of the Group's finding that there had been significant errors in pre-war intelligence concerning Iraq's weapons programs, Kay resigned. The ensuing controversy served as impetus for the formation of the [[Iraq Intelligence Commission]].