The White House has said it will analyse Iraq's declaration on its weapons operations for its "credibility and compliance," but expressed initial skepticism.
Iraqi officials handed over the 12,000 page dossier to United Nations arms inspectors in Baghdad a day before the UN imposed deadline of December 8th.
The declaration is a key part of the UN resolution passed by the Security Council last month.
In a statement this evening, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the US would continue to pursue its ultimate goal of protecting the peace by ending Saddam Hussein's accumulation of weapons of mass destruction.
Diplomats said it could take a week before the 15 Security Council members, including the United States, are able to get a copy of the dossier.
Some said the report might take ten days to analyse.
In a radio address, US President George W Bush has warned that the declaration must hold up to scrutiny by the United States if Baghdad is to avoid military attack.
Apology to Kuwait
Meanwhile, Kuwait has rejected Saddam Hussein's first ever apology for the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait during the Gulf War in the early nineties.
In a speech delivered by the Iraqi Information Minister on the President's behalf, Saddam Hussein called on the Kuwaiti people to join Iraq in its struggle against foreign armies.
A spokesman for the Kuwaiti government said the speech was intended to encourage terrorist attacks against US troops in Kuwait.
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 and occupied it for seven months before being expelled during the Gulf war.
