Information Paper
Iraq’s Scud Ballistic Missiles
Information Papers are reports of what we know today about military equipment and/or procedures used in the 1990-1991 Gulf War. This particular information paper on Iraq’s Scud ballistic missiles is not an investigative report, but is meant to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the characteristics, capabilities, and employment of Iraq’s Scuds. This is an interim, not a final paper. We hope that you will read this and contact us with any information that would help us better understand Iraq’s Scud ballistic missiles and more accurately report their use during the Gulf War. Please contact my office to report any new information by calling: 1-800-497-6261
Bernard Rostker |
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Last Update: July 25, 2000
Many veterans of the Gulf War have expressed concern that their unexplained illnesses may result from their experiences in that war. In response to veterans’ concerns, the Department of Defense established a task force in June 1995 to investigate incidents and circumstances relating to possible causes. The Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses assumed responsibility for these investigations on November 12, 1996, and has continued to investigate topics related to reports of chemical warfare agent incidents.
To inform the public about the progress of these efforts, the Department of Defense is publishing on the Internet and elsewhere accounts that may contribute to the discussion of possible causes of illnesses of Gulf War veterans, along with documentary evidence or personal testimony used in compiling the accounts. This information paper will aid in understanding incidents involving Iraq’s use of Scud missiles.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- I. SUMMARY
- II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
- III. IRAQ’S SCUD CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPABILITIES
- IV. SCUDS AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
- A. Threat Estimates Before Operation Desert Storm
- B. Information During the War
- C. Post-War Findings
- V. IRAQ’S USE OF SCUDS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM
- A. Introduction
- B. Total Scud Firing Incidents
- C. Scud Incidents in the Eastern KTO
- D. Scud Incidents in the Riyadh Area
- E. Scud Incidents in the KKMC and Hafir Al Batin Areas
- F. Scud Incidents in Israel
- VI. FALSE ALARMS AND FALSE TARGETS
- A. False Alarms
- B. Patriot False Target Detections
- VII. SCUD OXIDIZER INCIDENTS
- VIII. COALITION RESPONSE TO SCUD THREAT
- IX. THE RESIDUAL THREAT
- X. SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS
- TAB A – Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary
- TAB B – Bibliography
- TAB C – Chemical Evidence – Scud Incidents In KTO
- TAB D – Analysis of CURR Scud Incident List
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