Subject: IRAQI NUCLEAR EXCHANGE Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. DIRECTOR 204677 SUBJECT: IRAQ NUCLEAR EXCHANGE 2. THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT IRAQ IS TECHNICALLY CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING AT LEAST A FEW MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS AT TARGETS SEVERAL HUNDRED KILOMETERS FROM THE TERRITORY IT CONTROLS. EITHER OF IRAQÆS MODIFIED SCUD MISSILES, THE AL HUSAN OR AL ABBAS, ARE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING COMPARATIVELY SMALL QUANTITIES OF CHEMICAL AGENT TO THE GENERAL TEL AVIV AREA FROM WESTERN IRAQ. RIYADH, DHAHRAN, MANAMA, AND DOHA WOULD BE WITHIN RANGE OF THESE MISSILES IF IRAQ DEPLOYS THEM TO KUWAIT OR SOUTHERN IRAQ. 3. IN THE OPINION OF THE EXPERTS: IRAQ HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH CW AGENT TO EQUIP ITS DEPLOYED MISSILE FORCE AND THE TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO. THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE FLIGHT-TESTED THEIR MISSILES WITH CW WARHEADS IS NOT ENTIRELY CONCLUSIVE, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE GONE UNDETECTED AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, LACK OF TESTING HAS NOT IN THE PAST PRECLUDED IRAQI USE OF NEW WEAPONS SYSTEMS. END OF MESSAGE 1.5(c) 65331:65331First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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