Subject: CW/BW SCUD WARHEADS 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. FEB 91 DIRECTOR 519787 SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCUD WARHEADS INFORMATION FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED IRAQI MILITARY OFFICER IN LATE JANUARY 1991. "THE FIRST PRIORITY OF THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT WAS TO KNOW HOW CLOSE THE SCUD MISSILES WERE TO THERE TARGETS WHEN DESTROYED BY PATRIOT MISSILES, AS THEY HAVE CHEMICAL WEAPONS FOR THE SCUDS. THEY HAVE NOT YET MASTERED THE TECHNOLOGY TO THE FUSING AND MECHANICAL RELEASING TO USE A CHEMICAL WARHEAD. DUE TO THIS FACT, IRAQ SEES THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCUD CARRYING CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS TO BE DISPERSED AT THE MOMENT IT IS HIT BY A PATRIOT MISSILE. BY USING THIS METHOD, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CHEMICALS WILL DISPERSE OVER AN AREA OF 60 SQUARE KILOMETERS. OTHERWISE, A SCUD EQUIPPED WITH A CHEMICAL WARHEAD THAT HITS THE GROUND WILL SPREAD CHEMICALS ONLY OVER A FEW SQUARE KILOMETERS." END OF MESSAGE 1.5 (c) 65246:65246First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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