IZ NBC Capabilities
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Subject: IZ NBC Capabilities
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2. There were no reports of CW/BW problems resulting from the
Desert Storm attacks because there was no release of chemical or
biological agent outside the site boundaries of locations that
were destroyed during DESERT ST0RM. In two separate and
exhaustive studies, done by DIA prior to the air campaign, it was
concluded that CW contamination would be contained within the
immediate area of the destroyed structure. There was a
possibility that BW contamination would occur, but it was assessed
as possible only under a worst case scenario set of conditions.
These conditions included type of agent, amount of agent present
at
time of blast, type of ordnance used, type of structure storing
the agent, entry point of ordnance, weather conditions, time of
day, proximity to population centers and others. This possibility
was debated at the highest levels of DoD. It was decided that gain
far outweighed risk, resulting in the facilities being targeted
and destroyed. It is possible that biological and chemical agents
and
munitions were removed from these targets prior to their being
hit.
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