Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
IIR 6 899 0253 91/IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT
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SERIAL: (U) IIR 6 899 0253 91.
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BODY COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ).
SUBJ: IIR 6 899 0253 91/IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT
AND DEFENSE/DESERT SHIELD (U)
WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED
INTELLIGENCE.
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- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DOI: (U) 901118.
REQS: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
SOURCE: (U) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON
EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND CHEMICAL DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES.
TEXT: 1. SOURCE STATED THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL
WEAPONS IS A ROUTINE PART OF TRAINING. THE IRAQIS TRAIN
ON EMPLOYING CHEMICAL WEAPONS. IN THE CPX'S CONDUCTED BY
DIVISION UNITS THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IS PART
OF THE SCENARIO. THE TACTIC IS TO EMPLOY VX, A
NON-PERSISTENT AGENT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THE SCENARIO
THEN CALLS FOR ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISIONS RECON BATTALION
IN BMP 3'S TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA INITIALLY TO SECURE
THE FLANKS OF THE CONTAMINATED AREA. THEN THE MAIN BODY
ATTACKS THROUGH THIS PATH CREATED BY THE CW. ACCORDING
SOURCE THE IRAQI NAVY HAS A BMP-21 LIKE MRL, WITH 12 TO 14
TUBES MOUNTED ON PATROL BOATS WHICH THEY USE FOR ATTACK OF
THE BEACH HEAD. THIS HAS USED FREQUENTLY IN THE AL FAW
PENINSULA OPERATIONS. SOURCE BELIEVES THIS WEAPON COULD
BE USED TO LAUNCH CW ROCKETS.
2. SOURCE EXPLAINED THAT EVERY SOLDIER HAS HIS OWN
PERSONAL CW EQUIPMENT. MASKS AND PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS
ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL. EVEN SEDAN
DRIVERS HAVE THEIR OWN PROTECTIVE GEAR. THE SOLDIERS ARE
WELL TRAINED IN THE USE OF ATROPINE AND DEFENSIVE CW
MEASURES.
3. SOURCE OBSERVED THAT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL MANY
SHELTERS HAVE BEEN BUILT FOR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION, BUT
THE DISTRIBUTION OF GAS MASKS HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO VIPS
AND IMPORTANT PARTY MEMBERS. NO GAS MASKS WERE
DISTRIBUTED TO ANY FOREIGN DIPLOMATS OR MILITARY PERSONNEL
STATIONED IN THE COUNTRY. THE IRAQIS INCREASED THEIR
CHEMICAL DEFENSE POSTURE AFTER SADDAM HUSSEIN BEGAN HIS
RHETORICAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISRAEL, BUT SOURCE COULD NOT
CONFIRM IF ALL IRAQIS HAD NOW BEEN ISSUED PROTECTIVE
MASKS. ALSO, SOURCE NOTED THE NOTIFICATION OF THE
POPULATION (AT LEAST THOSE IN THE KNOW) OF AN IMMINENT CW
ATTACK IS DONE BY HAVING A CODED PHRASE SAID OVER
COMMERCIAL RADIOS (I.E. TRAVELERS GO TO THE NORTH).
COMMENTS: 1. SOURCE'S COMMENTS EMPHASIZE THE
EXTENT TO WHICH EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IS PART OF
IRAQI MILITARY PLANNING. IRAQI PLANNERS PROBABLY DON'T
ANTICIPATE CW TO BE USED AGAINST THEM BY COALITION FORCES,
BUT THEIR PRECAUTION FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC IS
PROBABLY REFLECTIVE OF THEIR CONCERN OF WHAT MIGHT OCCUR
IF THE SEVERAL PRODUCTION SITES AND STORAGE AREAS ARE HIT
BY COALITION AIR STRIKES IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIES.
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ADMIN PROJ: (U).
COLL: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
INSTR: (U) US NO.
PREP: (U) [ (b)(6) ]
ACQ: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
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