Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] INTSUM--MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 245-91/7
MAR 91
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BODY SUBJ: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] INTSUM--MIDDLE
EAST/AFRICA 245-91/7 MAR 91
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IRAQ: MILITARY MAY USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
AS OF 223UZ 7 MAR 91
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1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
2. WITH THE CONTINUING UNREST, IRAQI FORCES MAY RESORT TO
CHEMICAL WEAPONS. THE SPECIFIC TERM USED FOR THIS MISSION WAS
"BURNING THE SKIN AIRCRAFT" TO EMPLOY THE "SPECIAL ORDNANCE," A
TERM USED TO REFER TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS. "BURNING THE SKIN" COULD
REFER TO A BLISTER-TYPE CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT, SUCH AS MUSTARD OR
LEWISITE. THESE CHEMICAL AGENTS PRIMARILY WOULD QUICKLY
INCAPACITATE THE INSURGENTS BUT CAUSE FEW FATALITIES, AT LEAST
INITIALLY.
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