Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
IRAQI CHEMICAL MUNITION CHARACTERISTICS BASELINE, CORRECTED
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SECTION 01 OF 03
BODY SUBJ: IRAQI CHEMICAL MUNITION CHARACTERISTICS BASELINE,
CORRECTED
FORMAT (U)
[ (b)(2) ]
1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3 (a)(4) ]
A. CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) WEAPON SYSTEMS.
KNOWN IRAQI CHEMICAL FILL AGENTS
SYSTEM GA GB GF HD CS D-HD
MISSILES:
SCUD B(FN1) - P X X - -
AL HUSAYN(FN1) - P X X - -
AL ABBAS(FN1) - P X X - -
AIR-DELIVERED:
250-KG BOMB X X X X - X
500-KG BOMB X X X X - X
90-MM
ROCKET(FN2) - - - X - -
ARTILLERY:
130-MM - X - X X -
152-MM(FN1) - X X P X -
155-MM(FN3) - X X X - P
ROCKETS (MRL):
122-MM(FN1) X X X X - P
122-MM WITH
CANISTER(FN4) - X P X - -
MORTARS:
82-MM - X - X X -
120-MM - X - X X -
NOTES:
(FN ) EQUALS FOOTNOTE.
(FN1) - BINARY AND/OR UNITARY FILLS.
(FN2) - HELICOPTER DELIVERED.
(FN3) - PREFERRED WEAPON FOR ARTILLERY CHEMICAL ATTACKS.
(FN4) - THE WARHEAD FOR THIS IRAQI SYSTEM HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO
ACCOMMODATE 2 OR 3 CANISTERS OR BOTTLES CONTAINING CW AGENT. THE
WARHEAD MAY EITHER CONTAIN CANISTERS OF SIMILAR CW AGENT OR A
MIXTURE OF CANISTERS WITH DIFFERENT AGENTS. THIS LATER CASE IS
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A COCKTAIL.
X - MOST LIKELY FILL.
P - POSSIBLE FILL.
B. ESTIMATED WEAPON SYSTEM FILL WEIGHTS, KILOGRAMS.
KNOWN IRAQI CHEMICAL FILL AGENTS
(ALL WEIGHTS ESTIMATED)
SYSTEM GA GB GF HD CS D-HD
MISSILES:
SCUD B(FN1) - 512 530 596 - -
AL HUSAYN(FN2) - 69 71 80 - -
AL ABBAS(FN2) - 189-241 196-249 220-280 - -
AIR-DELIVERED:
250-KG BOMB 47 47 47 55 - 55
500-KG BOMB (106) (108) (101) (125) - (125)
90-MM ROCKET - - - UNK - -
ARTILLERY:
130-MM - 1.6 - (1.9) UNK -
152-MM - 3 3 (3.5) UNK -
155-MM - 3 3 (3.5) - (3.5)
ROCKETS (MRL):
122-MM (3.1) (3.1) (3.1) (3.6) - (3.6)
122-MM WITH
CANISTER(FN3) - 8-10 8-10 (9-12) - -
MORTARS:
82-MM - UNK - UNK UNK -
120-MM - 1.6 - (1.9) UNK -
NOTES:
(FN ) EQUALS FOOTNOTE.
(FN1) - FILL WEIGHT BASED ON 300-KM RANGE.
(FN2) - FILL WEIGHT BASED ON 600-KM RANGE.
(FN3) - THE WARHEAD FOR THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN STRETCHED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL FILL AGENT CANISTERS.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(2) ]
C. DESCRIPTION OF KNOWN IRAQI CW FILL AGENTS.
GA - TABUN, SEMIPERSISTENT NERVE AGENT.
GB - SARIN, NONPERSISTENT NERVE AGENT.
GF - GF, SEMIPERSISTENT NERVE AGENT.
HD - SULFUR MUSTARD, PERSISTENT BLISTER AGENT.
CS - CS, RIOT CONTROL AGENT, NOT CONSIDERED A CW AGENT BY THE U.S.
D-HD - DUSTY SULFUR MUSTARD, BLISTER AGENT. DUE TO ITS SMALL
DROPLET SIZE (1-5 MICRONS) DUSTY MUSTARD CAN PENETRATE THE
PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE.
NEAT SULFUR MUSTARD HAS A DROPLET SIZE OF 200-500 MICRONS.
D. POSSIBLE IRAQI CW FILL AGENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWN AGENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH C., IRAQ
IS BELIEVED TO BE DEVELOPING A VX-TYPE NERVE AGENT. THE NECESSARY
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN IN IRAQ SINCE 1988 TO PRODUCE UP TO
200 METRIC TONS (MT) OF VX. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT KNOWN WITH
CERTAINTY THAT VX HAS BEEN PRODUCED, IT IS ASSESSED THAT UP TO
10-20 MT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY. REPORTS ALSO INDICATE
THAT PHOSGENE OXIME (CX), A SEMIPERSISTENT BLISTER AGENT, MAY BE
STOCKPILED. THE SIZE OF CX STOCKPILE IS UNKNOWN.
2. [ B.6. ] AND [ (b)(2) ]
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