Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (U)
Filename:71419586
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 19586
GENDATE: 950605
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ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX120 MCN = 91116/18883 TOR = 911161108
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HEADER R 261108Z APR 91
FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUEALGX/SAFE
R 241630Z APR 91
FM DIA WASHINGTON DC //DT-2D//
TO [ (b)(2) ]
INFO RUEOAYC/CDR FSTC CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//AIFPO/AIFRCA/AIFRIB//
BT
CONTROLS [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
PASS [ (b)(2) ]
BODY SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (U)
REF: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
1.[ b.2. ]
2. (U) THE DIA POSITION, AS STATED IS THIS MESSAGE, IS BASED ON
THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DATA.
3. (U) [ (b)(2) ]
CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S CW INVENTORY
DIA RECENTLY ASSESSED THAT IRAQ COULD HAVE AS MUCH AS
500 TONS OF CW AGENT IN ITS REMAINING STOCKPILES. MOST OF THIS
AGENT WAS WEAPONIZED WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF AGENT STORED IN BULK.
MOST REMAINING AGENT WAS ASSESSED TO BE MUSTARD WITH SMALL AMOUNTS
OF BINARY NERVE AGENT.
NO DEFINITIVE BREAKDOWN OF CW MUNITIONS IS AVAILABLE
BUT
DIA BELIEVES MOST OF THE AGENT IS STORED AS 250 KG OR 500 KG
AERIAL
BOMBS. IRAQ IS ASSESSED TO HAVE LIMITED NUMBERS (20-40) CW
WARHEADS FOR ITS SCUD MISSILE VARIANTS, WITH THE REMAINING AGENT
DIVIDED BETWEEN ARTILLERY AND MOBILE ROCKET MUNITIONS.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
NUMBER WEAPON AGENT WEIGHT
6920 122MM ROCKETS SARIN 21-42 MT
2500 SAKR-30 WARHEADS SARIN 16.5 MT
200 AERIAL BOMBS SARIN 11-22 MT
336 BINARY AERIAL BOMBS SARIN 18 MT
140 500 KG AERIAL BOMBS MUSTARD 15-28 MT
900 250 KG AERIAL BOMBS MUSTARD 50 MT
105 155MM ARTILLERY SHELLS MUSTARD 0.5 MT
30 SCUD CW WARHEADS UNKNOWN 2-3 MT
BULK AGENT SARIN 75 MT
BULK AGENT MUSTARD 280 MT
BULK PRECURSORS TABUN 750 MT
THE ABOVE FIGURES EQUATE TO ROUGHLY 135-180 MT OF
WEAPONIZED AGENT AND 330 MT OF BULK AGENT. AN ADDITIONAL 750 MT OF
CW PRECURSORS ARE CLAIMED. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S BW INVENTORY
PRIOR TO HOSTILITIES, DIA ASSESSED THAT IRAQ HAD AS
MUCH
AS 1 MT OF ANTHRAX AND 15-20 KG OF BOTULINUM TOXIN. DIA ASSESSED
THAT IRAQ HAD WEAPONIZED THESE AGENTS, [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)
].
CANDIDATE SYSTEMS INCLUDED CLUSTER AND AERIAL BOMBS, MISSILE
WARHEADS, AND SPRAY SYSTEMS. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT IRAQ ACQUIRED
40 HIGH CAPACITY AEROSOL SPRAY DEVICES FOR ITS AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY. THESE DEVICES COULD EASILY BE USED TO DISSEMINATE BW
AGENT.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
[ (b)(2) ]
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