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[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] INTSUM--MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 406-90/15 
SEP 90
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BODY SUBJ: [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] INTSUM--MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 
406-90/15 SEP 90
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IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION UPDATE. 
AS OF 1430Z 15 SEP 90
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MAJOR POINTS
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
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/****** BEGINNING OF SECTION 002 ******/
8.        IRAQ HAS PLACED FINAL PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AT SEVERAL
IRAQI AIRFIELDS. THE CHEMICALS MAY BE USED AS COMPONENTS FOR 
BINARY
SARIN OR GF FILLED AERIAL MUNITIONS.
9.        COMMENT: BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS INCREASE THE SHELF
LIFE OF THE MUNITIONS AND REDUCE SAFETY AND LOGISTIC REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE BINARY MUNITIONS ARE PARTLY FILLED WITH MIXERS 
AND
REQUIRE A CHEMICAL REACTION IN FLIGHT, THEY ARE SOMEWHAT LESS
EFFECTIVE MILITARILY THAN A WEAPON FILLED WITH A UNITARY AGENT.
IRAQ HAS BEEN KNOWN TO USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE 250KG AND 500KG
AERIAL BOMBS, 122MM AERIAL ROCKETS, AND IS ASSESSED TO HAVE A 
BINARY CHEMICAL WARHEAD FOR THEIR SCUD MISSILES.
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13.     MISSILE/CHEMICAL/INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY. AT THE SAMARRA
CHEMICAL WEAPONS FACILITY (33-50N 043-50E) ON 15 SEPTEMBER, A 
STAKE-BED TRUCK, POSSIBLY LOADED WITH CW-ASSOCIATED CRATES, HAD 
DEPARTED THE FACILITY. TWO POSSIBLE DECONTAMINATION VEHICLES WERE 
AMONG THE REMAINING FOUR VEHICLES.
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