Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
IRAQ-KUWAIT: S1TUATION UPDATE.
Filename:74526000
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 26000
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HEADER O 112309Z FEB 91
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O 112207Z FEB 91
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RUDPMAX/FAISA FT BRAGG NC
RUKGNLA/DLA CAMERON STA VA
RUDPTOC/XVIII ABN CORPS INTEL CEN FT BRAGG NC
RUWJHRA/CDRUSAEPG FT HUACHUCA AZ
RUCUAAA/2ACCS OFFUTT AFB NE
AIG 7011
AIG 7046
AIG 7033
RUDOVJA/97BMW DEPLOYED RAF FAIRFORD UK//IN//
RHMPOSP/SEVENTHFLT OSP
RHWZOSP/OSP EASTPAC
RHTMMCC/MMCC BCST
RHFTAAA/39SOW RHEIN MAIN AB GE
RHSFACA/CDR 1ST INF DIV MECH DMAIN G-2
RHSEACR/CDR 2D ACR MAIN FWD
RULYSHH/COMDT AFSC NORFOLK VA//DIA REP//
RUFTWSA/JTF PROVEN FORCE
RHEGNVO/DOE NEVADA OPERATIONS OFC LAS VEGAS NV//NVIC//
XMT DEPT OF ENERGY HQ WASHINGTON DC
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SECTION 01 OF 02
PASS: [ (b)(2) ]
SERIAL: DSA 143A-91
BODY SUBJ: IRAQ-KUWAIT: S1TUATION UPDATE.
DOI: 11 FEB 91 (AS OF 0930 EST)
MAJOR POINTS
1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
DISCUSSION
4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
5. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
6. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
7. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
8. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
9. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
10. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
11. MISSILE/CHEMICAL ACTIVITY. AT LEAST TWO RECENT IRAQI
DEFECTORS HAVE REPORTED KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMICAL MUNITIONS DELIVERABLE
BY RPG-7 SHOULDER-FIRED ROCKETS.. ONE OF THE TWO DEFECTORS CLAIMED
THAT SUCH MUNITIONS ARE PRESENT IN THE KTO AT LEAST WITH HIS FORMER
UNIT, [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]. THE OTHER SOURCE, [ (b)(1)
sec 1.3(a)(4) ], COULD NOT CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF CHEMICAL
ROUNDS FOR THE RPG-7 IN THEATER, BUT DRAWING ON HIS EXPERIENCE IN
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR, BELIEVED THE ROUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
ACCORDING TO THE FIRST DEFECTOR, THE RPG-7 TYPE 69 IS
REPORTEDLY USED TO DELIVER THE CHEMICAL ROUNDS AGAINST A COMPANY
SIZE ELEMENT. THE SOURCE ALSO DESCRIBED SPECIAL MUNITIONS STORAGE
BOXES THAT WERE MARKED WITH A SKULL AND A WARNING MESSAGE. A THIRD
DEFECTOR, [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ], DESCRIBED RPG-
7 MUNITIONS BOXES WITH SKULL AND CROSSBONES MARKINGS. HE INSISTED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE BOXES CONTAINED ONLY STANDARD ANTITANK AND
ANTIPERSONNEL ROUNDS AND THAT HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY CHEMICAL
WEAPONS IN HIS UNIT. COMMENT: CHEMICAL FILLS FOR RPG-7 ROUNDS ARE
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. HOWEVER, THE RELATIVELY FEW REPORTS REGARD1NG
THE RPG-7 CHEMICAL CAPABILITY PROBABLY INDICATE THAT THESE
MUN1TIUNS ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE IRAQI ARMY,
IF AT ALL. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED DURING THE WAR WITH IRAN AS
PART OF A TESTING PROGRAM, WITH ONLY LIMITED QUANTITIES STOCKPILED.
THEREFORE, ONLY CERTAIN UNITS MAY HAVE RECEIVED THESE MUNITIONS.
THE RECENT DEFECTOR REPORTS COME FROM FORMER MEMBERS OF UNITS OF
THE PROBABLE IRAQI VII CORPS, WHICH DEFEND THE AVENUE OF APPROACH
WEST OF KUWAIT INTO SOUTHERN IRAQ, AND HAVE THE MISSION OF
DISRUPTING AND SLOWING ANY COALITION GROUND ASSAULT. THE USE OF
CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THIS AREA WOULD BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THE
RELATIVELY THIN DEFENSES ALONG THE FRONT LINE WEST OF THE IPSA
PIPELINE ROAD.
12. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
13. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
ADMIN PREP: THE IRAQ REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE, TEAM TWO,
DIA/J2,
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