MESSAGE IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS TROOPS AND USE OF CBW

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Subject: MESSAGE IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS TROOPS AND USE OF CBW          

Box  ID: BX000217

Document Number:         35

Folder Title: IRAQI MISC OB DATA VOLUME II                                                                    

Folder Seq #:         49

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      




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     I FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:


          TO HELP PREVENT US AIR SUPERIORITY, AIRFIELDS PROBABLY HAVE

 HIGHEST PRIORITY OF ALL STRATEGIC TARGETS FOR ATTACK WITH CHEMICAL


      ALTHOUGH THE PURPOSE OF THE CHEMICALS WOULD BE TO CAUSE


     ,ES AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL, IT COULD ALSO PREVENT OR HINDER USE OF

       EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES UNTIL DECONTAMINATION IS EFFECTED.

        DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT MAY OCCUR AS WELL.




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          CHEMICALS MAY BE USED ON OIL PRODUCTION CENTERS AS AN AREA
 (U)4EASURE.
          LODGEMENT AREAS, SUPPLY DEPOTS, AND PORTS WOULD BE TARGETED TO.

     ZE TROOPS AND DISRUPT MOBILIZATION AND SUPPLY EFFORTS.











                                                     ALTHOUGH


     KTION OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WOULD PROBABLY BE CONSIDERED AS A

     --T, ANY ATTEMPT TO DECONTAMINATE SUCH EQUIPMENT WITH CURRENT US

  DECONTAMINATION AGENTS COULD DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
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          MAJOR SAUDI CITIES COULD REPRESENT TARGETS OF "LAST RESORT"


 WOULD COME LAST IN PRIORITY DUE TO PROBABLE RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF

 IRAQIS TO KILL ARAB CIVILIANS AND ALIENATE THE REST OF THE ARAB WORLD.
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     TACTICAL TARGETS FOR CHEMICAL ATTACKS BY IRAQ ARE ASSESSED TO HAVE

 FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:
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          STRONG OPPOSING GROUND FORCES, INCLUDING AMPHIBIOUS LANDING





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