DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG                       

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000036

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3  EOC INCOMING MSGS  29 DEC 90                                                       

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         89


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     Q26. DOES THE U.S. POSSESS SIMILAR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS? WHAT IS THE
     POLICY ON THEIR USE?
     426- THE U.S. POSSESSES NO arOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND HAS NO PLANS OR
     PROGRAMS FOR PRODUCING THEM. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1925
     GENEVA PROTOCOL AND THE 1972 BIOLOGICAL CONVENTION. PROGRAMS ON
     U.S. BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS ARE STRICTLY DEVOTED TO RESEARCHO
     DEVELOPMENTO AND TESTING FOR DEFENSIVE METHODOLOGIES AND MEDICAL
     PROPHYLAXISE TREATMENTO AND THERAPY.
     027. IS IRAQ A SIGNATORY OF EITHER THE 1925 GENEVA PROTOCOL OR THE
     1972 BIOLOGICAL CONVENTION?
     A27. IRAQ IS A PARTY TO THE 192S GENEVA PROTOCOL BUT NOT A PARTY TO
     THE 1972 BIOLOGICAL CONVENTION.
     Q2a. ARE BW AGENTS OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE WEAPONS? EXPLAIN.
     A28. THOUGH EMPLOYMENT DETERMINES THE USE OF THESE AGENTSP WE
     CONSIDER BOTH TO BE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THE USE OF
     BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS COULD RIGHTLY BE CONSIDERED A WAR CRIME
     REGARDLESS OF ITS MODE OF EMPLDY14ENT. THE U.S. DESTROYED ALL OF ITS




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     BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS DURING THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION.
     Q29. HOW WOULD THE U.S. RESPOND IF-IRAQ USES CHEMICAL 09 BIOLOGICAL
     WEAPONS?
     A29. IF U.S. FORCES. FACILITIESP OR CITIZENS OR THOSE OF rTS ALLIES
  -GGNE            MICAL OR 81    @L ATTACK.- THE U.S. HAS T
     CAPABILITY TO RESPOND WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MILITARY OPTIONS.    WE
     HAVE 14ADE IT CLEAR THAT ANY USE OF THESE TYPES OF WEAPONS WOULD HAVE
     THE MOST SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR IRAQ. THE US HAS STATED REPEATEDLY
     THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CW OR SW ATTACK BY IRAQE WE WILL RESPOND WITH
     ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS CONSISTENT WITH OUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
     UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.
     Q30. WOULD THE U.S. RESPQND WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONSI
     A30. (SAME AS A29.)
 WEAPONS IN RESPONSE TO AN IRAQI
     CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL ATTACK?
     A31. (SAME AS A29.)
     Q32. WHAT IS U.S. POLICY IN REGARD TO THE USE OF C14EMICAL WEAPONS?
     A32. THE U.S. LONG TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF
     CHEMICAL USE BY ACHIEVING A WORLOWIDEP VERIFIABLE BAN ON THE
     DEVELOPMENTO, PRODUCTIONE AND STOCKPILING OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS. UNTIL




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     WE CAN ACHIEVE A VERIFIABLE CHEMICAL WEAPONS BANF U.S. POLICY IS TO
     DETER CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS USE AGAINST THE U.S. OR OUR




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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 EOC INCOMING MSGS 29 DEC 90
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Declassified = 04-NOV-1996