D TO APPENDIX TO ANNEX B TO XVIII AB OPLAN

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Subject: D TO APPENDIX TO ANNEX B TO  XVIII AB  OPLAN                    

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000047

Folder Title: CHEMICAL INFORMATION                                                                            

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                                     HQ, XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS             AND FORT      BRAGG
                                                         Fort-Bragg,      NC 28307-5000

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      iraqi                warfare (CW) Tactics, Policy and

      1 . (u)          IRAQ has used three types of chemical warfare ('Cw)
      t6ctits:      the assault-breaker, the front-line disruptive tactic,
      and the rear-area disruptive tactic.                   Each tactic was used during
      the war with IRAN with favorable results, however, no Cw agents
      were used durina 'the initial Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
            a.(u)            Assauft-breaker:          The assaul@@-breaker          tactic has
      been used by IRAQ while retreating from advancing forces. By
      subjecting the advancing forces to chemical attack the enemy had
      to either mask or withdraw; this disrupted the enemy attack
      allowing the Iraqi forces to reQrouT) and s-@abi-'@i-ze their lines or
      conduct counterattack.

            b. (u) (   -) Front-line disruptive The                                   disru-ot4@ve
      tactic allows I,-aci- troops to emdloy chemical                                   d,,irina
      preoara'uory fires acainst forward command and cor,-@rol nodes,
      couriterba'@tery, and '@ank-fir'@-ric positions. In this scenario rioii-
      persi-stent agents were used w@--@hou-" di-sruD@u4@i-ic -@'.Ie @@emdo of
      offensive ooerations.

            c. (Llg;l@;FL    Rea-r-area disruptive             The rear-area disru:)'--,,7e
      uac'@ic emolovs cnemica-, wea,,)oris ac.;a@.n@-@@ -rear area ccr,-mar.-d and
                  nodes, @@roou assembly areas ar,,4 rear               s,@oz)or@ IsuLDiv
      areas.      This @@ac-@i-c was used to cause a maximum amoui'@ of
      confusion i-ft the enems rear areas to z)reverit resupply or
      reinforcement of uni             engaged on the fronts.
       d.(u)            Iraqi forces gained accumulative experience in
      'the tactical use of CW agents during the war with @N.                             In -the
      latter part of the war, the most notable Cw use was of
      nonpersistenl-l CW agents against forward elements and of
      -persistent CW agents aga-Lnst command and control objectives and
      administrative concentrations-in the rear.
         (U)
      2.               Iraa'@ CW oolicy and doctrine is similar to 'that of
      the Soviets. Chemical weapons employment probably requires
      authorization from the highest mili'uary-politi-cal lev@l in IRAQ.
      The. decision to release chemical weapons for employment would
      probably be on the basis of the following considerations
               (U)                                          military advan-@aae of CW
            a. (9,/NE4 An assessment octal
      aqains'@ its enemy.
            b - (u)       - An assessment of the' enemy's ability                   to protect
      its forces against chemical attack                 and to restore i-'-.s combat
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      capabilities following the attack.

Document 7 f:/Week-15/BX000047/CHEMICAL INFORMATION/d to appendix to annex b to xviii ab oplan:12269616083112
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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000047
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = CHEMICAL INFORMATION
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Subject = D TO APPENDIX TO ANNEX B TO XVIII AB OPLAN
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Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 26-DEC-1996