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                          ADDITIONAL ISSUES

- NBC

  -- TARGET PACKAGES (TYPES op PRECISIoN MUNITIONS)  DESIGNED TO

     ENSURE DESTRUCTION OF THE AGENTS AT ThE SITES

     -- - INPORTANT BECAUSE SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS BUILT MANY OF His

         PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES NEAR POPULATED AREAS

  -- VARIABLES

         WIND:   WILL HELP DISSIPATE CONTAMINATING AGENTS

         TEMPERATURE:   HIGHER THE TEMPERATURE, THE FASTER THE AGENT

         WILL DISSIPATE

  -- AGENTS

         NON-PERSISTENT

               BLOOD AGENTS, SARIN, SOLMAN (AEROSOL)

               LASTS UP TO 2 HOURS

         PERSISTENT

               MUSTARD, VX, SOL~~ (JELLY)

               LASTS UP TO 72 HOURS


NICHOLAS STRUCK BY SHRAPNEL (040403)

- MINOR SHRAPNEL DAMAGE FROM NEARBY EXPLOSION (1" X 2" HOLE IN

  WINDBREAK)   (ALUMINtm~)

  -- SOURCE UNKNOWN, BELIEVED TO BE IRAQI SAM BREAKING UP

     (COLLATERAL DAMAGE)

  -- NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT CASUALTIES


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