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Fuel-Air Explosives

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Subject: Fuel-Air Explosives

In October 1990, Iraq was believed to possess 800 highly explosive 
bombs, known as fuel-air explosives, that have the capability to 
cause an explosion similar to a nuclear explosion over a great 
distance, producing severe physical side effects.

Iraq has fuel-air explosives of various sizes: 550, 725 and 1100 
pounds. These fuel-air explosives can cause an explosion six to 
eight times greater than a conventional explosive and can produce 
physical side effects, such as burning of the skin on contact and 
double vision, and can also affect the blood vessels in the heart.



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