Iraqi CW

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Iraqi CW

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Subject: Iraqi CW

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	It has not yet been confirmed whether Iraq has developed an 
RPG-7 chemical warhead.  While such a warhead is technically 
feasibly, no such warhead was confirmed in use during the Iran-
iraq War; and the reporting for such a warhead is extremely 
limited.

	If there is a chemical warhead, it probably would have only a 
very small explosive charge.  The charge would be large enough to 
burst open the chemical container and give the agent minimal 
dispersion.  the agent would envelope and infiltrate the target 
vehicle, killing the crew inside.  Such an attack could defeat a 
vehicle with NBC filtration protection,.  The range of a chemical 
round would be generally the same of other RPG-7 rounds, i.e., 
about 350-400 meters.  It is possible that the chemical agent used 
is the nerve agent Tabun.

	Iraqi possession of a napalm-type warhed for the RPG-7 is 
also considered possible.  Such a wrahead would have effects 
simlilar to those of a Molotov Cocktail on a tank or an APC.

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