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[      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (U)

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SUBJECT:  [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 
(U)

1.  THE ASSESSMENT THAT IRAQ HAS CHEMICAL WARHEADS FOR MISSLE
SYSTEMS IS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR  MISSILE TECHNOLOGY AND 
THEIR OVERALL CHEMICAL CAPABILITY.  FIRM  EVIDENCE  OF THE  
EXISTENCE OF SUCH WARHEADS IS LACKING.

2.  IT  IS PROBABLE  THAT IRAQ  WOULD USE  A PERSISTENT AGENT
SUCH MUSTARD IN AN SSM, IF IT WERE DIRECTED TO AN AREA WHERE IRAQ 
TROOPS ARE NOT ENDANGERED, IN ORDER  TO  MAKE  CLEANUP  AS  
DIFFICULT  AS POSSIBLE.   FOR DISRUPTION OF IMPENDING TROOP 
MOVEMENTS, A NERVE AGENT IS PERHAPS MORE LIKELY.  THIS RESPONSE IS 
NOT BASED ON ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IRAQ DOCTRINE, HOWEVER.
 



 

 

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