IIR 6 849 0104 91/IRAQI CAPABILITY TO

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IIR 6 849 0104 91/IRAQI CAPABILITY TO

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R 231239Z OCT 90
FM [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]

            SECTION 01 OF 02 

> SERIAL:    (U)  IIR 6 849 0104 91.
> COUNTRY:   (U)  IRAQ (IZ).
 
SUBJECT:   IIR 6 849 0104 91/IRAQI CAPABILITY TO
DISSEMINATE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) AGENTS --DESERT
SHIELD  (U)
 
WARNING:   (U)  THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT
FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  [   (b)(2)   ]

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                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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> DOI:       (U)  901017.
REQS:      (U)  [   (b)(2)   ]
 
> SOURCE:    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


 
SUMMARY:   IRAQ IS ASSESSED TO HAVE UNITARY
AND CLUSTER BOMBS WITH FILLS OF ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM
TOXIN.
 
TEXT:  [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]        THE IRAQIS
CURRENTLY ARE ASSESSED TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO BW AGENTS IN
THEIR ARSENAL.  THESE AGENTS ARE ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM
TOXIN, BOTH OF WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
WEAPONIZED IN UNITARY AND CLUSTER BOMBS.  ANTHRAX IS
ASSESSED TO BE AVAILABLE IN HUNDREDS OF KILOGRAMS
QUANTITIES WHILE BOTULINUM TOXIN IS BELIEVED AVAILABLE
IN TENS OF KILOGRAM QUANTITIES.
COMMENTS:  (U)  NONE.
//IPSP:    (U)  PT 1600; PGW2650//.
//COMSOBJ: (U)  [    b.2.    ]
PROJ:      (U).
COLL:      (U) [    b.2.    ]
INSTR:     (U)  [    b.2.    ]
PREP:      (U)  [   (b)(6)   ]
ACQ:       [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]