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Subject: CHEMICAL WARFARE                                                

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Folder Title: CHEMICAL WARFARE                                                                                

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            (i.e., in warm water it is less soluble than in cold water).
            Since V agent is soluble in sweat and the quantity of sweat is
            great, the sweat keeps the V agent in solution. The partial
            pressure drops because of its solubility in sweat and hence
            there is a decrease in the penetration.

                 (U) The physiological effects of wearing chemical warfare
            protective clothing in the desert is extremely great. The
            rubber fabric outer clothing that is impermeable to water cre-
            ates a high humidity micro-environment, which is, of courses
            deleterious to the individuals well being. The new British
            porous over-garment with its protective material, such as
            carbon filament (a charcoal like substance) and a thick irnpreg-
            nation with chlorine agents, produces some extra heatloadp but
            not nearly as much as the impervious rubber fabric material.
            A mask will again lower the heat dissipation effects by reducing
            surface and by preventing heat loss through respiration. There
            is a mechanical effect of the atmospheric dust on the filters,
            which lowers their efficiency and decreases the permeability of

            air.

                 (U) There is a degradation of the rubber coating of pro-
            tective equipment per se due to heat and degradation of the
            chlorine impregnated British porous over-garment due to ultra-
            violet radiation.

                @ Chemical warfare must be considered a potential threat
            in desert warfare and should not be overlooked. The publicized
            use of V agents, and probably mustard also, by the Egyptians in
            Yemen may well have established an action pattern that could be
            repetitive.


            H.   RESEARCH CENTERS

eral centers for the
            study of the desert warfare human physiology problems: the
            U.S. Army Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory in


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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003201
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = CHEMICAL WARFARE
Folder Seq # = 26
Subject = CHEMICAL WARFARE
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996