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File: 120596_aacot_01.txtIMMEDIATE 0 122300Z FEB 91 FM TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//TACOPS/LNO// TO AIG 621 A1G 663 A1G 10311 RHCTAFM/HQ AFSPACECOM INTEL PETERSQN AFB CO RHDLAAA/HQ TAC LANGLEY AFB VA//DE// RUWMATA/928MW FALRCHLLD AFB WA//1 N// RULSAUA/COMPATWLNGSLANT BRUNSWLCK ME//N2// RHDLLKA/57FLS KEFLAV1K LC//LN// RHBCJUL/CTG FOUR PT ONE RHKAALA/74HADS ELMENDORF AFB AK//DOW// RUCLBLA/NPCC GULFPORT MS//138ANG// RHCPMXA/808TAG MAXWELL AFB AL//DO1// RUCOEDA/COMSLTWLNQ ONE OCEANA VA RUVKFD/LLATFTS KINGSLEY FLD OR//DO1// RUDOBAA/978MW DEPLOYED RAF FA1RFORD UK//1 N// RUCLAHA/928TAG OHARE 1AP LL//DOL// RUE8JLB/NAVSWC DAHLGREN VA//D22// RUFECAA/]HAREFW GR1SSOM AFB LN//DOXL// RULSAUA/COMPATWLNG FIVE BRUNSWICK HE//N2// RUCQCAT/USCENTCOM CAT1S HACD[LL AFB FL//CJ2-J[PC// - RHIEFHA/170ASRSP//1N// RHLUFSA/1700ARS//LN// RUWNSPA/COMLATWLNGPAC LEMOORE CA//36// RHWLDHA/RESLNTRROFF QNE WHIDBEY ISLAND WA RHEPAAB/TAC TDHS LANGLEY AFB A//480TLG/27TLS/LNO// 0000 MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. SU8J: CENTAF-REAR DISUM (U) PORTIONS FROM PAGE 1-3 WITHHELD. NOT HEALTH RELATED. RECENT REPORTING SUGGESTS THE IRAQIS ARE DEPLOYING AND/OR HAVE DEPLOYED CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) ASSETS TO FORWARD UNITS IN THE KTO. [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] INDICATE THAT EACH ARTILLERY DIVISION COMMANDER HAS BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY TO USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS. ARTILLERY BRIGADES IN EACH OF THE DIVISIONS HAVE THEIR OWN STORES OF "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" PROBABLY CW MUNITIONS. CHEMICAL ROUNDS ARE PRIMARILY FIRED FROM 60MM MORTARS AND 155MM ARTILLERY GUNS; HOWEVER, THE IRAQI GROUND FORCES HAVE ALSO USED 120MM MORTARS, 122MM AND 130MM ARTILLERY ROUNDS, AND FROG-7 SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES; . REPORTS INDICATE SEVERAL DIVISIONS 1N THE KTO ALREADY HAVE CHEMICAL ASSESTS. [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(4)] (ALTHOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION, THE ERAQIS COULD ALSO USE THEM TO CREATE SMOKE SCREENS. [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(4)] THE CONTINUED REPORTING OF CHEMICAL MUNITIONS AT DIVISION LEVEL, VICE CORPS LEVEL OR ABOVE, SUGGESTS THESE MUNITIONS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FORWARD TO ENSURE THEIR IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY FOR USE IN THE ANTICIPATED COALITION GROUND OFFENSIVE.
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