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SRBM/CHEMICAL ACTIVITY: IT APPEARS THAT IRAQ MAY BE
LIMITED BY THE ABILIIY TO FIRE SRBMS ONLY TO A SINGLE RANGE, ALL
APPARENT IRAQI SCUD EVENTS REGISTERED SINCE THE BEDINNING Of DESERT
STORM HAVE BEEN FLOWN TO VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL RANGES [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] LAUNCHES
TO TEL AVIV AND HAIFA ALL FLEW RANGES OF APPROXIMATELY [((b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] WHILE
LAUNCHES TO RIYADH AND DHAHRAN FLEW RANGES APPROXIMATELY [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)]
THIS DATA, AS WELL AS SIMILAR DATA FROM THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR, STRONGLY
INDICATES THAT THE AL HUSAYN VERSION OF THE SCUD IS LIMITED TO A
SINGLE RANGE. IN ADDITION, THE LAUNCHES CAME FROM AREAS NEAR MAJOR
ROADS [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(l)]
THIS SUGGESTS THAT EVEN THE MOBILE SCUDS ARE QUITE LIMITED IN
THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS FROM WHICH THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.
THEY MUST DEPLOY [(b)(1)sec 3.4(b)(1)]
AND ARE LIKELY TO BE LOCATED NEAR A ROAD AS WELL.
FINALLY, IRAQ HAS NOW FIRED A TOTAL OF 28 SRBM'S AT ISRAELI AND SAUDI
(RIYADH/ DHAHRAN) TARGETS, INCLUDING YESTERDAYS LAUNCH AGAINST
ISRAEL, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED [(b)(1)sec 3.4(b)(1)]
AND WHICH IMPACTED IN THE VICINITY OF
3200N 03510E.
POSSIBLE MOBILE SCUD LAUNCHERS HAVE BEEN NOTED IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS: [(b)(1)sec 3.4(b)(1)] HWY LEADING SOUTH OF
BAGHDAD [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(1)]
OF [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] TELS SIGHTED, 5 ARE
REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN EITHER DESTROYED OR DAMAGED. THE DIFFICULTY IN
CONFIRMING THESE KILLS CONTINUES, [(b)(1)sec3.4(b(1)]
[(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)]
DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED TO [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] SAMARRA CW
PRODUCTION FACILITY, WITH [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)] MUSTARD AND
NERVE AGENT PRODUCTION CAPABILITY DESTROYED. IN ADDITION, [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)]
THE CW MUNITIONS FILLING CAPABILITY HAS BEEN DESTROYED.
PORTIONS FROM PAGE 13 WITHELD.NOT HEALTH RELATED.
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