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File: 072496_jun96_decls33_0001.txt
Subject: SILKWORM MISSILE BE DESTRUCTION PLAN 18 MAR 91
Unit: VII CORPS
Parent Organization: ARCENT
Box ID: BX000252
Folder Seq #: 28
Document Number: 116
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HEADQUARTERS
IST INFANTRY DIVISION
AL FZAWI,OT(-)YN, KUWAIT APO 09:110
IS Marcii 1991
SUBJECT: ST LKWIDRM FA.ISSI;-.BE L,ESRLIC@IOIN PLAN'
1. SCOPE: 3 SILKWORM OR IBTY.@ MISSII-ES WHII--H CONTAIN TOXIC FIJ---L
AND O.',:IDER MUST BE DESTROYED. 61 WARHEADS CONIT4\TNT.Qri Ar'DRf-i:;IM/@)TELY
it,) [IG IDF HI13H E@IF,LOSIVE (HE) E WILL BE USED AC, THE Dr--SFrLIETION
I
A.f@ENT.
DESTRUCTIDN PROCEDURE: THE MISSILES Bc DESTROYED BY
c@MIJLTAt\IEOIjSLY L-ETONATiINI-, S ON BOTH SIDES CIF THE
BODY, IMMEDIATELY ADJ(-)CENT TID THE FI-IEL Ai\![, O'@"ILI@-ER TANI<@S.
7HIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ARRAYING THE MISSILES II.\! A CIRCLE AND
@-113TRIBLITINIG THi@ WARHEADS BETWEEN THEM. TWO 10 LB C4 CHARGES WILL
BE USED TO INITIATE EACH WARHEAD. THE i-.H.I%.RriES T@ILL BE DETONATED
.%IITI-; R@-MI)TE CONTROL FI;kIt'xl.13 DEVICES.
3. SAFETY: SAFETY IS THE CRI@ICAL ELEMENT IN THE DESTRUCTION
PROCESS. T14E FOLLOWING HAZARD,5 WERE E@"AMII\IED DURING TH@ SAFETY
ASSESSMENT:
BLAST HA7ARD. THE I PSI OVERPRESSURE RADIUS IS
APPRO:"I.@ATE;-Y 730 M FOR A 140 TON DETONATION. THIS LEVEL IS BELOW
THE TL-RE,3HOLD FC, EARDRUM DAMAGE I)R WINDOW BREAKAGE. WE WILL
AN 8 @,M E:@ZC@-IJSION RAL,I!-!S, WHICH PROVIDES A IO: I BUFFER. THE
A ON THE
TERN -E W THE AREA WI L BE PHYSir-Al Y I';Y@ =@l T@.
_)@ll_ S cZ Tl:)
ES NI EDIATELY PRI,D
DETONATION.
TO:,'Il- =IJPE.E H MISSILE @il'--L 2,7 DESTROYED
EIETk'EEN 401.@O LEIS OF DE7 THE RESULTING FIREBALL WILL
.:ijl\ISIJME THE F13EL AND ES WILL BE DET,'4,qAT:ED @HE.N.' rlqf-
WIND IS BLOWING FROM TH ILL CARRY ANY POSSIBLE VAPORS
AWAY FROM KUWAIT AND OV b MIJLI FLATS. Ai\!Y St
- I l@:-i T
RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION iX Li Cl I SIST PTILE MI)TEckTALS,
WHICH WILL EVAPORATE AND E- F:l I GE i-,).U iNtHf)BITED AREAS.
MISFIRE HA7ARE,' EACH Bm PRIM@-L) k'I-H TWO
SEPARATE 11) LB --4 CHARCES@ Q.\ ! ER(.IR(.) CUITS.
INADVERTENT r-ETIDNiTIN H YSTEM WILL Nrj7 BE
(I.RMED UNTIL IMMEDIAELY Sf:F,?Rg DETONA LE FIE.RSON WILL
CONTROL CAPS AND FIRINI-N I)EVIC;7S.
e@. R@l@ILJIREMENTS: DESTRUCTION LlDj.'AT i),Nl T!qE OF
THE MIJL- FLATS.
MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS. DNE. Fi@R@. I '@7 Fi@f-),'l -3L) BRIGADE
D
TRAILER LO(-)E,S MIJST BE MOVED. 9TH ENGINEER BATTALION WILL mRi@VID=
tR(-)CTIJR/TRAILERS. LOADING, TRi5..NSPORT!Nr,, AND I l@'i OP.DINQ REQUIRE
@,-'RC.i@'I,MA-TELY- - HCIJRS
Pr(I,".INf@. F,RTIIN,@ R@Citilf@ES APPRO',4IMAT@-LY !71)0 LBS iD-
C4, FET DET CORD, 2 ELECTRIC; CAPS AND TWO REMOTE FIRING
-'@EVIC-@S. r)/17 WILL PROVIDE C4 FROM A DISASSEMBLED T I- i;-7
L,ET CORR AND f.;AF'S. THE ECID DETACHMENT V.IILL PcZOVIlt!7 THE FIRING
r',EVICES.
SE,:IJR.TTY. TWC, Ik"DADBI-OCt'S AND ETGi-17 L)IITPIDST-@-. @Ti
\-eR'ICiADE AIRCRAFT WILL SWEEP AREA. 3E@ BR!aAr,E WILL PROVIDE ONE
!ECH/ SECURITY.
-FYMELINE: R,ESTRIJI:TICJ l@PC-@\ WAS DEVELOPED
IN CinNJUNCTIl-)@N WITH
t:YcNI@'IR T2CI;N'l,:AL E:RERTS ON S7T= CIN THE MORN!Na ID 17 AF,,,--'.-l 1'9'91,
T '-ALLEL@ FOR 'ICIVEMENT 900 IS MARCH 1991 WITH L@ETCINATifiK,
ON Pl;,E@,Il VORA L WINI F 19 MARCH 1'9'9 i
'jRREr!T DELAY P@,'$!-@ES MOVEMENT :)F re.IS-qT) P7ci UNTIL AT LEAST 19 ':H
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File Room = jun96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000252
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 16 MAR TO 13 APRIL 1991 SITREPS
Folder Seq # = 28
Subject = SILKWORM MISSILE BE DESTRUCTION PLAN 18 MAR 91
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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 = 19-JUL-1996