OPERATION DESERET STORM UPDATE JAN 91

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Subject: OPERATION DESERET STORM UPDATE   JAN 91                         

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Folder Title: BRIEFING SLIDES-C169                                                                            

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                BEGINNING WITH INTELLIGENCE, 4M WEATHER FOR THE CENTCOM AOR
           (U)
             IS       ON SCREEN 2; SCREEN 3 DEPICTS WW WEATHER AT NORTH

             EUROPEAN DEPARTURE PORTS.


                SADDAM IITJSAYN               TO COUNTER THE EFFECT OF THE
             (u)
             COALITION AIR CAMPAIGN BY FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE POLITICAL AND

             PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MISSILE ATTACKS-AS SHOWN ON SCREEN 2.

             IRAQI FORCE DISPOSITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING GROUND PHASE OF THE

             WAR REMAIN AS SHOWN ON SCREEN 3.


               IRAQ CONTINUES TO FIRE SCUD MISSILES AT ISRAEL IN AN EFFORT TO
             (U)
             FRACTURE THE COALITION. IRAQ HAS FIRED 29 MISSILES AGAINST

             BOTH ISRAELI AND COALITION TARGETS BUT RESULTS HAVE BEEN


             MILITARILY INSIGNIFICANT. SADDAM        RETAINS THE CAPABILITY TO

             LAUNCH MISSILE ATTACKS IN LIMITED NUMBERS. AS REGARDS OTHER

             ELEMENTS OF HIS ARMED FORCES, HE               HIS AIR FORCE

             RATHER THAN ACCEPT LOSSES IN AIR COMBAT WHILE IRAQI AIR DEFENSES

             REMAIN INEFFECTIVE AND ARE CL@CTERIZED BY UNCOORDINATED BARRAGE

             FIRING OF SAMS AND HALF-HEARTED INTERCEPT OPERATIONS.
























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Subject = OPERATION DESERET STORM UPDATE JAN 91
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