CHEMICAL THREAT FOR FOLLOW ON OPERATION

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Subject = CHEMICAL THREAT FOR FOLLOW ON OPERATION                         

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNALS WITH MESSAGES 15 JAN-8 FEB 91                                              

Document Number =         60

Box ID = BX000091


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          ON: 28 APR 97                        UNCLASSIFIED
          BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3e4L,,,,El @.12958
                                           THF-N'EAT POF( FOLLC@J--UN ,.P)r7,,
                              CHEMICAL                                        ZC7

      1.    (U)   During fo'.!oLq-on operations Iraqi forces car 'L)e ?@:pectc?C                to
      employ chemical munitions in VII (US) And XV..T.T At)F-,                        zone-, .-, tnL,
      following a,..iirer:
            aiu.@r      --4th Ifif Div (M) Zoic?-       c-emiper,:,i,,tent nerve and blister
      agents on inRneLtver uiits to delz@y and disrupt a pc-rcei,/Ed Attic@.                      T!Iesc?
      same agents will be employed kg.,Alnst cofnini-td ind control, fire- support,
      ,and logistics operations ;,jhL-,) they are identified.                F'robible L-nploym@,)t
      Systems Include +i::ed and rotary wing aircraft, multiple rOCLet l@lL@r'--hers,
      a.id ar-ti'@lery.
            b. (Li@-r   7:d e)C-, .'one:   Flossble employment of ,,-,Pipers2c-@c-nt -e-,/e -i.,,d
      blister agL-rt,@ on maneuver units to delay S!ld dl@.-L!Pt i perc(@?@ved
      Probable employnen' systefis include fi-ed and rotary vii@ig airrr,@4@t,
      MLIltiple rocket launchers, AnJ artillery.
            4-U) i,@-o  3--d Abri Div Zone:       Possible PmployrnL-i,t of @emipersistc-7,,@
      nerve and blister agents to ta@,L- advantage of tt-.L- @o@t @Icrgz?t c)nd limit
      their ability to effectively defend, if Iraq choose to                               to dL',@ro-,,
      LOGBASE ROMEO.        Possible c?mploymer@t system,: include f.,@-ed inr-' rotary wing
      a,rcra-Ft, MLtltipIL- rac@,c?t launchers, and
            d.(U)&r     Ist/7d Armor Div's Zone:           Prc-,bab'E, employment of
      semipl=r-sistent nl-rve and blister @Ager)ts to fit Ani bl--lnt ')II Corp-' 2tt:@-:!
            P.         '.!nL@ -.-:! 'It.Ci                   - ',; G.:i::, ! @:
      F'r-:I.aab'@& e.-..p.cy.,.ier., systems inc,Ltj,@ rct@r                        MLtICIple rc)Liot
      launchers, ind artillery.
            4U) ""      --d ACR/IST Armor Div (U@) Zone:             f-'robRb!L, employment c@
      norkpersister." nerve agents to Support @t breat,-thrOLIgh with semipc-r@,,,i@tpnt
      nerve and blister agentl employed on the                          of the pLnetr-,itic)n, and on
      command and control, +ire SLtPPO,@':, and '0-,IStIL- operations.                        ot) a::) I e
      employment systems incLtdL- rotary wing                             T.,-ttipl.:? rocket
      launchers, and artillery.
            *4u)XVIII Ab,-w Corps forces @zan L-::pc-@c:t iimitE-i-I chl-mica. contamination
      ,it OECJ WHITE and Tallil airbrse.
            a.(U)&.-    Al OBJ WHITE we calri e::pect lmited contamination from tomt,.ng
      at As SalmAn      airfield in the vicinity of the harden storage bunt@ers and Rt
      the probable      SCUD site southeast of As Salman. Ti,e size of each site
      should be approximately @@()O meter,. SqLl,'kr-L', with a downwind ha:!ard of-
      appro::i.,nately three to five Kilometers for winds abo,,,e L-,.ght 1,')ots --I.@)d
      temperatures above 611 degrees fah           '-Lnheit.     The wincj                      generally
      from the Northwest.          Ths area could be a potential hire! for sevp.--al
      weet,,s after bombing, with temperatures bc?twec-n 611 and P!S degrees
      @ ahre,.it)L-i t. Rev,. ew paragraph @-@iree +or an e:!p 1 ar.,Fit i on          t-,c, i'   -n:,
      presented :n this subparagraph and SLtbparagrAph @-'.b.






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