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Subject = APPENDIX 2 TO ANNEX C TO 101ST DIV OPLAN 90 5                   

Box ID = BX000093

Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNALS WITH MESSAGES 11 SEP-23 SEP 90                                             

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Parent Org = ARCENT      



                                                   UNCLASSIFIED
                                             4(LW Organic Chemical Units.                    Iraqi Army
                  divisions have organic chemical reconnaissance/decontamination
                  compan@es.        Iraqi chemical defensive personnel are 4@ncl.Lt(jed.-in.
                  reconnaissance units (advance gliard),during defensive operations
                  only vilnen General Headquarters in BAGHDAD gives notice of
                  impend4ng chemical operations. Chemical de,@ens:e units have the
                  TMS-65 decon system, DDA-66 autoclave decon system and ARS-12
                  dc-con vehicles. Recon assets are the Soviet style Br-.DM-2.
                                             @i ( Le    Individual Equipment.             Iraqi soldiers
                  possess chemical Prot tive equipment. Most is Soviet made, such
                  as the Sh M Protective Mask and OP-1 NBC Protective Suit.
                  British Nerve Agent Antidote Kits are available. Iraqi soldiers
                  are considered competent in the wearing of chemical suits.

                                             §@(Ujog@f Collective Equipment.              The following
                  systems have an NBC-o@/erpressLirized system.

                                                   BMP-2
                                                   BRDM-2
                                                   Type 69-2 Tani, (Chinese)
                                                   T6@@
                                                   T72

                                             l(UW       Iraqi Chemical. Release Authority. The
                  employment authority for chemical missile warheads (when avail-
                  able) will be SRddam Hussein. All other chemical weapons employ-
                  ment authority usually resides at General Headquarters in
                  BAGHDAD. olb corps commanders are granted release authority +or
                  artillery delivered chemical weapons. The encryption/decryption
                  device on standard telephone land lines is the primary means to
                  communicate release or employment orders.                       The secondary choice
                  is probably courier and third choice is radio.

                                             8     (U)  Intelligence reports indicate chemical
                  weapons may be deployed/dispersed. The following is a list or
                  Iraqi CW bunker locations:

                                                   IRAQI CW BUNKERS (U)


                  NA,IE                                          LATITUDE LONGITUDE                CW BUNKERS


                  AL FALLUJAH                                       ZZ,20N          04346E              UNie,
                  AL TAQADDUM AIRFIELD                              3Z,20N          047,Z35E              1
                  BAGHDAD AMMO DEPOT TAJI                           ZZ,28N          04415E                I
                  H 3 AIRFIELD                                      :;@-55N         OZ:944E               4
                  H 2 AIRFIELD                                                      04420E                I
                  KIRKUK AIRFIELD                                   :@528N          04421E                I
                  KIRKUK AMMO DEPOT WEST
                  MOSUL AIRFIELD                                    Z613N           04-@08E               I
                  NASIRIYAH AMMO        STOR DEPOT                  --1057N         04610E                I
                  DAYYARAH WEST AIRFIELD                            7,546N          @.14Z@07E


                                                   UNCLASSIFIED

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