Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search

Subject: DIA INSUM                                                       

Unit: VAR. BUMED  

Parent Organization: BUMED       

Box ID: BX303819

Folder Title: desert storm immunizations and innoculations cna 57-60889                                       

Document Number:         19

Folder SEQ  #:          1







           ZAIDOWICZ, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT FLI IOSP FTVF. WAS QUOTED
           SAYING A RFI@LE VACCINE EXISTS, AN-DJUST NEEDS TO BE MADE AVAA.ABLE
           TO THE FORCES IN SAUDI ARABIA. THE VACCINE WOULD OFFSET A POSSIBLE
           PAGE 04 RUENAAA4661 UNCLAS
           BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ATTACK BY IRAQ. THOUGH THE POST SAID THE FORCES
           HAVE AN ELABORATE SYSTEM OF DETECTION, PREVENMON, AND TREATMENT FOR
           CI IEMICAI. AGENTS, BIOLOGICAL WARFARE HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SAME
           ATTENTION BECAUSE OF TI IE TECHNOLOGICAI. DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING AND
           DELRVERING SUCH WEAPONS. ANTI IRAX IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF DISEASES THAT
           C.kN BE DEI.RVF.RED THROUGH BIOWARFARE, BUT IS THE MAIN THREAT,
           ACCORDING TO ZAJDOWICZ, EVEN 'RHOUGI I TI IE INCUBATION PERIOD IS 12 TO 24
           HOURS. THE POST SAID MANY EXPERTS DENYN IE ANTHRAX THREAT BECAUSE
           THE INCUBATION PERIOD WOULD MAKE IT LESS VALUABLE TO IRAQ.
           5. LOGISTICS. I-A TIMES 30 DEC REPORTED TIIE PENTAGON L@NFD THE
           LESSONS OF VIET-NAM WELL AND IS USING EVERY AVAII-ABI-F. ASSET TO PREVENT
           ANOTHER SUCH DEBACLE. SPECIFICALLY, THE ARTICI-E HIGHLIGHTED THE
           MASSIVE BUILDUP OF LOGISTICS AND PERSONNEL AND NOTED I IOW FAST THE
           EQUIPMENT AND TROOPS ARE GETTING TO THE AREA. 'I-HE TIMES QUOTED
           SECDEF A-ND CJCS TFI-UNG THE PRESIDENT TI TE TROOPS WOULD NOT BE READY
           FOR AN OFFENSIVE UN@l. WEEKS AFTER THE DEADIINF DUE TO THE TIME
           NEEDED TO GET EQUIPMEN7 TO THE REGION, BUT AN UNNAMED SENIOR OFFICIAL
           COMN4EN7ED ON THE SUCCESS OF THE LLFT OPERATIONS AND WAS QUOTED
           SAYING "TIIIS WILL BE COMPARED TO HANNIBAL CROSSING TI-IF. ALPS."
             MILITARY LEADERS, ACCORDING TO TI IE -I-I.MF.S, HAVE CALLED THE
           PAGE 05 RLENAAA4661 UNCLAS
           BUILDUP "THE I-ARGEST MOVEMENT OF TROOPS A-ND EQUIPMENT IN AMERICAN
           HISTORY," AND DESCRIBE IT AS "ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL." THREE MILLION
     TONS OF EQUIPMEN-1- HAD BEEN MOVED IN-1-0 SAUDI ARABIA BY MID-DECEMBER,
           WM LI'ROOPS ARRMNG AT A RATE OF 4,000 A DAY. @I-HOUS@NTDS OF MILITARY
           AND COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, RARI. CARS, SHIPS, BARGES, AND AIRPLANES ARE
           FERRYING TROOPS AND        ONS TO THE ISOLATED DESERT. MII.ITARY SEALIFI'
           COMMAND, MII.ITARY AIRLIF-F COMMAND AND MILITARY TRAFFIC.\IANAGEMENT
           COMI       UNDER TI IE DIREC'NON OF U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND I IAVE
           BEEN
           RESPONSIBLE FOR TI rF MASSIVE MOVEMEN'I'. MSC IS USING 248 SI IIPS
           INCLUDING 112 VESSELS LEASED FROM FOREIGN-FLAG OPERATORS, THE TIMES
           REPORTED. ABOUT 95 PERCENT OF THE MILITARY CARGO FROM THE U.S. AND
           NORTHERN EUROPE IS GOING BY SEA, ACCORDING TO TIIE TIMES. VOYAGE
           FIMES VARY, BUT MOST SI IIPS CAN MAKE THE 8,700 MILE TRIP FROM THE FAST
           COAST IN 23 TO 30 DAYS.
           6. POLITICAL. WASH POST 31 DEC REPORTED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SAID
           PRES BUSH SFIOULD NOT START A WAR WITH IRAQ BEFORE i@NG FURTI IER
           EFFORTS TO ARRANGE DiREcrMF-ETINGS BETWEEN SECSTATE BAKER AND SADDAM
           HUSSEIN. SEN DOLE WAS QUOTED SAYING    . ..... THE AMERICAN PEOPI-F WANT TO
                 CERTAIN @I'PRES BUSH HAS DONE EVERYRHING, PURSI,'ED EVERY AVENUE

Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search

Document 4 f:/Week-39/BX303819/desert storm immunizations and innoculations cna 57-60889/dia insum:1025961319052
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-39
Box ID = BX303819
Unit = VAR. BUMED
Parent Organization = BUMED
Folder Title = desert storm immunizations and innoculations cna 57-60889
Folder Seq # = 1
Subject = DIA INSUM
Document Seq # = 19
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 25-OCT-1996