DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT

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Subject: DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT   
Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence  
  
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CITE CIA 713761  
  
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY  
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NOT FULLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE  
REPORT CLASS   
  
OCTOBER 1987  
  
COUNTRY: IRAQ  
  
SUBJ: IRAQI DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT FOR MILITARY  
PURPOSES  
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                     INFORMATION.  
  
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT HAS DEVELOPED A BIOLOGICAL AGENT CALLED  
TOXIN WHICH MAY BE DEPLOYED FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.  THE  
TOXIN IS 10,000 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN NERVE AGENTS.  
COMMENT: IT IS PROBABLY IN PARTICULATE FORM. THE EXACT  
LOCATION OF THE TOXIN WAS NOT STATED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT  
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT WOULD USE THIS TOXIN IN AN AEROSOL OR  
THROUGH CONTAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIES IN IRAN IF THEIR  
MILITARY EFFORTS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL.   
  
2. COMMENT: THERE IS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE THAT THE  
IRAQIS ARE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF MICROORGANISMS.  
HOWEVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF THEY DEVELOPED  
MICROORGANISMS THEY WOULD BE IN SPORE FORM OF BACILLUS   
ANTHRACIS (ANTHRAX) OR CHOLERAE. THE IRAQIS HAVE ALSO  
DEVELOPED A  POTENT BRAIN CARCINOGEN WHICH PRODUCES A BRAIN  
  
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CANCER IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.  THE IRAQIS ARE ALSO  
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING TOXINS THAT CANNOT BE DETECTED IN  
HUMANS FOR ASSASSINATION PURPOSES.  SUCH A TOXIN WOULD EVEN  
BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT AFTER DEATH OF THE INDIVIDUAL.)  
  
3. COMMENT: ALTHOUGH AT PRESENT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF AN IRAQI  
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITY, WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE IRAQIS  
ARE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH SUCH A PROGRAM.)  
  
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