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Subject: IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE

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QUESTION:  PLEASE DESCRIBE CW PROTECTIVE MEASURES.

ARE PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES INTEGRATED WITH OFFENSIVE ONES?

WHAT IS THE STATUS OF CW DEFENSIVE (PROTECTIVE) TRAINING?

RESPONSE:

WITH REGARDS TO PLANS OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE EFFECT OF

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ON THE IRAQI ARMY SECTORS, THERE IS

A COLLECTIVE PROTECTION PLAN WHICH IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL

ARMY UNITS. THE PRECISE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PLANS IS

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHEMICAL BRANCH DIRECTORATE AND ITS

CHEMICAL UNITS PRESENT IN CORPS AND DIVISIONS. THEY INCLUDE:

CHEMICAL WARNING PLANS. THERE ARE MEANS OF COLLECTIVE

WARNING WHICH RELY ON THE COMMUNICATION OF WARNINGS FROM

SUPREME HQS TO THE UNITS USING ALL WIRELESS AND NON-WIRELESS

COMMUNICATIONS. UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE WARNING AT THE UNIT,

THE EXCHANGE OPERATOR DONS THE GAS MASK AND COMMUNICATES THE

ORDER TO THE UNIT. BELLS ARE ACTIVATED AND OTHER MEANS ARE

USED SUCH AS CAR SIRENS, SHOUTING, BEATING ON DRUMS, REPEATING

THE WORD: GAS, USING FIELD BROADCASTING, AND HAND MEGAPHONES

TO REPEAT THE WORD GAS, GAS, GAS.

ALL UNITS ARE TRAINED TO PUT ON THE MASK AND TAKE DEEP COVER

WHEN THEY HEAR WARNINGS AND TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

UNTIL THEY HEAR THE WARNINGS HAVE ENDED. CODED WORDS ARE

USUALLY USED TO INDICATE THE BEGINNING OF A CHEMICAL ATTACK

PROVIDED OVER THE BROADCAST SYSTEM, SUCH AS MOON, MOON, MOON.

THE WORDS CHANGE EACH TIME.

IN ADDITION INDIVIDUALS ARE TRAINED IN THE POSSIBILITY

OF OBSERVING A CHEMICAL STRIKE BY PERSONS WHO HAVE OBSERVED

THE EFFECTS OF A CHEMICAL ATTACK. THEY PUT ON THE MASK AND

SHOUT THE WORD GAS, GAS, GAS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIT PUT ON

THE GAS MASK AND THE PERTINENT TECHNICIAN IS SUMMONED BY

THE CHEMICAL UNITS (CHEMICAL COMPANY) OR (CHEMICAL PLATOON)

TO INVESTIGATE. UPON CONFIRMATION OF THE CHEMICAL STRIKE,

WARNINGS ARE DISPERSED TO OTHER UNITS. WHEN THE INVESTIGATION

TURNS OUT NEGATIVE, THE WARNING ENDS. IT IS MADE CERTAIN IN

TRAINING THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL CAN WEAR THE MASK WITHOUT BEING

ORDERED TO BUT HE CANNOT REMOVE IT UNLESS ORDERED TO DO SO.

EACH SOLDIER IN THE IRAQI ARMY IS EQUIPPED WITH PREVENTIVE

EQUIPMENT, DECONTAMINANTS, AND AN INDIVIDUAL FIRST AID KIT. THE

KIT INCLUDES ATROPENE NEEDLES, SMALL AND LARGE PADS FOR CLEANSING,

CAPSULES, CREAMS, A PIECE OF MUSLIN AND COTTON. MANY OF THE

SOLDIERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AUSTRIAN MANUFACTURED ATROPENE

AUTO-INJECTORS THAT ARE GREEN AND WHITE COLORED.

REGULAR EXAMINATIONS CONSTANTLY OCCUR TO CHECK ON THE

LEVEL OF TRAINING FOR THE SOLDIERS. THEY ARE CONDUCTED BY

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION WITH DIRECT SUPPORT FROM

VARIOUS COMMANDS.

WITH REGARD TO REGIMENTAL UNITS:

THERE IS A SOLDIER OR WARRANT OFFICER OF THE CHEMICAL BRANCH

WHOSE MISSION IS TO FOLLOW-UP ORDERS ON CHEMICAL PREVENTION

WITH THE NON-CHEMICAL UNITS, EITHER REGIMENTS OR BATTALIONS.

HE IS SUPPOSED TO PREPARE A BASIC DECONTAMINATION STATION

CONTAINING 2 LARGE BARRELS OF WATER, A BED, DECONTAMINATION

POWDER, (PHRASE UNCLEAR).

IN ORDER TO QUICKEN THE PROCESS OF DECONTAMINATION, THE

KIT IS USED (INDIVIDUAL SAFETY AND DECONTAMINATION KIT).

WITH REGARD TO THE CHEMICAL UNITS -- DECONTAMINATION STATION

(PRELIMINARY DECONTAMINATION STATION), PRELIMINARY HAND KIT

(SEVERAL WORDS UNCLEAR).

WITH REGARD TO THE INFANTRY BRIGADE THERE IS A CHEMICAL STAFF

OFFICER.

CHEMICAL PLATOON:

2 RECONNAISANCE VEHICLES, WAZ (1 WORD UNCLEAR) 469 SOVIET MAKE

2 ARS-14 VEHICLES OR ARS-12 TO DECONTAMINATE EQUIPMENT,

WEAPONS, AND MATERIEL

2 DDA-53 VEHICLES

THE CHEMICAL PLATOON'S MISSION:

A) CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE BY USING WAZ 469 VEHICLE (1 WORD

UNCLEAR) WHICH CONTAINS NUMEROUS KINDS OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE

BRANCH AND DETECTION OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT.

B) OPEN THE DECONTAMINATION STATION FOR THE BRIGADE

VEHICLES, WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONS BEHIND THE BRIGADE

HQS.

C) MILITARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON -- A CHEMICAL STAFF

OFFICER (WITH THE BRIGADE) AND A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN (DIVISION

CHEMICAL BRANCH).

WITH REGARD TO THE INFANTRY DIVISION THE CHEMICAL COMPANY

INCLUDES:

PLATOON TO DECONTAMINATE EQUIPMENT/4 ARS-12 OR -14 VEHICLES

PLATOON TO DECONTAMINATE INDIVfDUALS/4 DDA-53 VEHICLES

RECONNAISANCE PLATOON/4 CHEMICAL RECONNAISANCE 429 (1 WORD

UNCLEAR) WAZ VEHICLES

MISSION OF THE CHEMICAL COMPANY OF THE DIVISION:

A) RECONNAISANCE, DISCOVERY, AND DETERMINATION OF TYPE AND

DENSITY OF CHEMICAL STRIKE USING THE RECONNAISANCE PLATOON AND

COOPERATING WITH THE CHEMICAL PLATOON, AND TO COLLECT TECHNICAL

INFORMATION FOR THE SUPREME CHEMICAL FORCES (CHEMICAL DIVISION

OR CHEMICAL PLATOON).

B) OPEN DECONTAMINATION STATIONS ACCORDING TO THE PLAN OF

THE CHEMICAL DIVISION'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION:

THE DECONTAMINATION STATIONS, WHETHER FOR THE BRIGADE, THE

DIVISION, OR THE PLATOON, ARE KNOWN AND INDICATED ON LAND AND

ON THE MAP. THERE MUST BE 4-5 INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH UNIT WHO

KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE STATION AND FIELD STATIONS.

WITH REGARD TO COLLECTIVE TRAINING FOR CHEMICAL UNITS,

A HUGE AND MODERN PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED CALLED THE CHEMICAL

TRAINING CENTER LOCATED IN TARIQA BIN ZIAD CAMP NEAR BAGHDAD

ON THE RAMADI-BAGHDAD RD. IT IS AN EXTREMELY LARGE UNIT

EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST PRECISE MODERN CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT

THE CENTER'S

RESPONSIBILITY IS INCIDENTS OF CHEMICALS, NUCLEAR, AND BIOLOGICAL

STRIKES. INSIDE THE CENTER ARE STRIKES WITH REAL OR SIMULATED

MATERIAL. LARGE ARMY UNITS ON THE LEVEL OF BRIGADE, INCLUDING

A DIVISION, GO IN TO BE EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS OF A REAL OR

SIMULATED CHEMICAL STRIKE TO TRAIN THEM IN PROTECTIVE ACTIONS

AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF A STRIKE AND IN ATTACKS AND DEFENSIVE

MEASURES DURING THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. AT THE CENTER ARE DECON-

TAMINATION STATIONS WHICH COOPERATE IN TRAINING EXERCISES FOR

THE CHEMICAL BATTALION UNIT OF THE NEIGHBORING AREA. THE CENTER

IS DIRECTLY AFFILIATED WITH THE CHEMICAL BRANCH DIRECTORATE

AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN OFFICER,

BRANCH OFFICER, AND A SOLDIER, ALL OF THEM CHEMICAL SPECIALISTS.

OBSERVATION AND SUMMARY:

CHEMICAL TRAINING IN THE UNITS IS PLANNED BY THE CHEMICAL

BRANCH UNIT AND IMPLEMENTED BY ARMY UNITS. IT IS DIRECTED AND

MONITORED BY THE CHEMICAL BRANCH DIRECTORATE WHICH PREPARES

REGULAR REPORTS FOR THE GENERAL COMMAND.

EACH UNIT TRAINS NOT LESS THAN 2 TIMES PER WEEK, ON AN

AVERAGE OF 2 HOURS EACH TIME, I.E. AVERAGE OF 3 HOURS PER WEEK

IN PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM THE EFFECT OF AN ATTACK WITH WEAPONS

OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

NON-CHEMICAL OFFICERS UNDERGO THE TRAINING RECEIVING

INTENSIVE TRAINING IN CHEMICAL UNITS ROTATIONALLY FOR A

WEEK TO TEN DAYS. EACH UNIT PRACTICES PUTTING ON PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT FOR 1-2 HOURS EACH WEEK. THEY ALSO PRACTICE ASSAULT

ACTIVITIES WHILE WEARING EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS UNDERGO COLLECTIVE

CHEMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.







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