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Subject: IRAQI AIRFIELDS

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WARNING: INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.







DIST:          SEPTEMBER 1990



COUNTRY: IRAQ



SUBJ:          THREAT REPORT







2. THE IRAQI'S HAVE EQUIPPED VARIOUS IRAQI AIRFIELDS          WITH

CHEMICAL PRECURSORS WHICH ARE REPORTEDLY READY TO MIX AND USE IN

AERIAL CW MUNITIONS.          THE CHEMICALS BEING

DEPLOYED ARE THE FINAL PRECURSORS USED TO MAKE THE CW NERVE AGENTS

SARIN AND PROBABLY GF. EVIDENCE STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT THESE

PRECURSORS ARE PROBABLY BEING USED AS COMPONENTS IN BINARY CHEMICAL

MUNITIONS. THE AMOUNTS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CHARGE AN ESTIMATED

ONE THOUSAND 250KG BOMBS,







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