IRAQI CW AND NUCLEAR

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Subject: IRAQI CW AND NUCLEAR

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







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JAN 91     DIRECTOR 453707







CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.







DIST:          1991



COUNTRY: IRAQ



SUBJ:          IRAQI PRODUCTION AND

MODIFICATION OF ROCKETS AND GUNS







SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES LIMITED INFORMATION ON ALLEGED IRAQI

NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS







TEXT: 1.

IN          1990, IRAQI

INDUSTRY WAS ALLEGEDLY IN THE PRODUCTION AND MODIFICATION OF

OLD AND NEW IRAQI AND SOVIET WEAPONS. ACCORDING TO HEARSAY







THE IRAQIS WERE

RESEARCHING AND ATTEMPTING TO PRODUCE UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR AND

CHEMICAL WARHEADS TO FIT IRAQI-BUILT OR SOVIET MODIFIED ROCKETS







SUPPOSEDLY THEY SUCCESSFULLY DESIGNED WARHEADS

WHICH COULD BE USED WITH NUCLEAR OR CHEMICAL PAYLOADS TO FIT ON

MODIFIED SURFACE-TO-SURFACE ROCKETS.







4.          IRAQ WAS SUCCESSFUL IN







GUARANTEED AN UNLIMITED FLOW OF

NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICAL AND

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN IRAQ. CONCURRENTLY, IRAQ RECRUITED QUALIFIED

FOREIGN SPECIALISTS, WHO SET UP AND STARTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

OF NUCLEAR/CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN IRAQ.







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