IRAQ-KUWAIT: CHEMICAL WARFARE DUSTY AGENT THREAT.

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SERIAL:  DSA 350-90

SUBJECT: IRAQ-KUWAIT:  CHEMICAL WARFARE DUSTY AGENT THREAT.

DOI:  10 OCT 90
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MAJOR POINT
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1.          IRAQ PRODUCED AND USED A CHEMICAL WARFARE DUSTY AGENT
DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.  [b.1. sec. 1.5.(a), (g)]
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DISCUSSION
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2.          IRAQ HAS PREVIOUSLY USED MUSTARD AND NERVE (TABUN,
SARIN, AND GF) AGENTS AND HAS DEVELOPED A V-SERIES NERVE AGENT (VX)
WHICH IS PROBABLY AVAILABLE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES.  IN ADDITION,
IRAQ DELIVERED MUSTARD IN A PARTICULATE AEROSOL FORM (DUSTY
MUSTARD) DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.  IRAQ HAS THE TECHNICAL
CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE A DUSTY NERVE AGENT, [b.1. sec. 1.5.(c)]






ONSET OF SYMPTOMS ON THE SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED APPROXIMATELY 15-90
MINUTES AFTER EXPOSURE.  EFFECTS FROM INHALATION OF DUSTY MUSTARD
CAN BE MUCH MORE RAPID.

[b.1. sec. 1.5.(a), (g)]


  IRAQ CAN ACHIEVE FIELD LEVELS OF DUSTY MUSTARD AVERAGING BETWEEN
1,000 AND 2,000 MG MIN/M3 THROUGH USE OF AERIAL BOMBS, TUBE
ART1LLERY, AND MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS.
6.          DUSTY MUSTARD IS EVALUATED AS A NONPERSISTENT AGENT
UNDER THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PRESENT IN THE GULF.  DECONTAMINATION
OF BOTH PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH
STANDARD PROCEDURES.
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OUTLOOK
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[b.1. sec. 1.5.(a), (g)]

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