IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION UPDATE.

File: 970613_dsa115_91d_txt_0001.txt
Page: 0001
Total Pages: 1



[b.2]



SECTION 01 OF 06





/*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/

SUBJECT:  IRAQ-KUWAIT:  SITUATION UPDATE.  
DOI:  3 FEB 91 (AS OF 0930 EST)
))
MAJOR POINTS
[b.1. sec 1.5(c)]


2.             SEVERAL BUNKERS AT H2 AIRFIELD IN WESTERN IRAQ
REPORTEDLY MAY BE USED TO STORE CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
3.             SOV1ET OFFICIAL IS CRITICAL OF COALITION BOMBING OF
CHEM1CAL FAC1LIT1ES.
))
DISCUSS1ON
))

/****** BEGINNING OF SECTION 002 ******/

[b.1. sec 1.5(c)]



9.       )  M1SS1LE/CHEMICAL ACTIVITY. 

[b.1. sec 1.5(c)]


12.       [b.1 sec. 1.5.(c)]                REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF
 BUNKERS AT H2 AIRFIELD IN WESTERN IRAQ THAT ARE SUSPECTED OF
STORING CHEMICAL WEAPONS. [b.1. sec 1.5(c)]           MAY BE USED TO
STORE CHEMICAL WARHEADS FOR IRAQ'S SCUD-TYPE MISSILES.
 [b.1. sec 1.5(c)]


/****** BEGINNING OF SECTION 005 ******/






13.     IN A JANUARY "KRASNAYA ZVEZDA" INTERVIEW, MAJ GEN I. B.         
YEVSTAFYEV, A UN EXPERT ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS, WAS
CRIT1CAL OF THE COALIT1ON ATTACKS AGAINST IRAQI CBW FACIL1TIES.  HE
STATED THAT THE DESTRUCTION BY CONVENTIONAL MUNIT1ONS OFCHEMICAL
BOMB STORES WOULD ITSELF RESULT IN CHEMICAL RELATED CASUALTIES,AND
AMOUNTS TO PROVOCATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE.  COMMENT: THEGENERAL'S CONCERN 
 THAT DESTRUCTION OF IRAQ'S CBW FACILITIES WOULD RESULT IN
C1VILIAN CASUALTIES HAS NOT BEEN SUBSTANT1ATED.  THERE HAVE BEEN NO
REPORTS OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF COALIT1ON HITS ON CBW
PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES.  YEVSTAFAYEV'S CONCERNS ABOUTTHE
RAMIFICATIONS OF COALITION BOMBING OF IRAQI CHEMICAL FACIL1TIES MAY
WELL BE BASED MORE ON POLIT1CAL CONSIDERATIONS THAN ONECOLOG1CAL
HAZARDS.
[b.1. sec 1.5(c)


[b.2]