IRAQI USE OF CHEM WARFARE AGENT DUSTY MUSTARD 29 AUG 90

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Subject = IRAQI USE OF CHEM WARFARE AGENT DUSTY MUSTARD  29  AUG 90       

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

Unit = WDID        

Folder Title = CG FMFLANT  -  VARIOUS DOCUMENTS      SEC 5 OF 7      SWA  033                                  

Document Number =         12

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     SUBJ: IRAQI USE OF THE CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT *DUSTY MUSTARD"-t"
     OPER/DESERT SHIELD//
     MSGIO/GENADMIN/CG FMFLANT/096/AUG//
     RmKS/I, -@" VARIOUS INTELLIGENCE SUMMARIES HAVE INDICATED THAT IRAQI
     FORCES HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE AND DELIVER ON Us$, FORCES THE
     CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) AGENT "DUSTY MUSTARD*, -THIS AGENT 18 DESCRIBED,
     AS STANDARD MUSTARD AGENT IMPREGNATED ON AN AGENT-CARRYING PARTICLE
     (DUST),

     2      SINCE THIS IS A NON-STANDARD CW'AGENti A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
     HAVE BEEN POSED:
        A, HOW DOES THE AGENT BEHAVE WITH RESPECT TO DOWNWIND HAZARD
  *REDICTION?
        8, DO THE PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN FM 3-.3 AND ATP-4S APPLY TO
     HAZARD PREDICTION FOR THIS AGENT?
        Cs WHAT IS THE PERSISTENCY FOR THIS AGENT IN A WARM CLIMATE (25 TO
     So DEGREES CELCIUS)?

     3'-@" REQUEST MCCDC RESEARCH THE QUESTIONS SUBMITTED ABOVE AND OTHER
     I;FORMATION GERMANE TO THE SUBJECT AGENT. DUE TO THE REAL-TIME
     THREAT CONFRONTING U.So FORCES SUPPORTING OPERATION DESERT SHIELDT
     REQUEST PRIORITY,                       5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(6)
     4'0 (u) FMFLANT POC: CWO-3 ERICKSONO, AV

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        496658/3082/241     1 OF 2     MI 1262   241/21:33Z    29210OZ AUG 90
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