IRAQI CHEMICAL INDIRECT IFRE CAPABILITIES 12 FEB 91

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Subject: IRAQI CHEMICAL INDIRECT IFRE CAPABILITIES 12 FEB 91             

Unit: USS MIDWAY  

Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM  

Box ID: BX300028

Folder Title: MESSAGE FILES 5-13 FEB 1991 CNA 2738                                                            

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   SMN 059650

   - PRIMARY TARGETS WOULD INCLUDE COALITION Z MMAND POST$O TROOP
   ASSEMBLY AREASE AND POTENTIAL HLZ/AMPHISIOUS LANDING AREAS;
   - DIVISIONS MAINTAIN THEIR OWN CHEMICAL WEAPON STOCKPILYR;
   - DIVISIONS AND BRIGADES HAVE SUBORDINATE CHEMICAL COMPONENTS
   THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DECONTAMINATION AND RECONO AS WELL AS
   TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONSE
   - CHEMICAL WEAPONS WILL PROBABLY BE USED TO SUPP X BARRIER
   DEFENSEST
   2                    THE TRAGIS HAVE A VAST INVENTORY OF INDIRECT
   FIRE MGAPONS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING CHEMICAL MUNITIONS,
   TO INCLUDEs
   -82MM AND 120MM MORTARS;
   -130MMO 152MMO AND 155MM ARTILLERY;
   -122MM ROCKETS;
   -OTHER POTENTIAL DELIVERY METHODS INCLUDXRW THE
   FROG-7/MODIFIED-7p LANDMINESO MORTARS (160MM# 240MM)o ARTILLERY
   (IBOMM 203     210MM),, RPGm7,. AND 106MM RECOILES RBLEQ
   39m   i   I&-,.fAmalltiviCHEMICAL ROUNDS WOULD PROBABLY BE EMPLOYED IN
     .. PNE"@- In
   UUNJUNCTIUN WITH Htg MUST LIKELY AGENTS INCLUDE BLISTER AGENT
   MUSTARD; NERVE AGENTS SARIN AND GF; OTHER LETHAL AGENTS AS WELL
   AS CS TEWG &- i-6 ?3 73&9 OF NOTEO HOWEVERO HISTORICAL LESSONS
   OF WAR DEMONSTRATE THAT MORE MILITARY CASUALITIES OCCUR FROM A
   HIGH VOLUME OF HIGH ESGLOSIVE THAN FROM CHEMICAL WARFARE*
   4,                   THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF INDICATORS OF A
   CHEMICAL ATTACK:
   -  INCREASE IN ACTIVITY AT SPECIAL WEAPON BUNKERS/REVETMENTS;
   -  CW PERSONNEL INCLUDWHO IN RECON PATROLS;
   -  SPECIAL HANDLING/DECON UNITS ACTIVATED;
   -  DECON TRENCHES NEAR ARTILLERY POSITIONS;
   -  INTEL DENOTING INCRZTSE IN CW ACTIVITY;
   -  ORDERS GIVEN TO DON CW PROTECTIVE GEAR; (APPEARANCE OF
   COMBINED RED AND GREEN STAR CLUSTERS)O
   - WARNINGS TO IRAQI FORCES THAT AN ENEMY ATTACK IS IMMINENT*
   So                      HOWEVER,, RELEASE AUTHORITY 13 ALREADY AT
   CORPS LEVEL AND DIVISI              THEIR OWN
                                                 IF DETECTED AT ALLE
SAGE HAS OF-EN CUUNDINATED WITH NAVTECHINTCENI
   ;t (U) NAVOPINTCEN POC: SGT S MCGINNIS USMC COMMo##I)"763-3691;
   AV 293-3692t
   AINIMIZE CONSIDERED. RELEASED BY Be MILLARDs
   DECLI OADR
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