IRAQI OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITIES 10 AUG 90

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Subject: IRAQI OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITIES    10 AUG 90    

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Folder Title: FOLDER 3 OF 4 INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE DATA CNA 1893                                     

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     Sumi; IPACI OFFENSIVE RTC)10fICAL 'AIARFt4RE r.APARIt.ITITES
     4, @Al/nPl&-TrE@- 9'bO'4;27 AUr 00 (PASEP)
     1,          TPIS mSr) 4SSESSES THE IPAOI CAPASTLRTY TO CONDUCT
     NFFE@ISTVF AlLorlr.AL !AAOFARF AGAINST US F(IRCES npFRATTNG IN THE
     CE*ITPAI 4@Jr) PEOSTAti RULF. RFF A AmDqFSSFD IRAQI CHEMICAL THREAT
     TO NAVBL FNPCE$ 4.4r) PIJTENTTAL F)ELIVEPY SYSTEk'S AND HAS BEEN
     PEaDPRFSSEn.
     ;?,          TRAO' S OFFF@ISIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ORNGRAY 18
     TIYIIFSTTGATT&R a VAPIFTY nF I&IFFCTIRIUS aNn TOXIN AGENTS. ASSESS
     THAT IPAN $4AS STNCKPTLEE) BnTw ANTHRAX ANr) POTULRN TOXIN AND IS
     rUPRE14TLY iNvESTTGATINr THE IJSF r)F AI)DITTONAL AGENTS. LTKFLY
     rHnICES POP CELIVERY SYSTE"S ARE AREA COVERAGE    -WEAPONS TN@LUDYNG
     CLI]STEO ctON'B';o MISSILES, RNCKETS, AERIAL Bf3MBS. AND OP;AY3,  SOME
     OF TIJESE INFFCTlf)US AGE61TS CAN BE SUCCESSFIJLLY DISSEMINATED BY
     COVERT OR NON-TRADTTTONIAL ME4t4S, LIVING ORGANISM$ COULD BE
     DIASEMTNATED 8Y ACFT OR hION@MrLITARY SNIPS AT SlrNIFTCANT UPWIND
     RAtjGFS'. ASSESS THF.SE F)ISSFMTNATTONS WMULD OCCUR DURING HAS OF
     DARKNESS AT QA'4GES UP TO 2';Nmo
     3,           CURRENTLY THFRF IS Nn FIRM EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THE
     IRAQIS HAVE  EVER USER) RICILOGICAL AGENTS, MNWEVER ASSESS THE
     IRAQIS CANI AIJD WIIULD DEPLOY THESE AGENTS IF NEFOED"
     4 (p) rmrs IS A COORnrklATEn NOTC/NTIC MEISAGE'.
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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX300002
Unit = USS SARATOGA
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Folder Title = FOLDER 3 OF 4 INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE DATA CNA 1893
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Subject = IRAQI OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITIES
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Declassified = 17-DEC-1996