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SUBJECT: SUBJ: CIA BRIEFING TO NSC ON STUDY OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURES, 26 JANUARY 1991
NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE



TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN
REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN
TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF
THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON
REQUEST.



26 JAN 96

ONGOING CIA STUDY OF
POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO CBR
AGENTS DURING THE
PERSIAN GULF WAR

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY



WHY STUDY CBR EXPOSURE?

RESPONSE TO ALTERNATIVE VIEWS OF 2 CIA
EMPLOYEES

CONTINUING EFFORT TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT,
COMPREHENSIVE, DEFENSIBLE REVIEW OF
INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT USG EFFORTS BY:
-  REVIEWING NEW INTELLIGENCE AND
SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION
- REVISITING CIA ASSESSMENTS



STUDY INCLUDES

INFORMATION SURFACED BY CIA'S SPECIAL
SEARCH AND DECLASSIFICATION EFFORT.

LATEST UNSCOM INFO

REEVALUATION OF FALLOUT MODELS.



STUDY INCLUDES (CONT):

NON-CLASSICAL AGENTS OR USE

INTEL ON GULF WAR HAZARDS

INTELLIGENCE ON NON-US ILLNESSES

IRAQI CW INTENT



STUDY USES FOR POINTING
PURPOSES:

VETERAN MEDICAL DATA

DOD OPERATIONAL LOGS

VETERAN TESTIMONIALS

BUT, NO COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OR INVESTIGATION.



INTERIM REPORT OUTLINE

PAPER WILL COVER MAIN ASSESSMENTS ON USE,
LOCATION, INTENT, FALLOUT, NOVEL AGENTS.

EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN APPENDICES OF CBR
PROGRAMS, MUNITIONS LOCATION, INTEL REPORT
CREDIBILITY, AND SCUD PROPELLANTS.

IF SIGNIFICANTLY DECLASSIFIED WILL AID IN
RESOLVING SOME PUBLIC CONCERNS.




PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS

NO CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE
CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN
KTO PRIOR TO AIR WAR
BUT REMOVED   
FALLOUT INCAPABLE OF
REACHING TROOPS
CZECH DETECTIONS
ENIGMATIC



JAN 96 ASSESSMENTS



NO CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE

NEW INTEL SOURCES: ADD'L HUMINT, 
UNSCOM INFO



CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN 
KTO BUT PULLED TO
ABOUT 31N BY AIR WAR

NEW INTEL SOURCES: ADD'L HUMINT,
UNSCOM INFO



FALLOUT INCAPABLE OF
REACHING TROOPS

NEW INTEL SOURCES: ADD'L MODELING USING
     WEATHER FRONTS

CZECH DETECTIONS
ENIGMATIC

NEW INTEL SOURCES: ADD'! MODELING USING
     WEATHER FRONTS



SOME ISSUES

POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE DUE TO EOD

KUWAIT GIRL' S SCHOOL TANK

RESIDUAL RFNA IN SCUDS

NOVEL AGENTS



CHEMICAL MUNITIONS
IDENTIFICATION

UNSCOM EXPERIENCE AND HUMINT INDICATE
LACK OF CHEMICAL WEAPON MARKINGS.

IRAQ TOLD UNSCOM INSPECTORS THAT US
EOD PERSONNEL DESTROYED GB ROCKETS AT
TALL AL LAHM IN KTO.

POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED EXPOSURE HAZARD
FROM SUCH DESTRUCTION.



KUWAIT GIRL'S SCHOOL TANK

FOCAL POINT OF CBW EXPOSURE ADVOCATES

WE BELIEVE THAT TANK CONTAINED RFNA

SAMPLING COULD FURTHER CLARIFY ISSUE



EXPOSURE TO SCUD PROPELLANT

STRONG CORRELATION FOUND BETWEEN
TESTIMONIES OF SOME VETERANS ON SCUDS AND
KNOWN AL HUSAYN EVENTS.

IMMEDIATE VETERAN SYMPTOMS MATCH
TEXTBOOK CHARACTERISTICS OF RFNA EXPOSURE.

DOD IS INVESTIGATING FURTHER.



NOVEL CBR AGENTS

EXCEPT PCP, CW INFO COVERS CLASSIC AGENTS
BW RESEARCH INCLUDED SEVERAL NOVEL AGENTS
RADIOLOGICAL WORK RESEARCH ONLY

NO INFO ON EFFORT TO PRODUCE ILLNESSES
CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF GW VETERANS

CONTINUING INFORMATION FLOW AND IRAQ'S
STORY INCOMPLETE



STUDY PLANS

INTERIM REPORT DUE OUT EARLY SPRING.

FINAL CONCLUSIONS DEFERRED PENDING
COMPLETION OF SEARCHES, COLLECTION, AND
ANALYSIS.

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