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SUBJECT:  INFORMATION ON NONDEPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS BY IRAQ 

DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM  (U)

 



1.                                      THE IRAQI DOCTRINE ON 

CHEMICAL WARFARE STATED THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY 

FOR THE RELEASE AND EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.  REPORTEDLY,

ONE 

REASON WHY IRAQ DID NOT USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST COALITION

FORCES 

DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM WAS THE FEAR OF NUCLEAR RETALIATION. 

2.          CHEMICAL WEAPONS WERE NOT FORWARD DEPLOYED IN KUWAIT. 

DURING THE WAR, IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS REMAINED UNDER CENTRALIZED 

CONTROL EITHER AT "SAMARRA" OR AT "TAJI."  DISPERSAL (MOVEMENT) OF 

CHEMICAL WEAPONS DID OCCUR WHILE THEY WERE UNDER CENTRAL CONTROL,

BUT 

THIS WAS A MEANS OF PROTECTING THEM FROM COALITION ATTACKS AND DID 

NOT CONSTITUTE A DEPLOYMENT OF THESE WEAPONS.  IF RELEASE AND USE

HAD 

BEEN AUTHORIZED,  [b.1. sec 1.5.(c)]             UNITS DIRECTLY 

SUBORDINATE TO THE IRAQI CHEMICAL CORPS IN BAGHDAD WOULD HAVE 

TRANSPORTED AND EMPLOYED THE WEAPONS. 

3.          THIS REPORTING SUPPORTS PREVIOUS INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS 

THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THE IRAQIS DID NOT USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS WAS



BECAUSE THEY FEARED POTENTIAL NUCLEAR RETALIATORY ACTIONS IF

CHEMICAL 

WEAPONS WERE USED (SEE FSTC STAB DTG 221230Z APR 91). 

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