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ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX939 MCN = 91036/37062 TOR = 910362355

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SUBJECT: IIR 1 517 0162 91/OBSERVATIONS ON IRAQI WARFIGHTING

CAPABILITIES -- DESERT STORM -- (U)







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SERIAL: (U) IIR 1 517 0162 91.

COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ).

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BODY SUBJ: IIR 1 517 0162 91/OBSERVATIONS ON IRAQI WARFIGHTING

CAPABILITIES --DESERT STORM-- (U).



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE





DOI: (U) 910117



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SUMMARY:   [b.1. sec. 1.5. (c)]  COMMENTS ON [b.1. sec. 1.5.(c)]



THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.  [b.1. sec. 1.5.(c)]



TEXT: (U)



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5.     USE OF IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPONS. CHEMICAL WEAPONS WOULD BE

USED ONLY IN A CRITICAL SITUATION AND AGAINST GROUND FORCES IN

AREAS

VERY SUITABLE FOR THEIR USE' CHEMICAL WEAPONS WERE USED AGAINST

IRAN IN AREAS WHERE THERE WERE HILLS AND VALLEYS' IN THE DESSERT IT

IS DIFFICULT FOR THC IRAQIS TO EMPLOY CHEMICAL WEAPONS BECAUSE OF

THE DESERT'S FLAT. OPEN NATURE AND READILY SHIFTING WINDS. THIS IS

ESPECIALLY TRUE IN AREAS BETWEEN THE SEA AND DESERT' SOURCE STATED

THE ZRAQIS FEAR THAT IF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE USED AGAINST MNF

GROUND

FORCES. THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE BLOWN BACK TOWARDS IRAQ. FROM JANUARY

UNTIL THE END OF MARCH. WINDS ARE PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE

SOUTHEAST

AND SOUTH, BLOWING TOWARDS IRAQ GIVING THE IRAQIS SECOND THOUGHTS

ABOUT USING CHEMICAL WEAPONS. AFTER MARCH HOWEVER, WINDS WILL

CHANGE DIRECTION AND COME PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE NORTH.







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