CENTAF-REAR DISUM 170

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           PERISHABLE DELIVER VlTHOUT SERVICE
          MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
          SUBJ, CENTAF-REAR DISUM 170 (U)

          PORTIONS FROM PAGE 2-8 WITHHELD.  NOT HEALTH RELATED.


                            [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)]                             FURTHER EVIDENCE
        SUGGESTING THAT THE IRAQIS HAVE BLOOD AGENTS IN THEIR CHEMICAL
	WARFARE   INVENTORY.  [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(1)]

                 [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)]   HAVE DESCRIBED BATTLEFIELD
                CASUALTIES CAUSED BY CYANIDE GAS DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR. CYANIDE
                GASES ARE NONPERSISTENT AND WOULD BE EFFECTIYE ONLY AGAINST
                UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL. [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(1)]

               	INDICATED THAT IRAQ IS ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE

        ANTIDOTES. [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(l)]
       NERVE AND BLISTER AGENTS AS WELL AS BLOOD AGENTS.  WHILE
       IRAQ'S ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE ANTIDOTES FOR CYANIDE AGENTS ARE NOT
       PROOF THAT THEY HAVE SUCH AGENTS IN THEIR CW INVENTORY. THE
       COMPILATION OF OTHER [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)]  REPORTING SUGGESTS IRAQ
       POSSESSES THESE AGENTS. HYDROGEN CYANIDE IS AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL
       THAT COULD EASILY BE PRODUCED WITHIN IRAQ'S CIVILIAN CHEMICAL
       INDUSTRY. PRODUCTION OF CYANIDE GASES COULD BE ONE SOLUTION TO THE
       MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS IRAQ IS HAVING WITH NERVE AGENTS.