XVIII ABN CORPS DEMILITARIZATION OF IRAQI EQUIPMENT

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Subject = XVIII ABN CORPS DEMILITARIZATION OF IRAQI EQUIPMENT             

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

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Folder Title = XVIII ABN CORPS DEMILITARIZATION OF IRAQI EQUIPMENT                                             

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                                  V113:. CHEMICAL ORDANANCE.


              GENERAL.   DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DESTROY CHEKICAL MUNITIONS WITHOUT
              GUIDANCE OR AUTHORIZATION. REPORT ALL KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CHEMICAL
              MUNITIONS TO HIGHER HEADQUARTERS IMMEDIATELY. Iraq's chemical
              arsenal is composed of Soviet chemical munitions and Iraqi
              modifications to Soviet block chemical munitions. All Iraqi
              chemical projectiles and rockets, as a general rule, will have
              filler plugs either on the side, for non persistent agents, or on
              the base for persistent agents.    A positive identification of
              the munition is critical in all cases. Intelligence has reported
              that Iraq has developed a chemical round for the RPG-7 grenade for
              use against armor vehicles.

                        At this time there are no known markings/color scheme on
              Iraqi chemical and biological munitions. However, reports indicate
              that Iraqi forces mark contaminated areas and storage areas
              containing chemical munitions with a yellow flag or placard. The
              flag/placard says "contaminated area" in arabic. These are
              unconfirmed reports. Therefore, if munitions do not match the
              markings outlined in section VII, assume muntions are chemical.





























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