Iraqi Nuclear Capability; Chemical Weapons Storage
Filename:60029.91s
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
Subject: Iraqi Nuclear Capability; Chemical Weapons Storage
In July 1991, it was believed that Iraq would probably succeed in
concealing nuclear installations from U.N. scrutiny. Iraq was
trying to conceal the large number of rockets that it possessed
that were capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Iraq was
obstructing the U.N. team investigating its nuclear installations,
and it was unlikely that the U.N. investigators would succeed in
discovering the reactor that was producing enriched weaponsgrade
uranium.
Iraq still had a large amount of chemical weapons materiel,
including 650 tons of poison gas which were not affected by the
bombing in the Guf War and were still in storage. Lax safety
standards were being used in storing this materiel.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
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