To: Thomas M. who wrote (17962 ) 11/26/2002 3:57:51 PM From: Hawkmoon Read Replies (2) | Respond to Right, because the inspection teams destroyed them. Were you asleep for the last decade? usatoday.com What Iraq had: Iraq gave two figures of how much mustard gas it produced: 3,080 tons and 2,850 tons. Iraq acknowledged extensive use of mustard gas against Iran during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Iraq told the U.N. it misplaced 550 mustard-filled artillery shells after the 1991 Gulf War . (oopss!!!)What Iraq had: Iraq acknowledged making 2,200 gallons of anthrax spores — enough to kill millions if delivered effectively — but U.N. inspectors determined Iraq could have made at least three times that much. As many as 16 missile warheads filled with anthrax are missing. Iraq also was working in the 1990s to produce a deadlier dry, powdered form of anthrax, inspectors say. That powder could be sprayed from aircraft, put into missile warheads or given to terrorists, inspectors say. What it does: In small doses, such as those in food contaminated with the bacteria, it can cause stomach cramps, diarrhea, blurry vision and muscle weakness which can advance to paralysis and death. If the toxin is applied in pure form — especially if it is inhaled — the paralysis and death can be very rapid. About 70 billionths of a gram is enough to kill if inhaled. Iraq acknowledged making nearly 5,300 gallons of botulinum toxin, most of which was put into missile warheads and other munitions. At least five missile warheads filled with botulinim toxin are missing. (remember.. only 70 billionths of a gram can kill, if inhaled).1m3 containers)1.5 tonnes of VX were discarded unilaterally by dumping on the ground. fas.org According to Iraq, of the declared total quantity of over 20,000 tonnes of key precursors, 14,500 tonnes were used either for the production of CW agents or for the production of other key precursors for these CW agents. The rest, 5,650 tonnes, was not used in the production of CW agents, and therefore needs to be accounted for separately. (meaning it has not yet been accounted for and could have been used for CW).Iraq's declarations on its total holdings of key precursors over the period of 8 years could not be fully verified due to the absence of sufficient evidence provided by Iraq and its foreign suppliers for Iraq's procurement and the consumption of key precursors in the production of CW agents prior to 1988, as declared by Iraq. fas.org In July 1998, an inspection sought to uncover information related to Iraq's production, storage, and disposal of chemical and biological weapons. Iraq had long denied that any documents on these topics were available. In the course of the team's inspection of Iraqi Air Force Headquarters inspectors located a document detailing the use of "special weapons" during the Iran - Iraq war. Immediately after its discovery, the document was seized from the Chief Inspector. Iraq has not responded to the demand, expressed by the Security Council, to return the document. Information in the document, recorded by team members, shows significant discrepancies between the amount of munitions Iraq claims to have consumed between 1983 and 1988, and the actual amount presented by Iraq in its official declarations.
