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To: paul_philp who wrote (67010)	1/19/2003 3:26:34 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The argument I was referring to was the argument between Nadine and Bilow as to whether chemical warheads are stored empty or full. Nadine said that Pollack said that they are usually stored empty. Bilow said that typically mustard gas warheads are stored full. These particular warheads are for Sarin, according to Newsday. Sarin, in case you don't know, is for safety reasons typically stored as a binary agent, that is either mixed immediately before firing, or else the shell is binary (has two compartments). According to GlobalSecurity, these shells are meant to be fired by an Egyptian SAKR rocket. There's no indication that the shell is binary, so that implies that the Sarin must be mixed prior to firing. According to the Federation of American Scientists, Iraqi sarin agents are contaminated with hydrofluoric acid, which attacks metal, causing corrosion, contamination, and decomposition of potency. So it would be crazy to try to store Sarin in a warhead for a long time. globalsecurity.org fas.org opcw.org