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To: paul_philp who wrote (67042)	1/19/2003 4:19:20 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Sorry, but the fact that the expert wasn't named doesn't mean that he's speculating. I've just gone to the trouble of linking articles from different organizations that explain why Iraq doesn't/didn't store Sarin in warheads. It appears to me that you haven't actually read what I posted, so I'll boil it down. Iraqi Sarin contains hydrofluoric acid which attacks metal. That leads to three undesireable results: contamination of the gas, degradation of potency, and holes in the metal. More advanced technology would be storing the binary precursors in the shell and mixing them when fired, but Iraq doesn't have that capability. Therefore, they mix the binary components in the shell prior to firing. If you understand how nerve gases are manufactured and stored, this shouldn't be any surprise. The components are far less dangerous before they are mixed.