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To: rrufff who wrote (10197)	5/7/2004 7:57:36 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

It appears I was incorrect, one chemical to be used in the attack has been identified ... sulphuric acid. So perhaps we have found Saddam's stash of "weapons of mass destruction"? Should we invade other nations to make the world safe from the horrors of sulphuric acid? 1.General Information More sulphuric acid is produced than any other chemical in the world. In Western Europe in 1997 over 19 million tonnes were produced, the total production world-wide being estimated at around 150 million tonnes. About half of this output is produced in North America, Western Europe and Japan... 2. Applied Processes and Techniques Liquid sulphur is a product of the desulphurisation of natural gas and crude oil by the Claus-Process, with the cleaning of coal flue gas as a second source..... efma.org U.S. intelligence officials expressed caution about whether the chemicals captured by Jordanian authorities were intended to create a "toxic cloud" chemical weapon, but they said the large quantities involved were at a minimum intended to create "massive explosions." Officials said there is debate within the CIA and other U.S. agencies over whether the plotters were planning to kill innocent people using toxic chemicals. At issue is the presence of a large quantity of sulfuric acid among the tons of chemicals seized by Jordanian authorities. Sulfuric acid can be used as a blister agent, but it more commonly can increase the size of conventional explosions, according to U.S. officials. Nevertheless, U.S. intelligence officials called the capture of tons of chemicals that together could create several large conventional explosions "a big deal." cnn.com