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From: stefan@taupe.stanford.edu (Stefan Michalowski)
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From: stefan@taupe.stanford.edu (Stefan Michalowski)

Can anyone point me in the direction of a reference or information
relating to the systems aspects of delivering and dispersing chemical
weapons via short-range ballistic missiles (e.g. Lance, Soviet SS-21 or
Scud).  The principal focus is to try to understand the incentives for
using missiles to deliver CW reagents vis. advanced strike aircraft.  Our
guess is that aircraft make more sense for CW delivery against troops
or, as instruments of terror, against population centers because of the
difficulty of effective dispersal of CW from high-speed reentry vehicles.

BTW, this is for a study at Stanford on the proliferation of ballistic
missiles to the developing world.  Thanks in advance.

John Harvey
Center for International Security and Arms Control
Stanford University
harvey@taupe.stanford.edu