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From: convex!cash@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Cash)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Chemical Warfare in Iraq
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Date: 21 Aug 90 02:48:14 GMT
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From: convex!cash@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Cash)

As has been pointed out, the main purpose of using chemical weapons against
troops equipped with protective gear is to hamper their operations. A
contributor has also pointed out that the sensible thing to do if you are
attacked with chemical weapons is to reply in kind--to assure that the
enemy is operating under a similar handicap. 

My question is this: is the US equipped to use chemical weapons? As I
recall, efforts to manufacture new (binary) chemical munitions have been
repeatedly defeated by Congress, and we seem to be engaged in a concerted
effort to destroy existing stocks of chemical munitions. In other words, do
we have anything to throw at them? 

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