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From: rdh@sli.com (Robert D. Houk)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Defense against nerve gas
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Date: 28 Aug 90 03:06:22 GMT
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From: rdh@sli.com (Robert D. Houk)
In article <1990Aug18.182756.24858@cbnews.att.com> wdstarr@athena.mit.edu (William December Starr) writes:

      Before Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, the Pentagon had
   contracted for half that amount, enough for 210,000 kits.  The
   kits contain atropine to reverse the effects of nerve gas and
   pralidoxime chloride to help return body functions to normal
   after a nerve gas attack.

   ...

      "They would have time to administer it," Mr. Miller said.
   "The action of the drug is nearly instant as well."

Hmmm...so what happens if the evil "they" start shooting smoke rounds
rather than nerve-gas rounds, prompting soldiers in the field to quickly
shoot themselves up with nerve-gas antidote, thinking they`re being
gassed?

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