Thursday, May 20, 2004
Sarin Shell Update
An alert reader writes in noting that Iraq did, in fact, admit to having some sort of binary artillery shells, and points me to this 1995 UNSCOM report.
It looks like www.overpressure.com is owning this beat. He's got some specialized knowledge and training in ordnance, so he's way ahead of the news media.
Iraq has also admitted the development of prototypes of binary sarin-
filled artillery shells, 122 mm rockets and aerial bombs. However, the new
documentation shows production in quantities well beyond prototype levels.
Iraq has also admitted three flight tests of long-range missiles with
chemical warheads, including one, in April 1990, with sarin.
It looks like www.overpressure.com is owning this beat. He's got some specialized knowledge and training in ordnance, so he's way ahead of the news media.
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