Iraq Assessed to be Preparing
Biological and Chemical Weapons

June 12, 2002

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iraq is believed to be preparing its biological and chemical weapons arsenal for a war with the United States.

U.S. officials said the Defense Department and the military are bracing for the prospect that Iraq will tip its Scud-class missiles with chemical weapons. They said Baghdad has such capability although they were uncertain whether this extends to biological weapons.

Iraq is believed to have a range of biological and chemical weapons as well as the systems for their delivery. The weapons include anthrax, botulism, sarin, and VX.

Officials said Washington has assessed that Iraq has the ability to weaponize these weapons' agents in the warheads of short- and medium-range missiles. Iraq has hundreds of short-range Scud-B missiles as well as up to 50 medium-range Al Hussein missiles, with a range of about 600 kilometers.
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