Chemical And Biological Weapons

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in. Iraq for example,
has a long and extensive history of using chemical weapons. In the 1980’s, Iraq
released poisonous gases against Iranian troops. Iraq has even used chemical
weapons against it’s own Kurdish citizens to subdue rebellions. As one of the
aftermaths of the Persian Gulf War, however, Iraq agreed to giveup all materials
and equipment for making chemical and biological weapons. An organization called
UNSCOM or United Nations Special Commissions on Iraq was formed to ensure that
Iraq followed through upon it’s promises. However, when Lt. Hussein, Saddam
Hussein’s son-in-law and director of Iraq’s weapons program, defected, it was
found that Iraq had been dishonest in it’s reports to UNSCOM. for four years.
Today, everyone has heard even a passing reference to Gulf-War Syndrome. In 1994,
a Congressional report examined eyewitness accounts and declassified operation
logs. They concluded that United States troops were exposed eleven times to
chemical and ...

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