Citation

Cigar N. Stud. Conflict Terrorism 1992; 15(2): 145-155.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10576109208435897

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Despite a realistic threat that Iraq would use chemical weapons (CW) during the Gulf War, it did not do so. Fear of retaliation was probably a key factor, but battlefield conditions--including the rapid tempo of operations, the destruction of Iraq's delivery systems, and the weather--also may have played a significant part in Baghdad's decisionmaking. There is greater impetus for controls on CWs now. However, Third World states may conclude that it was assumed retaliation that prevented Iraq's CW use, thus validating the need to field their own CW as a deterrent.

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