{"id":12336,"date":"2020-10-29T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=12336"},"modified":"2020-10-29T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:18:57","slug":"impact-and-implications-of-chemical-weapons-use-in-the-iran-iraq-war-april-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/impact-and-implications-of-chemical-weapons-use-in-the-iran-iraq-war-april-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact and Implications of Chemical Weapons Use in the Iran-Iraq War, April 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>This Memorandum examines the degree to which chemical warfare (CW) in the Iran-Iraq conflict has been effective and discusses the factors driving decisions to develop and use chemical weapons.<\/p>\n<h3>Document Archive<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents2.theblackvault.com\/documents\/cia\/EOM-2019-00273-highlighted.pdf\">Impact and Implications of Chemical Weapons Use in the Iran-Iraq War, April 1988<\/a> [27 Pages, 16MB] &#8211; This document is highlighted where new information was released from my MDR request. 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