SOVIET MOTIVATIONS FOR THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

Approved for Release: 2015/01/05 005173286 "Stefet (b)(3) Key Judgments Information available as of 3 January 1983 was used in this report. Soviet Motivations for the Use of Chemical Weapons in Afghanistan and Southeast Asia (b)(3) The use by the USSR and its allies of lethal and nonlethal chemical warfare (CW) in Afghanistan and Southeast Asia has a foundation in Soviet military doctrine. The USSR for a number of years has envisioned the possible use of such weapons in general or local wars...