The
Gulf War Story
What we know
Operations
Desert Shield/ Desert Storm Timeline
The
timeline
shows the major events of the United States' involvement in the United
Nations' action to liberate the nation of Kuwait from occupying Iraqi
forces.
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES
The Potential for Causing Gulf War Illnesses
We
are all exposed to chemicals in the air we breathe and in the food and
water we consume every day. Some of these chemicals are man-made while
others occur in nature. This summary
concerns the reports we have published about our investigations into environmental
and occupational exposures during the Gulf War.
Scud Missile Attacks and Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid
Iraq
began launching Scud missiles at Israel and Coalition forces soon after
the Coalition's Gulf War air campaign began on January 17, 1991. An unexpected
hazard in the Kuwait theater of operations was exposure to a highly corrosive
oxidizer called inhibited red fuming nitric acid that was used in a rocket
propellant for Iraq's Scud missiles. This is a summary
of our reports on Scud missile attacks and red fuming nitric acid.
Medical Issues Relating to Symptoms Among Gulf War Veterans
Many
Gulf War veterans have experienced a variety of physical symptoms and
illnesses in the years since the Gulf War. Since June 1995 the Department
of Defense has been investigating incidents and circumstances during the
war that might be related to veterans symptoms. This is a summary
of the information gathered during investigations into vaccines, medical
recordkeeping, and other medical issues related to symptoms among Gulf
War veterans.