Hard to reconcile
the statement: "IRAQ HAS A SIZEABLE CW STOCKPILE, AT LEAST SOME OF WHICH CAN SURVIVE SEVERAL YEARS OF STORAGE."
with the statement: "...NERVE AGENT STOCKPILE NOW CONSISTS OF BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS WHICH WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO DEGRADATION."
I still believe (based on what I have read elsewhere) that my original statement was correct. In any case, I never meant to suggest that the shelf-life would be short enough that there is no threat.