DOD releases updated mustard exposure incident report.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 2000-US DOD: DOD releases updated mustard exposure incident report (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26102000 The Department of Defense released today the updated version of its case narrative, "Reported Mustard Exposure Operation Desert Storm." This report changes the assessment from "likely" to "indeterminate" that a soldier was exposed to mustard agent during the Gulf War.

The new assessment is based upon conflicting information between key pieces of physical evidence. While both the General Accounting Office and the Presidential Special Oversight Board agreed with the original information presented in the 1997 case narrative that an exposure to a chemical warfare agent was likely, both recommended further...