The only possible hazard may have been from limited direct contact by Coalition personnel. A missile subject matter expert on the Special Assistant's staff concluded that this missile was most likely a Kyle missile. In training, military personnel are taught basic indicators of exposure to chemical warfare agents on the battlefield. Reddening and blistering of the skin are symptoms of possible exposure to a blister agent. X xxxxxxx xxxxxx X Figure 9.
Most blister agents cause little or no pain at the time of exposure.
Some chemical warfare agents have a pleasant odor or no odor at all, and the onset of respiratory distress is not immediate. At 100 C Figure 10.