Description
The K945 CAITS contains four bottles of nerve agent sarin (GB), one bottle of Lewisite (L), one bottle of triphosgene (a simulant of phosgene (CG)), one bottle of potassium cyanide (KCN), and one bottle of mustard (H). Each K945 CA1TS bottle contains about 0.7 fluid ounce of agent absorbed in plastic pellets. The K945 CAITS also contains three vials of simulants.
These sets are believed to have all been destroyed in disposal operations at Rocky Mountain Arsenal between 1979 and 1982. It is unlikely that any remain. They are physically similar to the M72A1 SCAITS. The discovery of a set resembling this description should provoke a careful comparison of labels to determine if it is really a K945 CAITS (M72) or a SCAITS (M72A1).
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Training Set, Chemical Agent Identification, Simulant, M72A1
Source(s)
Old Chemical Weapons and Related Materiel Reference Guide (2018)
Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS) Information Package (1995)
