ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən, ðə jˌuːˈɛs, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈɛzɚt stˈoːɹm, fˈɪɹd ðæt ˈældʒˈeɪbɚ hˈaʊzd ɪɹˈæki kˈɛmɪkəl wˈɛpənz mˈeɪnli bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ɪɹˈæki ˈɑːɹmi hæd dᵻplˈɔɪd θˈɜːɾi hˈaʊɪtsɚz ænd jˈuːzd ðə kuːwˈeɪɾi hˈɑːɹdənd kˈɑːŋkɹiːt hˈæŋɡɚz æɾ ˈældʒˈeɪbɚ fɔːɹ mjuːnˈɪʃənz stˈoːɹɪdʒ.
After the invasion, the US, which was preparing for Operation Desert Storm, feared that al-Jaber housed Iraqi chemical weapons mainly because the Iraqi army had deployed 30 howitzers and used the Kuwaiti hardened concrete hangars at al-Jaber for munitions storage.