Iraqi National Congress Reports
This is a list of Iraqi facilities engaged in work on nuclear weapons (nw), biological weapons (bw) and chemical weapons (cw). The Iraqi National Congress has received this information from sources in Iraq. Some of these facilities are not currently functioning but are maintained in a condition to allow work to start again as soon as sanctions end.
Name of facility | Location | Products and specialisations | |
1 | Badr General Establishment | Yousefiya (30 km south of Baghdad) | missile casings, mobile launchers, spare parts for casings |
2 | Qaqa'a General Establishment | as above | missile fuel, warheads |
3 | Al Wafa'a Gen. Est. | Jurf Al Sakhar (west of Karbala) | missile research |
4 | Al Faris Gen. Est. | Abu Ghraib | mechanical parts and outer structures of missiles |
5 | Al Wathiq Gen. Est. | Al Taji (north of Baghdad) | epoxy and fibreglass for missile casings |
6 | Ibn Majid Gen. Est. | Basra | missile structures, distilling vats, large metal parts |
7 | Heavy Industrial Gen. Est. | Al Doura (Baghdad) | nuclear reactor parts, high pressure equipment for reactors |
8 | Al Hareth Gen. Est. | Tarmia (Baghdad) | missile reasearch, chemical weapons containers |
9 | Thaet Al Sawari Gen. Est. | Al Taji | missile production |
10 | Oxide Magnesium Gen. Est. | Khawr Al Zubayr (Basra) | heavy water |
11 | Metal Conversion Gen. Est. | Al Tajiyat district- Al Taji | labs for nuclear fuel for PWR reactors |
12 | Al Kindi Gen. Est. | Mosul | UCL4 for the production of Uranium 235 for nuclear weapons |
13 | Jaber bin Hayan Gen. Est. | Mosul | UF6 for the production of Uranium 235 for nuclear weapons |
14 | Al Asil Gen. Est. | Al Tuweitha (south of Baghdad) | headquarters of the Iraqi Nuclear Commission |
15 | The Iraqi Factory | Al Taji | houses the new engineering centre for the nw programme |
16 | Salahudin Gen. Est. | Tikrit | mechanical spare parts for nw/bw programmes |
17 | Al Mansour Est. | on the farm rd. bet. Qadmia/Muthana | equipment for laser-guided weapons |
18 | Al Youm Al Adeem | Jurf Al Sakhar | R&D for SCUD missiles |
19 | Al Jazirah | Skarkat (south of Mosul) | chemicals for the cw programme |
20 | Ibn Al Athir Est. | Jurf Al Sakhar | nuclear warheads for the future |
21 | Technical Research Centre | Salman Pak/Baghdad/Jurf Al Sakhar | support and research for bw programme |
22 | Sabah Nisan Est. | Jurf Al Nidaf (Baghdad) | equipment for nw programme |
23 | Saddam Gen. Est. | Yousefiya | nuclear parts, lasers and optical equipment, Tahmouz missile |
24 | Bilad Al Shuheda | Al Taji | R&D for missile launchers |
25 | Al Muthanna Gen. Est. | near Thartar Lake (outside Baghdad) | biggest factory for production of chemical weapons |
26 | Hateen Gen. Est. | Latifiya (south of Baghdad) | different types of ammunition, missile parts |
27 | Al Faw Est. | a number of locations around Baghdad | digging equipment, building underground sites |
28 | Sabahasher Nisan Est. | a number of different locations | delicate measuring instruments |
29 | Nasr Est. | Abu Ghraib (on Agarquf Road) | R&D of missile control systems |
30 | Ur Gen. Est. | Naseriya | metal casings for missiles |
31 | Al Fida Est. | Zafraniya | nuclear warheads, containers for missile and nuclear fuels |
32 | Al Qadissiya Est. | Diyala | centrifuges for productions of U235 |
33 | Al Yarmouk Gen. Est. | Yousefiya | missile parts, ammunition with special specifications |
34 | Saad 16 Est. | Mosul | cw equipment |
35 | Project 946 | Tarmia | U235 production |
36 | Al Az Est. | Baghdad | computer centre for missile control systems R&D |
37 | Al Rafah Est. | Jurf Al Sakhar | permanent launchers for surface to surface missiles |
38 | Al Jihad Gen. Est. | Baghdad | construction of military industrial facilities |
39 | Al Mujahid Gen. Est. | Rashidiya (Baghdad) | biological weapons facility |
40 | Al Walid Est. | south of Baghdad | training school for the Military Industrial Organisation |
41 | Umm Al Marik Est. | Yousefiya | missile fuel and warheads |
42 | Project 710 | under Presidential Palace in Baghdad | production of long-range missiles (over 710 km) |
43 | Project 707 | as above | production of short-range missiles (under 707 km) |
44 | Project 505 | Sherkhat | heavy water |
45 | Al Rashid Gen. Est. | Khanbari | mouldings and technical equipment for Nasr Est. |
46 | Babel Est. | secret locations in the Hamrin Mts. | was responsible for Supergun, now nw programme |
47 | Optical Centre | Jadriya (behind the Science College) | lasers, headed by Saddam's nephew Dr. Nafa Al Tikriti |
48 | Sad Al Adhim Project | Hamrin Mountains | disguising and transporting equipment associated with nw |
49 | Lithium Collection Project | Hamrin Mountains | headed by Dr. Ahmad Abdul Jagar Shansal |
50 | Heavy Water Project | as above | as above |
51 | High Pressure Project | Al Qadissiya | generators for making U235 |
52 | Aqaba Ibn Nafa'a Gen. Est. | Yousefiya | metal casings for Project 946 |
53 | Project 212 | Jurf Al Sakhar | production of chemicals used in making U235 |
54 | Saad 13 Est. | unknown | electronics for weapons with help from CSF Thomson of France |
55 | Project 2000 | Jurf Al Sakhar | missiles over 2,000 km range |
56 | Pure Lead Project | Al Tuweitha | insulation for nw programme |
57 | Industrial Thermal Gen. Est. | Faluja | high temperature ovens (over 2000 deg. C.) |
58 | Al Shamouq Gen. Est. | Baghdad | R&D for Lithium Project |
59 | Oxide Aluminium Factory | Al Taji | missile casings |
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