Subject: IRAQI BW Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF A BRIEFING FEBRUARY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION CAPABILITY IN THE SPHERE OF BW AGENT. THIS INSTALLATION WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY COALITION AIR ATTACK. WE BELIEVE THE FERMENTATION EQUIPMENT FOR BW AGENTS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SENT TO LATIFIYA. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THESE WERE THE SAME P-4 BUILDINGS CALLED E AND H. THESE BUILDINGS WERE LOCATED EAST OF THE SOLID PROPELLANT PLANT AT LATIFIYA. THERE WERE AT LEAST THREE BUILDINGS, PROBABLY MORE, AT THE SITE. WE BELIEVE THE ENTIRE FACILITY WAS FOR BW PRODUCTION. THEY ALL WERE ABOVE GROUND BUILDINGS, ALTHOUGH COALITION EFFORTS HAVE DESTROYED ALL IRAQI KNOWN BW SITES, WE BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT. SO IRAQ PROBABLY STILL HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE AND USE BW WEAPONS. BW BOMBS DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE STORED IN COOLED AREAS--ANTHRAX, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN BE STORED IN MISSILES FOR A LONG TIME. IRAQ--SPREAD OF UNKNOWN DISEASE. WE HAVE NO INFORMATION TO CONFIRM/REPUDATE THE RUMOR THAT A DISEASE BROKE OUT NEAR A BW SITE AFTER A COALITION BOMBING OF THE SITE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHAT DISEASE THESE PEOPLE MAY HAVE CAUGHT FROM THE PRESS REPORTS OF THE SYMPTOMS--THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BW MADE AND STORED IN IRAQ. TRANSFER OF ARSENAL OF CHEMICAL AND BW WEAPONS. WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THIS QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IRAQ HAS TRANSFERRED SOME OF ITS CW AND BW WEAPONS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN IRAQ. END OF MESSAGE 1.5(c) 65235:65235First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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