REPORT ON CW FACILITIES AT SAMARRA AND HABBANIYAH
Filename:72723494
SUBJECT: REPORT ON CW FACILITIES AT SAMARRA AND HABBANIYAH
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 23494
GENDATE: 950605
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TEXT:
ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 2638 0742147-MRXA--YEKDQX
ZNY MMRXA
ZKZK OO SOA DE
HEADER O 140205Z MAR 91 ZYH
FM SSO DIA
TO SSO CINCCENT
INFO NAVCENT DFH
NAVCENT ASU
STATE/RCI
SOCCENT FWD //G2//
[ (b)(2) ]
CMO 18 ABC F //G2//
[ (b)(2) ]
AFIA IDHS
ARCENT MAIN //G2//
USCINCPAC
SSO CINCSOC
SSO USEUCOM
SSO SAC
SSO TAC //IDHS//
FICPAC
SAFE
FICEURLANT
SSO USAFE
[ (b)(2) ]
CNO
CMC
CINCLANTFLT
CINCPACFLT
SSO PACAF
CDRS IO
[ (b)(2) ]
CG I MEFMAIN
SSO AFSPACOM
HILRA
DORAL
CENTAF FWD //IN//
CINCCENT //CCJS-IW//
SSO USAREUR
WHITE HOUSE
ZEN/SSO USAF //IN//
ZEN/SSO DA //DAMI-POI/FIT//
SSO INSCOM
[ b.2. ]
[ b.2. ]
USCINCLANT
OSD //USD-P/ISA//
COMNAVSECGRU
NAVSTKWARCEN
[ (b)(2) ]
USSPACMD J20 //DIA REP//
USCINCSPACE //J2/DIA REP//
DIO
SSO JSOC
SSO USTRANS
SSO FORSCOM
TAWC CAEWIS
SSO REDSTONE
SSO ITAC
ZEM
SECTION 14A OF 24
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] OVERALL, THE IRAQI CW
INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTED OF TEN CW AGENT PRODUCTION PLANTS WITH A
COMBINED PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 2,500-3,000 METRIC TONS (MT) PER
YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE THREE MUNITIONS FILLING LINES AT
SAMARRA, THREE PRECURSOR PLANTS AT HABBANIYAH, AND THIRTY STORAGE
BUNKERS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
2. THREE BUILDINGS AT SAMARRA WERE DEDICATED TO CW MUNITIONS
FILLING; ALL THREE BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE
BUILDINGS MAY HAVE BEEN EMPTY AT THE TIME OF ITS DESTRUCTION
RAISING THE POSSIBILITY THAT IRAQ HAS RETAINED AT LEAST PART OF
ITS CHEMICAL MUNITIONS FILLING CAPABILITY.
3. ALL THREE PRECURSOR PRODUCTION FACILITIES WERE DESTROYED AT
HABBANIYAH. IN ORDER TO PRODUCE CW AGENT, IRAQ NOW MUST IMPORT
ALMOST ALL OF ITS PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.
4. IRAQ IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STORED ITS CW MUNITIONS IN EIGHT
CRUCIFORM BUNKERS AT SAMARRA AND 22 "S"-SHAPED BUNKERS AT 14 OTHER
LOCATIONS. OF THE EIGHT CRUCIFORM BUNKERS, ONE WAS DESTROYED AND
THE REMAINING SEVEN SUSTAINED APPARENTLY ONLY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE.
OF THE 22 "S""SHAPED BUNKERS, 16 WERE DESTROYED AND SIX SUFFERED
SERIOUS DAMAGE. IRAQ DOES NOT NEED TO REPRODUCE THE 22 "S"-SHAPED
BUNKERS TO RECONSTITUTE A CW STORAGE CAPABILITY BECAUSE CHEMICAL
WEAPONS CAN BE STORED IN VIRTUALLY ANY SECURE BUILDING OR BUNKER.
5. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
ADMIN #2638
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