Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
DAILY BDA STATUS UPDATE 29 JAN 91 (U)
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BODY SUBJ: DAILY BDA STATUS UPDATE 29 JAN 91 (U)
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4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
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5.[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
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9. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL
A.[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
B. BIOLOGICAL: NO CHANGE SINCE PREVIOUS REPORTS. WITH THE
DESTRUCTION OF ALL PROCESSING CAPABILITIES AT ABU GHARIB
BIOLOGICAL
WARFARE (BW) PRODUCTION FACILITY, ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE
NEUTRALIZATION OF THE TAJI BW PRODUCTION FACILITY, IRAQ.S
PRODUCTION CAPABILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED 40-50 PERCENT. SEVEN OF 19
KNOWN REFRIGERATED 12-FRAME BUNKERS CAPABLE OF STORING BIOLOGICAL
AGENTS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
C. CHEMICAL: NO CHANGE SINCE PREVIOUS REPORT. TWO CHEMICAL
PRECURSOR PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT HABBANIYAH PROBABLY HAVE
SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. ONE OF 23 KNOWN S-SHAPED CHEMICAL
STORAGE BUNKERS PROBABLY HAS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IRAQ
HAS
LIKELY DISPERSED ITS CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO INCREASE THEIR
SURVIVABILITY. OVERALL, IRAQ.S CHEMICAL AGENT PRODUCTION
CAPABILITY
HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 40-50 PERCENT, AND TWO-THIRDS OF THE CAPACITY
FOR FILLING MUNITIONS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. OWING TO IMPURITIES,
IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPON AGENTS DETERIORATE AND BECOME INCREASINGLY
LESS EFFECTIVE. AFTER 4-6 WEEKS, IRAQI NERVE AGENTS DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED NO LONGER LETHALLY TOXIC. ITS
MUSTARD AND BINARY AGENTS HAVE A LONGER SHELFLIFE. IRAQ PROBABLY
COMPLETED ITS LAST CHEMICAL WEAPON REFILLING IN MID-JANUARY.
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