Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
BOMBING CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAQ'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TARGETS.
Filename:72723474
SUBJECT: BOMBING CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAQ'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
TARGETS.
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 23474
GENDATE: 950605
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TEXT:
ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 2636 0742147-MRXA--YEKDQX
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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) ]
NDHQ //CIS/DIALO//
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 12B OF 24
BODY B. (U) BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL:
1. PRIOR TO THE WAR, IRAQ HAD THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND SOPHISTICATED
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (CBW) PROGRAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE AIR CAMPAIGN WAS TO PREVENT PRODUCTION OF
ADDITIONAL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND TO DESTROY AS MANY
STORED WEAPONS AS POSSIBLE.
2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
A. (U) BIOLOGICAL:
1. THE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) PROGRAM WAS LOCATED AT FIVE
FACILITIES LOCATED AT SALMAN PAK, TAJI, ABU GHURAYB (TWO PLANTS),
AND LATIFIYAH. COLLECTIVELY, THE FACILITIES WERE CAPABLE OF BW
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRODUCTION OF ANTHRAX SPORES AND
BOTULINUM TOXIN. THE AGENTS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN WEAPONIZED
BUT THE PRECISE TYPE AND NUMBER OF MUNITIONS ARE UNKNOWN. PRIOR TO
THE WAR, IRAQ WAS ASSESSED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE METRIC TON OF
DRIED ANTHRAX SPORES AND 20-30 KILOGRAMS OF BOTULINUM.
ADMIN #2636
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