Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
SALMAN PAK BW STORAGE
Filename:72723496
SUBJECT: SALMAN PAK BW STORAGE
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 23496
GENDATE: 950605
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TEXT:
ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 2637 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 13A OF 24
TOXIN IN ITS BW ARSENAL. THE LOCATION OF MUNITIONS FILLING IS
UNKNOWN. TWO ENVIRONMENTALLY-CONTROLLED STORAGE BUNKERS AT SALMAN
PAK WERE THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATES FOR BW STORAGE, WHEREAS
NINETEEN OTHER SIMILAR BUNKERS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT IRAQ WERE
CAPABLE OF STORING BW AS WELL AS OTHER HEAT-SENSITIVE MATERIALS
AND WERE ALSO ATTACKED.
BODY 2. INITIALLY, THERE WERE FOUR FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BW
R&D AND PRODUCTION: THE SALMAN PAK R&D/SUSPECT PRODUCTION AND
SUPPORT FACILITY, THE ABU GHURAYB SUSPECT BW PRODUCTION FACILITY,
THE ABU GHURAYB CLOSTRIDIUM VACCINE PLANT, AND THE TAJI SUSPECT BW
PRODUCTION FACILITY. A FIFTH FACILITY, THE LATIFIYAH BW PRODUCTION
FACILITY, WAS IDENTIFIED IN FEBRUARY 1991. AT THESE FIVE
FACILITIES, A TOTAL OF 13 BUILDINGS WERE ASSESSED TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH BW R&D AND PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT OF COALITION BOMBING, 11
OF
THE 13 BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND TWO WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. ALL
FIVE FACILITIES ARE ASSESSED TO BE UNABLE TO SUPPORT BW R&D OR
PRODUCTION. ACTIVITY DURING THE BOMBING CAMPAIGN AT SUSPECT BW
PRODUCTION FACILITIES INDICATES THAT IRAQ MADE A DELIBERATE
ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE BW-RELATED EQUIPMENT AFTER ATTACKS. SOME
EQUIPMENT WAS
PROBABLY REMOVED PRIOR TO THE BOMBING CAMPAIGN.
3. POTENTIAL BW STORAGE FACILITIES INITIALLY CONSISTED OF 19
12-FRAME REFRIGERATED BUNKERS AT 11 LOCATIONS AND THE TAJI SUSPECT
BW STORAGE FACILITY. IN FEBRUARY 1991, TWO ADDITIONAL 12-FRAME
REFRIGERATED BUNKERS WERE IDENTIFIED, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
21 SUCH BUNKERS. OF THESE TARGETS, THE ORIGINAL 19 REFRIGERATED
BUNKERS AND THE TAJI SUSPECT BW STORAGE FACILITY WERE ALL
DESTROYED. THE FINAL TWO REFRIGERATED BUNKERS WERE IDENTIFIED TOO
LATE IN THE CAMPAIGN TO BE ATTACKED. IT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED IF BW
MATERIAL WAS STORED IN ANY OF THE BUNKERS WHICH ARE SUITABLE FOR
STORING CHEMICAL WEAPONS, ELECTRONICS, SMART WEAPONS, OR FUEL AIR
EXPLOSIVES.
4. ALL KNOWN BW R&D/PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES WERE
DESTROYED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO 12-FRAME REFRIGERATED BUNKERS.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
ADMIN #2637
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