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    NADA INTSUM 174-91/DIA WASH DC/7 FEB 91. (S) Filename:72826385 PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 26385 GENDATE: 950605 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX040 MCN = 91038/11571 TOR = 910380912 OTTSZYUW RUEKJCS4062 0380910- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER O 070910Z FEB 91 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEALGX/SAFE O 070659Z FEB 91 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC//J2I-6C// TO AIG 962 AIG 963 [ (b)(2) ] AIG 11847 RUWTFPA/13MWS CLEAR AFS AK//ROIN// RUWMFLA/NW AD SECTOR MCCHORD AFB WA [ (b)(2) ] XMT COMSTANAVFORLANT COMLANDSOUTHEAST IZMIR TU BT CONTROLS [ (b)(2) ] PART 2 OF 2 BODY SUBJ: NADA INTSUM 174-91/DIA WASH DC/7 FEB 91. (S) )) 11. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 12. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 13. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 14. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 15. CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY. ONE OF THE THREE REMAINING MUSTARD PLANTS AT SAMARRA HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THE TWO REMAINING PLANTS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE VERY LIMITED CAPABILITY. IRAQ'S CAPABILITY TO MANUFACTURE MUSTARD HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY ERODED. HOWEVER, PLANTS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF NERVE AGENTS (SARIN AND TABUN) ARE STILL INTACT. AS ATTACKS AGAINST STORAGE STRUCTURES CONTINUE, THE DESTRUCTION OF A BUNKER AT AN NASIR1YAH BRINGS THE TALLY FOR CW BUNKERS TO 6 OF 22 DESTROYED OR DAMAGED. 16. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE BW COMPLEX AT SALMAN PAK. ALL 8 BUILDINGS IN THE FACILITY INVOLVED IN BW PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING HAVE NOW BEEN DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED. SALMAN PAK HAS BASICALLY BEEN ELIMINATED AS A FUNCTIONING BW FACILITY. IRAQ'S BW PRODUCTION CAPABILITY HAS NOW BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT AND POSSIBLY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF PRE-16 JANUARY LEVELS. IN ADDITION, A FACILITY IN LATIFAIYA, WHICH MAY HAVE RECEIVED MATERIALS FROM SALMAN PAK, HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM A SUSPECTED TO A PROBABLE BW FACILITY. 17. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 18. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] [ (b)(2) ] )) ADMIN [ (b)(2) ] BT #4062 INFODATE: 0




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