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    NADA INTSUM 723-90/DIA WASH DC/12 DEC 90. Filename:74531372 PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 31372 GENDATE: 950605 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX415 MCN = 90346/14471 TOR = 903460932 OTTSZYUW RUEKJCS9062 3460934---RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER O 120934Z DEC 90 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEALGX/SAFE O 120559Z DEC 90 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC//JSI-6C// TO AIG 962 AIG 963 AIG 11847 [ (b)(2) ] BT CONTROLS PART 2 OF 2 BODY SUBJ: NADA INTSUM 723-90/DIA WASH DC/12 DEC 90. 11. A 17TH POSSIBLE REFRIGERATED SPECIAL STORAGE BUNKER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED NEAR QABATIYAH AMMO STORAGE FACILITY, IRAQ (33-52N 042-39E). UNLIKE THE OTHER 16 IDENTIFIED SPECIAL STORAGE BUNKERS, THIS BUNKER IS SEPARATED FROM THE AMMO STORAGE FACILITY AND HAS ITS OWN SECURITY FENCE. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHEN THIS PARTICULAR BUNKER WAS CONSTRUCTED. TWO OF THIS TYPE OF BUNKER ARE LOCATED AT THE SALMAN PAK BIOLOGICAL WARFARE FACILITY (33-04N 044- 35E). OTHER SIMILAR BUNKERS ARE LOCATED AT AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITIES. THEY COULD BE USED FOR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS STORAGE OR FOR THE STORAGE OF ELECTRONICS, FUEL AIR EXPLOSIVES, "SMART" MUNITIONS, OR CHEMICAL WEAPONS. REFRIGERATION WOULD HELP EXTEND THE SHELF-LIFE OF IRAQ'S UNSTABLE UNITARY CHEMICAL FILLS. OUTLOOK )) 12. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE PREVIOUS SITUATION REPORT.




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