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    DAILY BDA STATUS UPDATE NO. 91-30 (U) Filename:71725533 PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 25533 GENDATE: 950605 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 1806 0480340-MRXA--YEKDQX . ZNY MMRXA ZKZK OO SOA DE HEADER O 170205Z FEB 91 ZYH FM SSO DIA TO SSO CINCCENT INFO NAVCENT DFH NAVCENT ASU STATE/RCI SOCCENT FWD //G2// COS ANKARA CMO 18 ABC F //G2// [ (b)(2) ] AFIA IDHS ARCENT MAIN //G2// USCINCPAC SSO CINCSOC SSO USEUCOM SSO SAC SSO TAC FICPAC SAFE FICEURLANT SSO USAFE [ b.2. ] CNO CMC CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT SSO PACAF CDRS IO [ b.2. ] CG I MEFMAIN SSO AFSPACOM 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 ZEM CONTROLS QQQQ SECTION 01 OF 04 BODY PASS:[ (b)(2) ] SUBJ: DAILY BDA STATUS UPDATE NO. 91-30 (U) 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 3. AIR FORCES: IRAQI AIRBASES HAVE SUFFERED ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION TO MUNITIONS STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES. AT KIRKUK, DAMAGE TO A WEAPONS STORAGE AREA HAS RESULTED IN IRAQI EFFORTS TO REMOVE AND DISPERSE SURVIVING MUNITIONS. SIMILAR EFFORTS WERE NOTED IN RECENT DAYS AT QAYYARAH WEST. H-2 AIRBASE SUFFERED MODERATE-TO-SEVERE DAMAGE TO TWO OF THREE RECENTLY-IDENTIFIED SUSPECT CHEMICAL MUNITIONS BUNKERS. COALITION STRIKES AT THESE KEY WESTERN AND NORTHERN IRAQI BASES REDUCE, BUT DO NOT ELIMINATE, IRAQI CAPABILITY TO MOUNT OFFENSIVE AIRSTRIKES, POSSIBLY USING CHEMICAL WEAPONS, WITH FITTER, MIRAGE F-1, FLOGGER, AND OTHER AIRCRAFT ASSESSED TO OPERATE FROM THESE FACILITIES. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 5. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL A. BIOLOGICAL: THE THIRD SPECIAL 12-FRAME BUNKER AT KARBALA AMMUNITION DEPOT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. TO DATE 15 OF 19 (78 PERCENT) OF THE SPECIAL 12-FRAME REFRIGERATED BUNKERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. DIA ASSESSES THAT IRAQ REMAINS UNABLE TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) AGENTS AT KNOWN LOCATIONS. HOWEVER, IRAQ HAS ATTEMPTED SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO RESTORE, AT LEAST TO A LIMITED DEGREE, ITS BW CAPABILITIES. B. CHEMICAL: TO DATE, 18 OF THE 22 S-SHAPED SUSPECT CW BUNKERS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, AND 1 CRUCIFORM BUNKER AT SAMARRA HAS BEEN DESTROYED WITH 7 OTHERS HAVING POSSIBLY SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE. NATIONWIDE, IRAQ'S CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE CW AGENTS AT IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS HAS BEEN DEGRADED BY ABOUT 75 PERCENT. 6. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 7. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 8. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 9. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 10. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] C. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 11. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 12. (U) POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACTION IS [ (b)(6) ] , IRAQI TASK FORCE, (OICC), [ (b)(2) ]




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