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    DAILY BDA STATUS UPDATE NO. 91-29 (U) Filename:71725618 PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 25618 GENDATE: 950605 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 1393 0470322-MRXA--YEKDQX . ZNY MMRXA ZKZK OO SOA DE HEADER O 160205Z 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 DIRNSA //G6/P39/P7// CNO CMC CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT SSO PACAF CDRS IO NPIC 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. 91-29 (U) 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 1. SUMMARY: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A SUSPECT BIOLOGICAL AGENT PRODUCTION FACILITY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT IRAQ IS ATTEMPTING TO RE-ESTABLISH ITS BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITY. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. B. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 3. [ (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.[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. BIOLOGICAL: A SUSPECT IRAQI BIOLOGICAL AGENT PRODUCTION FACILITY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE SOUTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE SHI'A HOLY CITY OF AN NAJAF. THIS WELL-SECURED FACILITY SHOWS SIMILARITIES TO THE LATIFIYA SUSPECT BW FACILITY THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE COALITION BOMBING CAMPAIGN IN EARLY FEBRUARY. THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT IRAQ IS ATTEMPTING TO RE-ESTABLISH ITS SEVERELY DEGRADED HEAVILY DAMAGED BW CAPABILITY. TRUCKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT SEVERAL BW RELATED FACILITIES EITHER MOVING OR SALVAGING EQUIPMENT. TO DATE, 14 OF 19 (74 PERCENT) OF THE SPECIAL 12-FRAME REFRIGERATED BUNKERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. DIA ASSESSES THAT IRAQ REMAINS UNABLE TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE BW AGENTS AT KNOWN LOCATIONS. C. CHEMICAL: THE S-SHAPED CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) RELATED BUNKERS AT KIRKUK AND TALLIL AIRFIELDS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. 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 AND 7 OTHER HAVE 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) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. [ (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. C. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 11. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 12. POC IS [ (b)(6) ]




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