Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
DESTROYED CW BUNKERS AT KIRKUK, BW BUNKERS AT TIKRIT, AND CW AT
SAMARRA; NO CONTAMINATION REPORTED DUE TO BOMBING. PATHFINDER
RECORD NUMBER: 25686
Filename:71725686
SUBJECT: DESTROYED CW BUNKERS AT KIRKUK, BW BUNKERS AT TIKRIT, AND
CW AT SAMARRA; NO CONTAMINATION REPORTED DUE TO BOMBING.
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 25686
GENDATE: 950605
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TEXT:
ENVELOPE OATMZYUW YEKDQA 1686 0460527-MRXA--YEKDQX
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ZNY MMRXA
ZKZK OO SOA DE
HEADER O 150205Z FEB 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
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
SECTION 03A OF 05
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
BODY 5. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL
A. BIOLOGICAL: WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 12-FRAME
REFRIGERATED BUNKER AT TIKRIT, 14 OF 19 (74 PERCENT) OF THESE
BUNKERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. IRAQ IS STILL ASSESSED TO BE UNABLE
TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) AGENTS AT KNOWN
LOCATIONS.
B. CHEMICAL: TWO MORE S-SHAPED BUNKERS AT KIRKUK
AMMUNITION DEPOT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. TO DATE, 16 OF THE 22 S-
SHAPED SUSPECT CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) BUNKERS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
OR DESTROYED, AND 1 CRUCIFORM BUNKER AT SAMARRA HAS BEEN
DESTROYED AND 7 OTHERS POSSIBLY HAVE SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL
DAMAGE. NATIONWIDE, IRAQ'S CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE CW AGENTS AT
IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS HAS BEEN DEGRADED BY ABOUT 75 PERCENT.
C. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED REPORTS OF
COLLATERAL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF COALITION AIR STRIKES ON
BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL RESEARCH, PRODUCTION, OR STORAGE
FACILITIES. DECONTAMINATION EFFORTS HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVED AT
SITES THAT HAVE SUFFERED BOMB DAMAGE, INDICATING THAT IRAQ IS
CONFIDENT THAT NO CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION HAS
RESULTED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RUBBLE AND DEBRIS FORMED AS A
RESULT OF A BOMB HIT PROBABLY WOULD CONTAIN MINIMAL CONTAMINATION
AND IRAQ MAY HAVE DECONTAMINATED CERTAIN AREAS WITHOUT BEING
DETECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IRAQIS PROBABLY EVACUATED AT LEAST
SOME SENSITIVE FACILITIES PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF HOSTILITIES TO
ENSURE SURVIVABILITY OF EQUIPMENT, PROCESSING STOCKS, AND FILLED
WEAPONS.
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