UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq
5 March
An UNMOVIC missile team supervised the destruction of 9 more Al Samoud 2 missiles. Another missile team observed the concrete casing of the two destroyed casting chambers.
UNMOVIC conducted a private interview with an Iraqi scientist this afternoon.
An UNMOVIC chemical team returned to the Al Muthanna site and supervised the final disposal of the neutralized mustard. A second chemical team inspected two plants in the Al Qa Qaa complex.
An UNMOVIC biological team returned to the Al Aziziyah Airfield and Firing Range to supervise a further excavation of R-400 bombs. A second biological team visited the Bashair Trading Company in Baghdad to assess their involvement in the acquisition of mobile laboratory facilities. A third biological team inspected the Samarra East Airfield about 90km north of Baghdad. This site is used for the flight-testing of remote piloted vehicles (RPVs).
A Mosul-based multidisciplinary team inspected Salahaddin University in Erbil. Another team inspected the Mosul Gas Electric Company.
One IAEA team inspected a State-owned trading company, and another IAEA team inspected the computer centre of a State bank. Both sites are located in central Baghdad. A third IAEA team performed a car-borne radiation survey in an area southeast of Baghdad.
Hiro Ueki
Spokesman for UNMOVIC and the IAEA in Baghdad
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