IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) FACILITIES AND STORAGE AREAS  







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DTG: 281930Z DEC 90 



FM: DIA 



VIA: [    b.2.    ] 



TO: CENTAF (PASS TO [   (b)(6)   ] 







SUBJECT: IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) FACILITIES AND STORAGE 



AREAS  







1.  PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE JS WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON 



IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WARFARE STORAGE FACILITIES. 







2. POINTS OF MAJOR INTEREST: A. SUMMARY: SAMARRA IS THE ONLY 



CW AGENT PRODUCTION FACILITY IN IRAQ. THERE ARE NINE CW AGENT 



PRODUCTION BUILDINGS/BUNKERS AT THE SAMARRA FACILITY. 



COLLECTIVELY, THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE MUSTARD (A 



BLISTER AGENT), AND THE NERVE AGENTS TABUN, SARIN, AND GF. THE 



ONLY CW AGENT FILING FACILITY, WITH THREE FILLING LINES, IS 



LOCATED AT SAMARRA. HABBANIYAH PRODUCES PRECURSOR CHEMICALS. 



SALMAN PAK IS THE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE 



RESEARCH. FACILITIES FOR STORAGE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS AND 



WEAPONS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT IRAQ. THERE ARE 22 [      



(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED) 



BUNKERS AT AMMO STORAGE FACILITIES AND AIRFIELDS. SAMARRA HAS 



EIGHT CRUCIFORM BUNKERS. IN ADDITION, 17 PROBABLE 



REFRIGERATED [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] STORAGE 



BUNKERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. 



B. LONGEVITY OF STORAGE. THE SHELF-LIFE OF IRAQI UNITARY 



CHEMICAL FILLS IS ABOUT 4-6 WEEKS. THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE 



OF A MAJOR PRODUCTION RUN AT THE SAMARRA CHEMICAL PRODUCTION 



FACILITY SINCE BEFORE LATE SEPTEMBER-EARLY OCTOBER. ANY 



UNITARY CHEMICAL FILL FROM THAT PRODUCTION RUN SHOULD HAVE 



DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF HAVING LIMITED MILITARY USE. 



BINARY CHEMICAL FILLS HAVE A MUCH LONGER SHELF-LIFE, AND IRAQ 



HAS A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR BINARY CHEMICAL FILLS. HOWEVER, 



IT IS ASSESSED THAT IRAQ HAS ONLY A LIMITED BINARY CHEMICAL 



CAPABILITY. 



C. TYPES OF STORAGE FACILITIES: THERE ARE 23 "S-SHAPED" 



BUNKERS (22 OPERATIONAL, 1 ABANDONED) LOCATED AT 13 SITES 



THROUGHOUT IRAQ WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL 



WEAPONS STORAGE. THESE BUNKERS HAVE BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS 



EARTH-MOUNDED REINFORCED CONCRETE (EMRC) DRIVE-THROUGH 



BUNKERS. THE BUNKERS HAVE TWO OFFSET ENTRANCES GIVING THEM AN 



"S"-SHAPED CONFIGURATION.



IN ADDITION TO THE "S"-SHAPED BUNKERS, THERE ARE EIGHT 



CRUCIFORM BUNKERS AT THE SAMARRA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION 



AND STORAGE FACILITY. THESE BUNKERS ARE EARTH COVERED WITH 



REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. SECURITY BARRIERS ARE 



MAINTAINED AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE WHICH IS DOUBLE-DOORED. [    



  (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]























THE POSSIBLE STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL



AGENTS AND/OR WEAPONS. THE REFRIGERATION WOULD MAKE THEM IDEAL 



FOR



THE STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND WOULD BE USEFUL IN 



EXTENDING



THE SHELF-LIFE OF IRAQ'S UNSTABLE UNITARY CHEMICAL AGENTS. THE



BUNKERS COULD ALSO BE USED TQ STORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, 



FUEL-AIR



EXPLOSIVES, AND/OR SMART WEAPONS. IN RECENT MONTHS, [      



(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]



HAS LEAD TO THE LOCATION OF THE OTHER 15 BUNKERS. [      



(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]



















 NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN NOTED AT THESE REFRIGERATED 



BUNKERS IN RECENT MONTHS. [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]







D. INTEGRATION OF SCUD MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS: IRAQI 



SCUD-TYPE UNITARY CW WARHEADS HAVE AN INCREASED PROBABILITY OF 



LEAKAGE DUE TO THE POOR AGENT OUALITY. AS A RESULT THEY WILL 



PROBABLY HAVE [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] STORAGE AREAS 



FOR THE CHEMICAL WARHEADS. THESE STORAGE AREAS AS WITH 



CONVENTIONAL WARHEADS, [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]



















IRAQ'S OPERATIONAL BINARY CW WARHEADS WOULD NOT HAVE AGENT



LEAKAGE PROBLEMS. BINARY WARHEADS WOULD NOT NEED THE SPECIAL



HANDLING FOR MATING OR STORAGE REQUIRED FOR A UNITARY WARHEAD. 



A



BINARY WARHEAD WITH A RUPTURABLE MEMBRANE AND A MIXING 



MECHANISM



WOULD NOT EVEN REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL WARHEAD PREPARATION.



SOPHISTICATED BINARY WARHEADS ARE VIRTUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE 



FROM



THEIR CONVENTIONAL COUNTERPARTS.



3. EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS: IN GENERAL, CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND



STORAGE RELATED ACTIVITY HAS BEEN AT A VERY LOW LEVEL SINCE 



MID-



OCTOBER. THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMED MOVEMENT OF CHEMICAL 



AMMUNITION



OR FILLS. PRIOR TO IRAQI FORCES USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS, [    



  (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]















COORDINATION: NONE.



PREPARED BY: [   (b)(6)   ][    b.2.    ]











CHEMICAL WARFARE STORAGE LOCATIONS: THE FOLLOWING IS A



LIST OF CHEMICAL RELATED BUNKERS WITH [      (b)(1) sec 



1.3(a)(4)    ] CHEMICAL



RELATED ACTIVITY. CHEMICAL RELATED ACTIVITY AT AIRFIELDS IS 



ALSO



INCLUDED.



A. MOSUL AIRFIELD



    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



    	1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] CHEMICAL 



WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



	STORAGE BUNKER



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON  NOV 90, A TENT WAS SETUP NEAR 



ENTRANCE TO



























THE [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] STORAGE BUNKER. ON  SEP 



90, A TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE, A



SEDAN, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE NEAR THE BUNKER ENTRANCE. A 



SOUAD-



SIZED TENT ERECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 SEP WAS STILL PRESENT, BUT



DECONTAMINATION EOUIPMENT WAS NOT EVIDENT.



B. OAYYARAH WEST AMMO DPO



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]    4 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) 



   ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKERS



C. OAYYARAH WEST AIRFIELD



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]    1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) 



   ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKER (ABANDONED)



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON  OCT 90 AN UNIDENTIFIED LIOUID WAS



OBSERVED RUNNING FROM A DUAL BAY, DRIVE THROUGH, HARDENED 



AIRCRAFT



SHELTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN DISPERSAL AREA. IT COULD POSSIBLY 



HAVE



BEEN A CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION WASHDOWN EXERCISE.



D. KIRKUK AMMO DPO W



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]    3 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) 



   ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKERS



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON  SEP 90, ONE OF THE "S"-SHAPED 



BUNKERS HAD



A CARGO TRUCK NEAR ITS ENTRANCE. THERE WERE NO PEOPLE OR 



EOUIPMENT



WAS NEARBY.



E. KIRKUK AIRFIELD



    



    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]	1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



	  STORAGE BUNKER



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON 19 OCT 90, TWO CARGO TRUCKS WERE ON 



THE



ACCESS ROAD TO THE STORAGE BUNKER. SINCE 17 OCT 90, EARTHEN 



WALLS



WERE CONSTRUCTED JUST OPPOSITE THE TWO ENTRANCES TO THE [     



 (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]



STORAGE BUNKER.



F. SAMARRA CW RSCH, PROD & STOR



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]    8 CRUCIFORM BUNKERS



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON 23 NOV 90, PROBABLE TRANSSHIPMENT 



ACTIVITY



WAS UNDERWAY. ON 13 NOV 90, A STAKE-BED TRUCK (LOADED WITH 



FIVE



CANVAS COVERED POSSIBLE CRATES OR STACKS OF CASES) WAS NEXT TO 



THE



PROBABLE TEFLON CONTAINER MANUFACTURING BUILDING AT THE NORTH 



END OF



THE MATERIAL-CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. GENERALLY, ACTIVITY AT 



THIS



FACILITY CONSISTS OF        MINOR MOVEMENT OF FACILITY 



ASSOCIATED



VEHICLES. SINCE  DECEMBER, TWO TRUCKS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT 



THE



MUNITIONS FILLING AND STORAGE AREA IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE



FACILITY. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED IF THESE WERE STAKE-



BED



TRUCKS.



G. H-3 AIRFIELD



    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]	5 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



  STORAGE BUNKERS



H. QUBAYASAH STOR & AMMO DPO



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]    NO [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) 



   ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



-		STORAGE BUNKERS



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: SINCE AT LEAST JULY 88 TWO ARS-12-14 



TYPE



DECONTAMINATION VEHICLES HAVE BEEN PARKED IN FRONT OF THE 



HIGH-































SECURITY SECTION OF THE GABLE-ROOFED STORAGE AREA . IT IS THE 



SAME TYPE OF DECONTAMINATION VEHICLE WHICH ACCOMPANIED THE 



PROBABLE CW WEAPONS CONVOYS DEPARTING SAMARRA DURING THE I 



RAN-IRAQ WAR . ON AUG 90, TWO STAKE-BED TRUCKS LOADED WITH 



POSSIBLE CW MUNITIONS WERE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH 



SECURITY SECTION OF THIS FACILITY. ON AUG 90, THREE STAKE-BED 



TRUCKS WERE [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] ADJACENT TO TWO 



BUNKERS IN THE WEAPONS STORAGE AREA. A DDA-66 DECONTAMINATION 



VEHICLE AND PROBABLE SCUD ASSOCIATED VEHICLES WERE NO LONGER [ 



     (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] IN THE AREA .



I . AL TAQADDUM A I RF I ELD







1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-



SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKER



MOST RECENT ACT I V I TY: ON SEP 90, SEVERAL POSSIBLE STACKS 



OF



MATERIEL HAD BEEN MOVED TO AN ENTRANCE OF A VENTED BUNKER 



SINCE 24 AUGUST .



J . BAGHDAD AMMO DPO TAJ I



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]   1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)  



  ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKER



K . UBAYDAH BINAL JARRAH AIRFIELD



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]   2 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)  



  ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKERS



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: ON 7 AUG 90, POSSIBLE MUNITIONS HANDLING 



WAS UNDERWAY AT ONE OF THE TWO [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    



] STORAGE BUNKERS . A FLATBED TRUCK



WITH POSSIBLE CANISTERS ON B0ARD WAS AT ONE OF THE ENTRANCES 



TO THE BUNKER .



L . AN NASIRI YAH AMMO STOR FAC SW



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]   1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)  



  ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED) STORAGE BUNKER MOST RECENT 



ACTIVITY: ON  OCT 90, A HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITY WAS UNDERWAY 



THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY . THREE STAKE-BED TRUCKS AND ONE CARGO 



TRUCK WERE INVOLVED IN AMMUNIT ION LOAD ING-UNLOADING AT 



STORAGE BUNKERS IN THE WESTERN PORT ION OF THE FACILITY . IN 



ADDITION, 12 STAKE-BED TRUCKS AND FI VE CARGO TRUCKS WERE IN 



THE BARRACKS SUPPORT AREA AND AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE 



FACILITY. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) 



   ] AT THE SUSPECT CHEMICAL MUNITIONS STORAGE BUNKER . ON 20 



SEP 90 A TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



TO BE INVOLVED IN TRANSLOADING OPERATIONS WITH A CARGO TRUCK 



AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE STORAGE BUNKER .



M . TALLIL AIRFIELD



   [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



   [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]	1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



	 STORAGE BUNKER



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY:	ON OCT 90, A STAKE-BED TRUCK-TRAILER WAS



[      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] JUST OUTSIDE THE GATE OF THE[ 



     (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] STORAGE BUNKER . THE STORAGE 



BUNKER AND THE TRUCK ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND 



MAY INDICATE THE POSSIBLE MOVEMENT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS . ON 5 



SEP 90, 25 CANISTERS WERE [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] IN 



THE BUNKER AREA . [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]



 . ON 5 AUG 90, IT WAS NOTED THAT ABOUT 25 PROBABLE CW MUN 



ITIONS CANISTERS HAD BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE



BUNKER SINCE 30 JUL 90 .







. ASH SHUAYBAH AMMO STOR DPO NE



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]   1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)  



  ] CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"-SHAPED)



STORAGE BUNKER



0. AR RUMAYLAH RG AMMO STORAGE FAC 1



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]  RECTANGULAR SHAPED STORAGE 



FACILITIES WITH



INCREASED	SECURITY AND DECONTA MINATION



SITES ("V"-SHAPED



TRENCHES)



MOST RECENT ACTIVITY: INCREASED SECURITY AND "V"-SHAPED 



TRENCHES



NOTED ON  DEC 90. THIS FACILITY SUPPORTS REPUBLICAN GUARD



DIVISIONS. "V"-SHAPED TRENCHES ALSO NOTED AT AR RUMAYLAH RG 



AMMO



STORAGE FACILITY 2 [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] THERE IS NO



TYPICAL "S"-SHAPED BUNKER AT THIS FACILITY. A MULTIPLE ROCKET



LAUNCHER BATTALION IS DEPLOYED ADJACENT TO THE FACILITY. 



MULTIPLE



ROCKET LAUNCHERS WERE ONE CW DELIVERY SYSTEM USED BY THE 



REPUBLICAN



GUARDS DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.



P. K-2 AIRFIELD



   [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



   [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]	 1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



CHEMICAL WARFARE ("S"- SHAPED STORAGE BUNKER.







THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PROBABLE REFRIGERATED BUNKERS.



THESE BUNKERS MAY BE RELATED TO THE STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL OR 



CHEMICAL AGENTS.



A. AD DIWANIYAH AMMO STOR FAC SW



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]3 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



STORAGE BUNKERS B. AN NASIRIYAH AMMO STOR FAC SW



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]  STORAGE BUNKERS C. ASH SHUAYBAH 



AMMO STOR DEPOT NE



1[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]  STORAGE BUNKER D. FALLUJA AMMO 



DEPOT SOUTH



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 2 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    



] STORAGE BUNKERS E. KARBALA DEPOT AND AMMO STOR FAC



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]2 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



STORAGE BUNKERS F. KIRKUK AMMO DEPOT WEST



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    



] STORAGE BUNKER G. SALMAN PAK CBW RSCH PROD & STOR FAC



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]2 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



STORAGE BUNKERS H. TIRKIT AMMO DEPOT



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 



STORAGE BUNKER 1. OABATIYAH AMMO STOR FAC



[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 1 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    



] STORAGE BUNKER

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