Saudi Peninsula Water Risk Assessment

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                                                  B JANUARY l~~D

SUOCESTIONS ON j-4/7 SAUDI PENINSULA WATER AVAILABILITY
    AND RISK ASSESSMENT To J-2, DTD 15 DEC l~B'B

REF: j-2 J4/?-WP

1.   ABOVE TASK IS COMPLETED.    CALL J-2, EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     AND NOTIFY THAT IT IS COMPLETED.

     ~XCEPT THE VERB~~ RESPONSE RECEIVED 20 DECEMBER l~Bs,

2.   REDEFINE THE TASK AND SEND A NEW FORM 14 AS FOLLOWS:

     A.   TITLE: SWA WATER TREATMENT AND DESALINIZATION PLANTS
          FOR OPLAN 1002

     B.   WITHIN ThE  -4 IDENTIFY PREPDSITIDNINC BASES AND
      IDENTIFY ON/ADD THEM TO THE ATTACHED LIST.

     C.   RESTATE THE TASK INC; AS FOLLOWS:

          IDENTIFY AND BRIEFLY DESCRIBE FRESH WATER PRODUCTION
          CAPABILITIES -OF WATER ~RE~TMENT.~ANO:~OE.9~L~I.?~x~~~z.o.N?.pL.~NTS .::~/~
          IN   WA WITHIN BDnm OF ThE BASES TO BE USED BY US FORCES
          1.-OR DISEMBARKATION, FINAL DESTINATION, PREPOSITIDNINO AND
          fl-IR FORCE BEDDOWN.

     COMML--:NTE,

          T.R~DI INTERDICTION, AT BEST WOULD BE A CENERAL ASSESSMENT
      n-NSWERED IN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED 20 DECEMBER.

      ~~. OfiMACE ASSESSMENT~' WOULD BECOME PART OF A TARGETINO
      STUDY,   Ii STILL RE~UIRED - TO BE TASKED AFTER THE VARIOUS
      INSTALLATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THIS TASK SUGGESTION.

     ~.   fiCTU,~L AVAILABILITY TO US FORCES IS A FUNCTION OF HOST
      NATION AGREEMENTS--------IT A FUNCTION OF INTELLIGENCE.

      D.  CURRENT PRODUCTION STATUS AND NEEDS TO BRING UP TO FULL
      CAPACITY IS NOT AVAILABLE,   AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO
      OBTAIN.    THIS INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED BEST WHEN
      HOST NATION AGREEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED.

      tL-~. ALTHOUGH THE J~--2 COULD DISCUSS THE CW CAPABILITY OF
      IRAO.....IPECIFIC THREAT TO THESE INSTALLATIONS WOULD HAVE
      TO I.E------~RT OF THE TARCETING STUDY TO BE DONE, IF NEEDED.

         ......HESE- INSTALLATIONS WERE HIT BY ENEMY CW,  THE US
      All.......ro COUNT-tRACT TIE CONTAMINATE WOULD BE A FUNCTION
      CF J---.~ CW BRANCI"i.


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Declassified by DEPSECDEF Memorandum; Declassified 22 Mar~~, Ac~io..,n.~~9ffi%-.~r