Issues for Briefing on Chemical/Biological Warfare (For Congr.

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Issues for Briefing on Chemical/Biological Warfare (For Congr. 
Kennedy)

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25 February 1994

Subject: Issues for Briefing on Chemical/Biological Warfare (For Congr. 
Kennedy)

1.  -  Biological agents assessed to have been developed by Iraq 
are Bacillus anthracis the causative agent of anthrax; botulinum 
toxin; and Clostriclium perfringens.
[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] Iraq had weaponized Bacillus 
anthracis and botulinum toxin in missile warheads and aerial 
bombs. The number of BW-filled munitions held by Iraq is unknown.

2.     Iraq was producing biological warfare (BW) agents at the 
Salman Pak BW facility, located approximately 32 km southeast of 
Baghdad. Other sites suspected of producing BW agents were the 
Taji Suspect BW Facility just north of Baghdad the Abu Ghurayb 
Vaccine Plant, Al Kind in the west Baghdad suburbs; and a plant at
Latifiyah, within the Al OaQaa Military Complex just southwest of 
Baghdad. Iraq had the capability to deliver BW munitions by 
aircraft or by missile.

3.  [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]  BW agents would have been stored 
as liquids or solids either in bulk or in munitions.  [   (b)(1) 
sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]                                                 
  Our assessment is that BW was stored at one time in 12-frame 
cooled bunkers at Salman Pak.

4.           It is known that Iraq moved key BW agent production 
equipment out of Salman Pak, Taji, Abu Ghurayb and Latifiyah prior 
to bombing of those sites. We assess that BW agents also were 
moved from these sites to places not expected to be bombed.   [   
(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]

5.  There is no intelligence information that BW agents were 
accidentally or purposefully released during the Persian Gulf War. 
While it is possible that this could have happened without our 
knowledge, the effects of such releases were not observed either 
in Iraqi civilian or military populations or in coalition forces. 
In our opinion, no such incident could have occurred without 
animal and human casualties.

6.  (U) Based on meteorological data, on wind direction and on the 
fact that no Iraqi BW casualties were observed between the bombing 
sites and troop locations, we assess that BW agents would not have 
been carried ×by wind to troop locations.


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