IIR 6 849 0120 91/ASSESSMENT OF IRAQI

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IIR 6 849 0120 91/ASSESSMENT OF IRAQI 

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P 241453Z OCT 90 
FM [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]

            SECTION 01 OF 08 

SERIAL:  (U)  IIR 6 849 0120 91. 
COUNTRY:   (U)  IRAQ (IZ). 
  
SUBJECT:   IIR 6 849 0120 91/ASSESSMENT OF IRAQI 
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) AGENTS 
--DESERT SHIELD  (U) 
  
WARNING:   (U)  THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT 
FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  [   (b)(2)   ]

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                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
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DOI:       (U)  901000. 
REQS:      (U)  [   (b)(2)   ]
  
SOURCE:    [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


  
SUMMARY:   BASED ON THE PURCHASE OF GROWTH 
MEDIA, AN ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 
THAT IRAQ IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
ANTHRAX, STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN, TULAREMIA, AND 
BOTULINUM TOXIN.  THE VERBATIM ASSESSMENT FOLLOWS. 
  
TEXT:  1.  GENERAL:  IRAQ HAS IN RECENT YEARS 
BUILT A POTENTIAL FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND 
PRODUCTION OF BW AGENTS.  THIS CAN BE EVALUATED FROM THE 
SCOPE OF PURCHASES OF GROWTH MEDIA, THE TYPE AND 
QUANTITY OF WHICH INDICATE AN OPERATIONAL PRODUCTION 
SCALE.  [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] ESTIMATE THAT THE TYPES OF BW 
AGENTS WHICH CAN BE PRODUCED ON THE GROWTH MEDIA 
PURCHASED ARE:  ANTHRAX SPORES, BOTULINUM TOXIN AND 
STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN.  ACCORDING TO UPDATED INFORMATION, 
IT SEEMS THAT NO R&D OR PRODUCTION OF VIRAL BW AGENTS IS 
CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN IRAQ. 
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