RII 1210.  BW Storage Locations (C)

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16 DEC  1240 [   (b)(6)   ]


SUBJECT:   RII 1210.  BW Storage Locations (C)

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1.        In response to your request regarding information on 
which BW storage facilities are most probably storing BW agents, 
the following information is provided:

    a.             Seventeen [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] 
storage bunkers with probable refrigeration equipment have been 
identified at nine locations in Iraq.  All of these [      (b)(1) 
sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] bunkers are similar to the two bunkers located 
at Salman Pak Chemical and Biological (CBW) Research, Production, 
and Storage Facility, Iraq's prime biological warfare (BW) 
facility.  Before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, only the
bunkers at Salman Pak were known.  The other bunkers have been 
identified since August.  Nonetheless, all but one of the bunkers 
were built in the late 1970's, and their probable refrigeration 
equipment was installed since 1982.  The bunker at Qabatiyah is a 
relatively new bunker constructed within the last two years.

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

  The two bunkers at Salman Pak would be the candidates for the 
bunkers most probably storing BW
agents.  However, there is no intelligence that links the other 
bunkers specifically to the storage of BW materiel.  The 
refrigerated bunkers could also be used for the storage of 
electronics, fuel air explosives, or smart weapons.
Another possibility is the storage of chemical weapons, using the 
refrigeration to extend the shelf-life of Iraq's unstable unitary 
chemical fills.  No unusual activity has been noted in the 
vicinity of these special bunkers. 

2.        In response to your paragraph 4 about "coaxial cable" 
the following is provided:

     a.     Coaxial cable is a single (or multiple) conductor 
surrounded by a braided shield.  The insulation used to separate 
the conductor and shield precisely places them so that a desired 
electrical impedance results; i.e., coaxial cable of a cable TV 
system has the impedance value of 75 ohms, since this is the 
required impedance value for this application.  Similarly, coaxial 
cable for other electrical systems has other impedance values.

     b.     Fibre optic cable involves single (or multiple) 
optical fibres placed in a "cable".  The modulated signal used in 
fibre optics is light; i.e., infra- red, visible, or ultra-violet. 
 Hence, fibre optics have no electromagnetic radiation 
characteristics.  There are no electrical wires in a fibre optic 
cable. Therefore, in the two referenced documents, when the term 
"coaxial cable" is used, aspects of para 2a apply.
                   
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