Central Intelligence Agency - Production Capability and Facilities lyrics

Production Capability and Facilities We estimate the Iraqis have a stockpile of several thousand bombs and artillery shells filled with mustard agent. They also probably have a few hundred bombs filled with the nerve agent tabun. We estimate Iraq is capable of producing 3 to 6 tons of mustard agent and 1 to 2 tons of tabun per day at its main production facility at Samarra [redacted]. Sarin is also being produced in unknown quantity. The current production rate for mustard and tabun at Salman Pak is unknown. See inset (on previous page) entitled Blister and Nerve Agents for details of these agents. [redacted] [redacted paragraph] [redacted] The smaller facility at Salman Pak [redacted] consists of two areas that contain research and engineering buildings, laboratories, and pilot-scale plants for making CW agents, as well as bunkers for agent storage. The initial quantities of mustard and tabun used by Iraq probably were produced at Salman Pak. Construction on the main area began in early 1975 and was completed and probably operational by mid-1977. Construction began on an adjacent area in 1979 and was probably operational in 1981. Support structures continue to be added to both areas. [redacted chunk of paragraph] Both areas at Salman Pak have heavy security with at least three fences, patrols, and controlled access and are served by only a single road [redacted]