Short Descriptor: Test site for 155mm artillery shells filled with ricin

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A single 155mm artillery shell was found at Iraq's main BW production facility Al-Hakam, recovered from the River Euphrates. Containing water, it was of the same type used for CW agents. Another smaller caliber shell was also found, which had been detonated. These shells were said to have been for evaluation. Four similar shells were used in a trial for the dissemination of the BW agent ricin, reportedly at Jarf Al-Sakr. No further evidence has been found. It appears that these trials produced indifferent results, and that, apparently, these projects were not continued.

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	Updated February 2006