Other Names: Batra Scud Assembly Plant, Aquba Bin Nafi Establishment
Location: Abu Gharib, approximately 50km west of Baghdad
Subordinate to: Military Industrialization Commission
Primary Function: Metalworking for military and civilian projects (no known post-Gulf War missile activities)

Description:
Prior to Desert Storm, Radhwan was one of the three facilities (along with Al-Amir and Al-Amin) belonging to the Auqba Bin Nafi Establishment. Auqba bin Nafi was founded in 1987 as a manufacturing and maintenance facility for T-72 tanks; Radhwan itself was commissioned in late 1989. Radhwan produced a number of components for the Electromagnetic Isotope Separation program, including the, precision machining of magnet poles, return irons and parts for the ion source, and collector assemblies. Though the facility was struck during the air campaign, some equipment survived because of pre-war machinery re-location efforts. The factory contains several large, high-capacity milling machines—many of which were inoperable due to bomb damage—and a large vertical turning machine.

After the war, the factory was involved in machining parts for bridge construction; manufacturing hull and turret parts for the T-72; construction of plate and strip rolling machinery; manufacture of tractor components, etc. Radhwan employed some 400 personnel with about 25 engineers. Despite its lack of proven missile activities, UNSCOM inspectors monitored the site simply because of its potential to contribute to a ballistic missile program.

Based on reports from UNMOVIC, it appears that Radhwan did indeed become involved (sometime after 1999) in the manufacture of "missile parts and containers." It is not clear for which system Radhwan was producing these items.

Key Sources: UN inspection data; CNS UNMOVIC Inspection Database, <http://cns.miis.edu/Iraq-Inspections>.

	Updated October 2003