Location: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. (FYROM)
Subordinate to: Until 1991, Yugoslavian Army. After 1991, FYROM government.
Size: Unknown
Primary Function: Chemical weapons open-air field testing facility
Description: From the late 1970s through the late 1980s, a part of this facility was used by the Yugoslavian military for open-air testing of CW. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the facility passed into the hands of the Macedonian government. The facility has since been used as a training area for NATO forces under the Partnership for Peace program.
Key Sources:The CBW Conventions Bulletin, No. 37 (September 1997), p. 17; "Yugoslav Chemical Warfare Capability: Mostar's History of Chemical Weapon Research, Development, Production: What, When, Where, How Much?" The ASA Newsletter 71 (April 1999), pp. 1 & 6-7, <http://www.asanltr.com/ASANews-99/992a.htm>.
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