| Last Updated: | August 1, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | N/A |
| Location: | Damghan |
| Subordinate To: | Iran's BW program is reported to be under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
US intelligence sources suspect the facilities in Damghan launched operations in 1989 and were meant to produce agents for ballistic missile warheads. According to unconfirmed reports, Damghan is the site of a biological weapons research laboratory constructed with Russian assistance. The BW laboratory is allegedly located near Iran's CW production facilities at Damghan.
Sources:
[1] Federation of American Scientists, www.fas.org.
[2] "Special Report: Chemical and Biological Warfare Programs," Jane's Intelligence Review-Special Report, 1 June 1995.
[3] Anthony Cordesman, Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, p. 236.
[4] "U.S. Suspects Iranian CW Facility Damaged in Quake," Middle East Newsline, vol. 4, no. 243, 24 June 2002.
[5] Exploring U.S. Missile Defense Requirements in 2010: What Are the Policy and Technology Challenges? Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, April 1997, ch. 4.
[6] James Adams, "Russia helps Iran's Bio-warfare" Sunday Times, Washington, DC, 27 August 1995, www.nti.org.
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