He went on to say that the army found in warehouses used by terrorists near al-Dhahiriya and al-Khafsah in Hama province containers containing 20 tons of chemicals and more than 50 rounds of ammunition rigged with chemicals, adding that 24 tons of toxic chemicals were found in Tal Adleh, along with a warehouse in Muadhamiya containing 240mm and 160mm ammo and plastic cans containing organic phosphorus, and a plant in the suburbs of Sweitra in the countryside of Hama that was used to manufacture various toxic substances, in addition to 54 pieces of
chemical ammunition and 44 barrels containing chemical substances.
The Scientific Research center Unit 450," the report said is the unit responsible for preparing
chemical ammunition, adding that such unit receives orders only from Al-Assad and small circle around him.
The Chemical Corps narrowly escaped such a fate in the 1970s, when the Army transferred the smoke function to the Corps of Engineers, the
chemical ammunition function to the Ordnance Corps, and the decontamination and protection functions to the Quartermaster Corps.
Specifically excluded are the following: guided missiles; naval mines and torpedoes; nuclear ammunition and included items such as warheads, warhead sections, and projectiles; guidance kits for bombs or other ammunition; and
chemical ammunition (other than riot control).
inventory, except major items, specified munitions and items prohibited by law, such as guided missiles, nuclear ammunition, naval mines, torpedoes,
chemical ammunition and other advanced weapon systems.
Hinata said an estimated 670,000 chemical shells are buried in the Harbaling district in Jilin Province alone, noting that local the authorities buried
chemical ammunition collected in nearby areas in 1954.
The chemicals were "probably the result of the Allies' air attacks on the [Iraqi] storage facilities of
chemical ammunition," the Czechs wrote.
This might include operating a
chemical ammunition (Class V) storage dump.
In a front-page story, the Chosun Ilbo quoted multiple government and military sources as saying that several hundred tons of chemical weapons and
chemical ammunition have been destroyed through methods such as incineration.