Other Names: Unknown
Address: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Phone Number: Unknown
Email: Unknown
Web Site: Unknown
Subordinate to: Government of Egypt
Size: Unknown
Primary Function: Conducts studies on various chemical agents.
History: Following the end of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the laboratory reportedly began studies on sulfur and nitrogen mustard, along with organophosphorous nerve agents like sarin and VX.
Activities:
The laboratory reportedly studies sulfur and nitrogen mustard and organophosphorous nerve agents such as sarin and VX related compounds.
Key Sources: Dany Shoham, "Chemical and Biological Weapons in Egypt," Nonproliferation Review (Spring/Summer 1998), Vol. 5, no. 3, p. 49.
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