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has gloss | eng: Al Hakum — also spelled Al Hakm, Al Hakem or Al Hakam — was at one time Iraqs most sophisticated and largest biological weapons (BW) production factory. The facility was part of a large military complex at Jurf Al Sakhar (Jur al-Sahkar), about 60-70 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, near al-Musayyib. It produced large quantities of botulinum toxin and anthrax from 1989 to 1996. The name derives from the common Arabic name or title Al Hakim ("The Judge"), one of the Names of God in the Quran. |
lexicalization | eng: Al Hakum |
instance of | c/Biological warfare facilities |
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