| Accession Number | P02000.020 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour |
| Physical description | Colour |
| Maker |
Bruce, Peter John |
| Place made | Iraq: Al Muthanna |
| Date made | 1992 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) 1991 - 1998 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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A large tank situated at the rear of a hydrolysis plant where nerve agent was destroyed by ...
Description
A large tank situated at the rear of a hydrolysis plant where nerve agent was destroyed by members of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) under the United Nations (UN) mandate which required the destruction of everything related to chemical warfare. The tank held the product accumulated after the reaction of caustic soda liquid with the nerve agent. After a week the fluid was pumped into an open pit filled with limestone blocks.