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Burmese Militarys Hidden Chemical Weapon Factories:Catch me if you can?

Peace on Earth & Happy New Year 2012!

According to news from the war zone on October 30, 2011, a series of fighting

between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese army at Garayan, Shwe-

nyaung-pin, Lon-zut-kon villages, and In-thut hill near Laizer KIA headquarters.

(See map below) Due to the higher causalities with the government troops, it

appeared to be that the military has started using chemical weapons which is

restricted in the internal warfare by the UN. According to the KIA sources, soldiers

got dizzy, vomited and collapsed after breathing the smoke from exploded shells

from Burmese (military) mortar shells. The chemical shells must have been used

with 81 mm and 120 mm mortars, according to some local analysts. (source:

http://photayokeking.org/hot-news/787-daduleknet in Burmese)
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Mortars made in Burma Defense Industry (DI) Sites

Certainly, Burma Defense Industry sites (DI) have produced shells of 105mm

artillery, 120mm, 81mm, and 60mm mortars. Former Major Aung Lynn Htut

(Burmese military attach at Washington D.C.) noted that those kinds of shells havebeen produced at No (2) Defense Industry, Malun Village, Upper Min Hla Township,

Magwe Division; No (3) Defense Industry, Sinte Village, Pantaung (Padaung)

Township, Bago Division, and No (12) DI, near Sakhangyi village, Thayet Township,

Magwe Division. (http://photayokeking.org/hot-news/109-19-january-hot-article)

Defense Industries (DIs) where rockets and mortars produced
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Using a series of 2009 satellite imageries posted on Google Earth , the DIs

mentioned above were able to identify along the western side of Irrawaddy River.

Since under the rule of late dictator Ne Win, many of the DIs were established, butafter Than Shwe seized power in1992, more DI installations were expanded inside

rugged mountains located eastern edges of Arakan Yoma (Ranges).

No (2) DI Complexes (Minhla/Malun)

This DI has been designed by experts from Singapore Government Technology

Company. Its a site for testing weapons coming from Singapore. DI #2 has

produced 105mm artillery, 120mm, 81mm, 60mm mortars and MA-5 machine guns.
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DI #2 complexes have been spread out in Upper Minhla District. The newest

establishment was located at a place in rugged mountains, one and a half mile south

of Lebingyin village and eight miles west of Minhla (town). In comparison to 2007,

this DI was still expanding in 2010.

This DI complex was found at a flatter basin surrounded by rugged mountains,

located five miles west of Minhla (town). Most of the structures appeared to be

warehouse type of factory or storage.

Malun (town) is located three miles south of Minhla (town). The military factories

were well established since the dictator Ne Wins era. The factories were built on the

foothills on the southern rim of the town. There were no traces of established
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chemical structures in there.

No (12) DI Complexes (Thayet)

No (12) DI is located near Sakhangyi village, Thayet Township, Magwe Division.

Shells of 105mm artillery, 120mm,81mm, 60mm mortars have been produced here.

Weapon technology here was introduced by Daewoo Company of South Korea for body of the shells. The internal parts of the shell was taught by a company from

Czech Republic which then left after Czech became a NATO member.
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This DI #12 Complex is located 6 miles west of Thayet (town) located specifically in

the rugged maintains. The structures appeared more of a warehouse or storage type

of factories.

No (3) DI Complexes (Sinde, Pegu Division)

Since the dictator Ne Win era, DI #3 complex was built at Sinde Village, Pantaung

Township, Bago Division. Its primary responsibility is to manufacture forammunition that it produces 40,000 shells monthly for 105 mm artillery gun, 120 mm,

81 mm and 60 mm mortars.
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Sinde is a village located on the west bank across the Irrawaddy River from Prome. It

is one of the oldest DI establishments. The factory buildings in 2008 appeared to be

the same shape as those seen in 2003 satellite photos.

(No) 6 DI Complexes (Padaung, Pegu Division)
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The DI structures near Padaung (village) are about the same age of those in Sinde. DI#6 was responsible for producing bullets shells and copper plates for small arms. It

was designed and built by Chinese.

There are two DI factories built in the spurs of the hills located one to two miles west

of Okshittpin village. (See left above) A new establishment has begun at a place in

the hills located four miles south of Okshittpin. (See right above)

(No) 5 DI Complex -- Chemical Production in Htonbo
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This site is located 6 miles west of Htonbo village on the west bank of Irrawaddy.

This DI complex has been built on a hilly terrain, but not in rugged maintains like the

other complexes. It must have been built in the 1990s. More structures had sprawled

between 2004 and 2009. There was no documentation on this DI. The author now

exposed its existence by interpreting satellite imageries on Google Earth. The

following photos will show significant structures revealing the production of

chemicals inside Htonbo DI.
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The evidence that the existence of chemical factories in this DI can be seen on the

photos above, now. After previewing the photos, Mr. Robert Kelley (SIPRI) who has

examined satellite imageries throughout his career, confirmed that there

were chemical factories. Maj. Sai Thein Win (a defector Burmese military engineer)

confirmed that explosives were produced in DI #5 while he was visiting this complex

once. He was informed that HCl acid chemical production has been stopped. Ex-

major Aung Lynn Htut (a defector Burmese senior intelligence officer) believes that

those who were working in this complex may not know if the chemicals would be

used for weapons.
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KIA sources reported that some rocket shells exploded in the air, and the others on

the ground. Major Sai Thein Win, in his analysis on the possible production of

Burmas chemical weapon in http://burmese.dvb.no/archives/18626, explained that

air-born explosive could be possible to make by using chemical agent instead of

smoking agent, placing inside the shell of 84 mm rockets. But he still believes that it

is still too delicate to install chemical agents inside the 81 mm rocket propelling

grenades produced at the DI facilities.

Catch me if you can!

The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention bans the production and use of chemical

weapons. (http://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/) Burma is

accustomed to using chemical weapons during the battles against MTA Khun-sa

arms forces, and Karens. Once, Maj. Aung Lynn Htut was at the battle field during

Burmese soldiers heavily lost by Karen resistance. His attempt to investigate the use

of chemical planted shells by Gen Maung Aye's plan who was inspecting the battle

field, failed. Maj. Htut explained that those soldiers or the commanders might not

even notice that they were using chemical weapons because the shells

(rockets/projectiles) installed with chemical agent looked the same as the regular

conventional shells, and they were all mixed together in the shell cases (boxes).

Production of chemical weapons has been a top most secret even within militaryapparatus. Once, the military intelligence service (MIS) branch had to back out of the

attempted investigation inside the DI facility where explosives were produced (near

Aung San Suu Kyi was house-arrested). The MISs effort to get access to the site was

denied by the Infantry Branch. (http://photayokeking.org/hot-news/791-

dadoleknet) Burmese military normally use mild mustard gas, so that the effect is

not fatal but effective; and the gas disperses in a few minutes. They leave no

smoking gun.

The Burmese army would say, Well, catch me if you (the OPCW - Organization for

the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) can?

Conclusion

Interestingly, a video link came to me with a report on another allegation of the use

of Burma army's chemical weapons against karenni resistance soldiers in Kayah

state. This British Channel 4 report revealed that there were medical doctors from

California, USA, at the fallen Burmese camp site, and that the doctors were


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examining victims to prove the use of chemical weapons. The readers may view this

video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rfScFveZU&feature=share

It sounds funny for so-called President Thein Sein and Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing for

being able to use sneaky tactics of using chemical weapons. Burma has signed in

CWC that it's no joke using chemical weapons against minorities, or anyone because

it is a violation of war crime act. Currently, it is about to appointing an official

Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged war crimes perpetrated by the military

rulers of Burma. No doubt, so-called retired Sr Gen Than Shwe who is

still pulling the strings to Thein Sein and Min Aung Hlaing, will be enlisted as the

number one war criminal. Probably, Mr. President of Burma and Mr. Senior General

of Burma should now realize that who would be next in line in war ciminal list

after the god father of Burmese military?

Note: This observation is based on the interpretation of satellite imageries taken

in 2009 and before that were posted on Google Earth. Once 2011 photos are available

on Google, more expanded military weapon factories can be identified.

Acknowledgement: Google Earth , Rober Kelley (Austria), Sai Thein Win, Aung

Lynn Htut, The Power of Fraternity website, DVB, Kachin News Group

(The Burmese version can also be located in the facebook at "Jhango Win".)

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