c 0S3 3665 D I I I I I 1 1 1I 'I I · ROUTING NAME AND ADDRESS TO TOP SEGRE rr 1 INITIALS DATE 2 3 4· v l lJ - - 'II 11111111111111 r - - CONTROL NO _ _ _____ CW llll'l 711 - REMARKS CO b 1 - -- · FR · EO 129581 4 b 25Yrs EO 12958 1 4 c 25Yrs DATE - - - - - - - - E O 129581 4 d 25Yrs EO 129581 4 e 25Yrs EO 12958 3 5 c EO 12958 6 2 c ·- Of___ -· - those ' v es 1 · - - A ' NATIQNAL SECURITY INFORMATlON APPROVED FOR RELEASEn lzed Dfsctosure Subjeetto Crlmlnaf Sanctions DATE 25-April-2012 - · 0801-443 - °7 I 'I 'I ' I I ' I II ' 00537·3665 DCI Countertenorfst Center -- COUNTERTERRORIST CENTER COI fMENTARY Central Intelligence Agency · 6 January 1997 Terrorism Usama Bin Ladin Trying to Develop WMD Capa ility' Summary L------ --- -- -----C a en t s_of Usama Bin·Ladin urchasea a -_ _ container o uranium e orts p Bin Ladin suggests hi is taking steps to deve op the capability to use weapons of mass destruction WYD -possibly involving chemical agents and biological toxins as well as nuclear material-for terrorist operations oi may plan to give these substances to supporters · _ - - - CTCfl 97-3000 2 _·_ __ I i C05373665 TOPSE - - · Pursuing WMD ffort by Bin Ladln's agents in t 99 4· to purchase urani m f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' in - a-metallic - - cvlinde1 ------------------- -·• 2 TOP I SEC4 J nfcmnation from the past several years tying Bin -Lad -in-to-oth r - -efforts - -to-acquire -- capabilitie · • To What End n Ladin's stated '- -m te-n ti o-n to-u-nd- -ertak-_ - -e-h- ---o stil e_a_cts --a-s ai n th- ---e- - U S-p-rese_n_c_e---- i_n__ th-e-- 1Persian Gulf regionbased as it is on an irripl le ·antipathy toward the United States-could be abetted strongly by access to WMD material • In public statements made in late November Bin Ladin warned that qualitative operations would be necessary to pursue a·real battle between the Islamic Nation and US forces We do not know exactly what Bin Ladin might be threatening or how serious 'he is about following threats with action 3 4 • i • Subject _Terrorism Usama Bin Ladin Trying to Develop 7MD Capability Distributiori Internal I s cb5373665 __ OPS I ·11 l • C05373665 rs I • Subject Terro sm _usama Bin Ladin Trying to Develop WMD Capability Distribution External Departnumt ofStaJe 1 - Eric J B swell As ist t Secretary of Stat Dipl matic S urity ' 1 - Dam C Kurtzer Pnnctp Deputy Assistant ecret ary or te gence an · Research 1 - Amb E Gt bson°Lanpher Principal Deputy Assistant $ecretary for South Asian · 11 -Ro •D 1 - Robin ol r u - s wy smre N-- AHmrn hel Assistant Secre of State for South Asian Affairs 1- airs 1 - Amb Philip C Wdcox Jr Coordinator or Counterterronsm 1 - Tunothy E Wirth Under Secretary for Global Affairs · National Security Council · 1 - R Rand Beers Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs · 1 • Samuel R Berger Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs 8 cb537 665 # r•• Cl I • l - Richard A ·Clarke Special Assistant to-the President and Senior Director for Global Issues and Multinational Affairs · 1 - Steven Grummon Director for Near East and South Asian Affiiirs Di No om j c trols ra and r t I - c ar e aron 1rector ear Eas an South 1an airs 1 - Marlc Panis Special Assistant to the President-and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs · · 1 • Gary Samore Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Nonproliferation and Export Controls · · J - Steven Simon Director ofCounterterrorism 1 - Nancy E ·Soderberg Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affaira Q esident I Affairs II • LN Plltrick M Ilw hes Director Defense lmclliw ce Agency 1 - MG Jam C King Director J-2 Joint Staff Intelligence I - Gen Charles C Krul Commandant of the Marine Co s •• 1 - Bruce Ri e Dep ty Assistant ec etary or I _ _____ I T '------1 outhAsian ' C05373665 ' TOPSEC ·J Z l - Mitchell B Wallerstein Deput Assi tant Secretary ofDefense for L- - ·• · 1 I I - John O'Neill National cwi A en ortaJion 1-HPSCI · 1 rr 10 L T --- J I r I • C05373665 11