Nuclear Facilities

Biological Facilities

Chemical Facilities

Iran

9/30/80: Iranian F-4 fighter aircraft bomb Iraq's Osirak nuclear research center.

Iraq

3/24/84: Iraqi warplanes attack Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.

2/12/85: Iraqi warplanes attack Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.

3/4/85: Iraqi warplanes attack Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.

11/17/87: Iraqi warplanes attack Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.

Israel

6/7/81: Israeli F-16 aircraft destroy Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor.

United States

1/17/93: The United States launches 45 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraq's Zaafaraniyeh industrial complex, which is believed to be involved in producing uranium enrichment equipment.

8/20/98: The United States launches more a dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles at the al-Shifa Pharmaceutical Factory in Khartoum, Sudan. US government officials allege that the facility was involved in producing VX nerve agent precursors.

12/16-19/98: The United States launches more than 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles at 100 military facilities in Iraq. US officials state that the attack is to degrade Iraq's ability to produce, store, maintain, and deliver chemical and biological weapons.