European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Long and control platform prepares to take off from the deck of the Carrier Saratoga in the red sea. A. Ased that i a he lit do 3 3 the have Imas. Eyare Ady jailed by Iddie lose.  once o sit Erly and i 3 Tome uts with  3. 3, it will. Only a an  of the anti Iraq coalition May result in a major boost in future american military and political influence in the Gulf Region. Baghdad bunkers by Nick Cook Jane s defence weekly Strong Evide acc that Iraq built secret super deep military bunkers during the 1080s May explain a Saddam Hussein s boast that disarmed forces can survive a conceited Aerial bombardment.  destroying the intricate web of Mililay. A a command control and communications. Bunkers throughout Iraq and Kuwait has Given Gen h Norman Schwarzkopf tire la s a. Commander in the persian Gulf one of his. Greatest challenges. Sources say that in 1984 Baghdad ordered underground shelters that could keep up to 40,000 personnel Safe from nuclear biological or chemical Abc  s defence weekly has obtained plans for one of these bunkers a vast a a underground Complex Tor 1.100 poisons Complete with command Post medical facility and kitchens. Iraqi agents an by relieved to have arranged for these underground installations to be. Designed by companies in Continental Europe at least three i , bunkers. Ate believed to tie in Baghdad received for. Government military and baath . All Are said to be Oil equipped with Quot provisions for up to six  reports say the bunk is extend to a depth of nearly 300 feet. One of the bunkers is located in the presidential compound on the East Bank of the Tigris and is undoubtedly one place used by Saddam to direct his forces.  Complex is close to iraqi air Force Headquarters South of Baghdad s old Quarter and is said by diplomatic sources to be the Center of iraqis air defense command photos released by the u s. Air Force appear to show a direct hit on this Bunker with laser guided bombs dropped through a ventilation Shaft. The extent of the damage however May be restricted to upper Levels. Although these super deep bunkers Are almost impregnable to air attack the bombing raids have probably disrupted Corri Muni. Cations Between commanders in the shelters and troops in the Field As Well As damaged or destroyed the radar used to direct fighter planes and missiles against u s. And Allied aircraft. A a less fortified command and control bunkers scattered around the country can be destroyed with conventional weapons a either Tomahawk cruise missiles or laser and to guided bombs from aircraft a but locating these hidden installations to a problem experts say. A. Quot. A. A Many of these bunkers Are believed to shelter iraqi warplanes despite heavy. A bombing. American officials said monday that about 80 percent of Iraq s 800 bombers and fighter jets May have escaped destruction by bomb in Side the bunkers or being flown to hidden airfields in Northern Iraq. Pentagon officials worry that Iraq is holding its planes of strike against american ground forces or slaps in the Gulf if the u s led. Ernult Nasonal forces invade Kuwait Schwarzkopf said monday Quot we know where the aircraft bunkers Are. It s just a matter of time before we take them out. Quot a january 23, 1991the stars and stripes a a Page 15