The dam served a dual purpose during the cold war.  The dam serves as cover for the Archangel Chemical Weapons Facility, a major part of the Soviet chamical and biological weapons program.

We have suspected this for some time, but were unable to confirm it until now.  The Russian Intelligence service, the GRU, reluctantly informed us after the terrorist attack.  They have been quietly dismantling the place since the Chemical Weapons Ban was signed in 1996.

The fear is that, not only will destroying the dam be a natural disaster but any explosion could release chamical and biological agents into the air.  The fallout would be 100-times worse than Chernobyl.  Whether the terrorists realize this or not, we have no idea.

