Because of this secrecy, Al Hakam was not identified as a biological weapons facility prior to the 1991 Gulf war and subsequently was not subject to aerial bombardment by the coalition.
由于这一隐秘性，在1991年海湾战争之前，哈坎一直没有被当作一个生物武器设施，后来也没有遭到盟军的空中轰炸。