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national | miscellaneous | news report Thursday December 12, 2002 23:15 by jedi (there are many)

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like who else has SCUDS and how to protect your family if you don´t have vaccines.

COUNTRY
SYSTEM NAME
STATUS
RANGE (KM)
PAYLOAD (KG)
ORIGIN
NOTES

Afghanistan
Scud B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Algeria
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Argentina
Alacran
O
150
400
Domestic


Armenia2
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
Russia


Azerbaijan
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Belarus
SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Bulgaria
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


SS-23
O
500
450
USSR
Prohibited by INF Treaty.3

Congo
Scud-B
O?
300
1,000
Iran
According to press reports.4

Czech Republic5
SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Egypt
Scud-B
O/U
300
1,000
USSR/DPRK


Project T
O
450
1,000
I/DPRK
Improved Scud.

Scud-C
O
500
700
DPRK


Vector
D
685
?
I/DPRK


Georgia
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Greece
MGM-140 (ATACMS)
O
165
560
USA


Hungary
SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


India
Prithvi-150
O
150
1,000
I/USSR
From Russian SA-2.

Prithvi-250
O
250
500
I/USSR
From Russian SA-2.

Dhanush 6
D
250
500
I
From Prithvi.

Sagarika 7
D?
250-350?
500?
I
From Prithvi.

Prithvi-350
D
350
500
I/USSR
From Russian SA-2.

Agni
T
1,500
1,000
I/US/France
From Scout; tested 18 February 1994.

Agni-2
T
2,000
1,000
I/US/France
From Scout; tested 11 April 1999.8

Surya 9
D?
3250+?
?
I
From Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Agni-2.

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COUNTRY
SYSTEM NAME
STATUS
RANGE (KM)
PAYLOAD (KG)
ORIGIN
NOTES

Iran10
M-7 (CSS-8)
O
150
190
PRC
Modified SA-2.

Scud-B
O/U
300
1,000
Libya/Syria


Scud-C
O
500
700
DPRK


Shahab-3
T
1,300
750
I/DPRK
From Nodong; tested 22 July 1998. September 2000 test judged failure by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Shahab-4
D
2,000
?
I/Russia
From Russian SS-4.

Shahab-5 11
D?
3,000-5,500?
?
I/Russia


Iraq

Al Samoud
P
150
?
I
From Scud.12

Scud-B
Hidden?
300
1,000
USSR


Al Hussein
Hidden?
600
500
I
From Scud.

Israel

Lance
O/S
130
450
US


Jericho-1
O
500
1,000
France


Jericho-2
O
1,500
1,000
France/I


Jericho-3
D
2,500
1,000?
I


Kazakhstan

SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Libya

Scud-B
O/U
300
1,000
USSR


Al Fatah 13
D/T
950?
500
I/?


North Korea

Scud-B
O/P
300
1,000
USSR


Scud-C Variant
O/P
500
700
I


Nodong-1
D/T
1,000
700-1,000
I


Nodong-2
D
1,500
770
I


Taepodong-1
T
1,500-2,000
1,000
I
Combined Nodong and Scud; tested 31 August 1998. 14

Taepodong-2
D
3,500-5,500
1,000
I


Pakistan
M-11 (CSS-7)
S
280
800
PRC


Hatf-2 15
D
300
500
I/PRC?
M-11 derivative?

Hatf-3
D?
600
500
I/PRC?
M-9 derivative?

Shaheen-1
D/T
700
500
I/PRC?
M-9 derivative? Tested 14 April 1999.

Ghauri
T
1,300
500-750
I/DPRK
From Nodong; tested 6 April 1998.16

Ghauri-2
D/T
2,000
1,000
I/DPRK
From Nodong; tested 14 April 1999.

Shaheen-2 17
D?
2,500
?
I/DPRK?
From Nodong-2.

Ghauri-3
D/T
2,700-3,500
?
I/DPRK
Engines tested 23 July 1999 and 29 September 1999.18

Poland
SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR

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COUNTRY
SYSTEM NAME
STATUS
RANGE (KM)
PAYLOAD (KG)
ORIGIN
NOTES

Saudi Arabia
Dong Feng-3
(CSS-2)
O
2,600
2,150
PRC
Non-nuclear.

South Korea

Nike-Hercules-1
O
180
300
US/I
Modified SAM.

Nike-Hercules-2
D
250
500
US/I
Modified SAM.

Slovakia

SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


SS-23
O
500
450
USSR
Prohibited by INF Treaty.19

Syria

SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Scud-C 20
O
500
700
DPRK


Scud-D T 600-700 ? DPRK
Taiwan

Ching Feng
O
130
270
I/Israel?
From Lance.

Tien Chi 21
D
300
500
I
Modified SAM.

Turkey
MGM-140 (ATACMS)
O
165
560
USA


Turkmenistan
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


United Arab Emirates
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
Russia?


Ukraine

SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Vietnam
Scud-B
O
300
1,000
USSR


Yemen

SS-21
O
120
480
USSR


Scud-B
O/U
300
1,000
USSR

Status

D: in Development

O: Operational

P: in Production

S: in Storage

T: Tested

U: Used

RANGE


SRBM
Short-range ballistic missile (<1,000 km)

MRBM
Medium-range ballistic missile (1,000-3,000 km)

IRBM
Intermediate-range ballistic missile (3,000-5,500 km)

Origin

I: Indigenous

Notes

INF Treaty: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

SAM: Surface-to-air missile

Endnotes

1. Principle sources for this table include: National Air Intelligence Center, Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (National Air Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, April 1999); International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), "Ballistic and Cruise Missiles," The Military Balance 1999-2000 (London: Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. 309-11; National Intelligence Council, Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Through 2015, Unclassified National Intelligence Estimate, September 1999; US Department of Defense (DOD), Proliferation: Threat and Response (Washington, DC: GPO, November 1997); Center for Defense and International Security Studies, "Ballistic Missile Capabilities by Country,"; and Tracking Nuclear Proliferation: A Guide in Maps and Charts, 1998 (Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1998).

2. Russia shipped 8 Scud launchers and 24 missiles to Armenia between 1992 and 1995. See Nikolai Novichkov, "Russia Details Illegal Deliveries to Armenia," Jane's Defence Weekly, 16 April 1997, p. 15.

3. IISS lists 8 SS-23 launchers in Bulgaria, despite prohibition of SS-23 missiles by the INF Treaty.

4. Iran reportedly delivered Scud-B and Scud-C missiles to the Democratic Republic of Congo in November 1999. See "DRC Receives Iranian 'Scud' Missiles," Jane's Defence Weekly, 1 December 1999, p. 5; and Bill Gertz, "Tehran Sold Scud Missiles to Congolese," Washington Times, 22 November 1999.

5. The Czech Republic dismantled its Scud-B inventory between 1988 and 1991. The last SS-23 and associated launcher and support equipment in the Czech Republic was destroyed by mid-1996.

6. The Dhanush is a naval version of the Prithvi, and Indian officials are reportedly planning a flight test in the near future. See Vivek Raghunvanishi, "India to Develop Extensive Nuclear Missile Arsenal," Defense News, 24 May 1999; and Rahul Bedi, "India is Set for Dhanush Trials," Jane's Defence Weekly, 2 February 2000, p. 19.

7. The Indian government first acknowledged the existence of the Sagarika in October 1998, identifying it as a 250-350 kilometer sea-launched cruise missile derived from the Prithvi. Other sources maintained that the Sagarika program also contained a ballistic missile division. The intended range and role of the Dhanush, however, suggest that it may in fact be the new name for the Sagarika ballistic missile program. See Rahul Bedi, "India Confirms Plans for Improved Agni and Naval Cruise Missile," Jane's Missiles and Rockets, October 1998; "In Search of the Real Sagarika," Jane's Intelligence Review, July 1998; and T.S. Gopi Rethinaraj, "Navalised Prithvi Causes Confusion," Jane's Intelligence Review, January 1999.

8. The Agni-2 test missile traveled over 1,250 kilometers.

9. Estimates of the range of this new missile vary widely. The National Air Intelligence Center projects a range of 3250 kilometers, Indian scientists have claimed the range will exceed 5000 kilometers, and some Western analysts estimate 8,000-12,000 kilometers. See Vivek Raghunvanishi, "India to Develop Extensive Nuclear Missile Arsenal," Defense News, 24 May 1999; Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Exploring U.S. Missile Defense Requirements in 2010: What Are the Policy and Technology Challenges?, April 1997,; and David Tanks, "Ballistic Missiles in South Asia: Are ICBMs a Future Possibility?" Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, Appendix III: Unclassified Working Papers.

10. The DOD reported that Iran also produces a 200-km "Zelzal" missile and a 150-km "Nazeat" missile, which may be variations of its "Mushak" series. Iran has also tried to acquire a complete North Korean Nodong system and the Chinese M-9 and M-11 missiles.

11. Estimates of the range of this new IRBM are only speculative, drawing upon remarks by the Iranian Defense Minister, who identified the missile as the "Shahab-5". Kenneth Timmerman also suggested that Iran might be developing an IRBM (which he called the "Kosar") on July 13, 1999 during hearings on the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 1999. See Hearings of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, US House Committee on Science, ; and Bill Gertz, "Tehran Increases Range on Missiles," Washington Times, 22 September 1999.

12. One intelligence report called the Al Samoud a "scaled down Scud." See "Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs," US Government White Paper No. 3050, released February 17, 1998.

13. Though intended to have a range of 950 kilometers, the Al Fatah has been successfully tested to only 200 kilometers.

14. The missile impacted 1,320 kilometers from the launch point. It attempted and failed to put a small satellite into orbit, demonstrating some progress in staging technology.

15. One analysis suggests that Pakistan developed the Hatf-2 based on French sounding rocket engines that it obtained. See S. Chandrashekar, "An Assessment of Pakistan's Missile Capability," Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, March 1990, p. 4.

16. Pakistan claimed that the missile impacted 1,100 kilometers from its launch point.

17. Development of the Shaheen-2 was reported in the Indian newspaper The Hindu, but the report was not confirmed by Western sources. See Atul Aneja, "Pakistan Begins Work on Shaheen-II," The Hindu, 27 September 1999.

18. See "Pakistan Tests Ghauri 3 Engine; Says New Shaheen Missile in Development," Current Missile News, Center for Defense and International Security Studies, 9 July 1999 ; "Pakistan Tests Ghauri III Engine," Jane's Defence Weekly, 13 October 1999, p. 6.

19. IISS lists Slovakia as possessing SS-23 missiles, despite their INF Treaty prohibition.

20. The Jerusalem Post reported development of an advanced Syrian modification of the Scud-C (possibly the Scud-D tested September 2000?), but this report has not been confirmed by Western sources. See Arieh O'Sullivan, "Syrian Super Scud Ready Soon-Source," Jerusalem Post, 16 September 1999.

21. This program was reportedly initiated in autumn 1995 and is based on the Sky Bow II SAM.

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well Sr. Aznar feels better.
little flag waving.
and Mr Bush is now being advised to call off the war on Iraq.
The emperor can not afford after all it seems to take on the whole world.
and the japanese¿?¿??
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20021213a9.htm

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and that´s about that.
Peace might be coming strange and weird how it happens but that´s the jedi way.