Countries that have given weapons tech to Iraq

Thursday December 19, 2002 17:48

by Mr Soya Bean Man

List removed from Iraq's dossier by UN - because they're on it!

The following was printed by those industrious Germans in the Taz, a lefty, pain-in-the arse paper. It is Saddam’s list of companies that have supplied Iraq with weapons technology since the mid-seventies, many since the UN embargo. It is the list that was reported yesterday on Channel 4 news to have been exorcised from Saddam’s dossier by the UN. You’ll probably hear a lot more about the cuts they make to the dossier before releasing it over the next few days. The journo who compiled the list has been doing this kind of thing for years. Unfortunately they’ve forgotten to include WHEN these companies last traded with Iraq but there you go. I’ve forgotten all my German but here’s the key.

A = nuclear
B = biologocal
C = chemical
R = missiles
K = conventional weapons, military logistics, supply of the Iraqi defence ministry and building of military installations

More articles here for those of a Teutonic persuasion.

http://www.taz.de/pt/2002/12/19/a0080.nf/text

USA

1 Honeywell (R, K)

2 Spectra Physics (K)

3 Semetex (R)

4 TI Coating (A, K)

5 Unisys (A, K)

6 Sperry Corp. (R, K)

7 Tektronix (R, A)

8 Rockwell (K)

9 Leybold Vacuum Systems (A)

10 Finnigan-MAT-US (A)

11 Hewlett-Packard (A, R, K)

12 Dupont (A)

13 Eastman Kodak (R)

14 American Type Culture Collection (B)

15 Alcolac International (C)

16 Consarc (A)

17 Carl Zeiss - U.S (K)

18 Cerberus (LTD) (A)

19 Electronic Associates (R)

20 International Computer Systems (A, R, K)

21 Bechtel (K)

22 EZ Logic Data Systems, Inc. (R)

23 Canberra Industries Inc. (A)

24 Axel Electronics Inc. (A)

Zusätzlich zu diesen 24 Firmen mit Stammsitz USA werden in dem irakischen Rüstungsbericht knapp 50 Tochterfirmen ausländischer Unternehmen aufgeführt, die ihre Rüstungskooperation mit dem Irak von den USA aus betrieben. Außerdem werden die Washingtoner Ministerien für Verteidigung, Energie, Handel und Landwirtschaft sowie die Atomwaffenlaboratorien Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos und Sandia als Zulieferer für Iraks Rüstungsprogramme für A-, B- und C-Waffen sowie für Raketen benannt.

China

1 China Wanbao Engineering Company (A, C, K)

2 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (K)

3 China State Missile Company (R)

Frankreich

1 Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique (A)

2 Sciaky (A)

3 Thomson CSF (A, K)

4 Aerospatiale and Matra Espace (R)

5 Cerbag (A)

6 Protec SA (C)

7 Thales Group (A)

8 Societé Général pour les Techniques Nouvelles (A)

Großbritannien

1 Euromac Ltd-Uk (A)

2 C. Plath-Nuclear (A)

3 Endshire Export Marketing (A)

4 International Computer Systems (A, R, K)

5 MEED International (A, C)

6 Walter Somers Ltd. (R)

7 International Computer Limited (A, K)

8 Matrix Churchill Corp. (A)

9 Ali Ashour Daghir (A)

10 International Military Services (R) (im Besitz des brit. Verteidigungsministeriums)

11 Sheffield Forgemasters (R)

12 Technology Development Group (R)

13 International Signal and Control (R)

14 Terex Corporation (R)

15 Inwako (A)

16 TMG Engineering (K)

17 XYY Options, Inc (A)

UdSSR/Russland

1 Soviet State Missile Co. (R)

2 Niikhism (R)

3 Mars Rotor (R)

4 Livinvest (R)

5 Russia Aviatin Trading House (K)

6 Amsar Trading (K)

Weitere Länder

Japan: Fanuc (A), Hammamatsu Photonics KK (A), NEC (A), Osaka (A), Waida (A)

Niederlande: Melchemie B.V. (C), KBS Holland B.V. (C), Delft Instruments N.V. (K)

Belgien: Boehler Edelstahl (A), NU Kraft Mercantile Corporation (C), OIP Instrubel (K), Phillips Petroleum (C), Poudries Réunies Belge SA (R), Sebatra (A), Space Research Corp. (R)

Spanien: Donabat (R), Treblam (C), Zayer (A)

Schweden: ABB (A), Saab-Scania (R)
Erklärung:
A = Atomwaffenprogramm, B = Biologisches Waffenprogramm, C = Chemiewaffenprogramm, R = Raketenprogramm, K = Konventionelle Waffen, militärische Logistik, Zulieferungen an das irakische Verteidigungsministerium und Bau militärischer Anlagen

taz Nr. 6934 vom 19.12.2002, Seite 3, 36 Zeilen (TAZ-Bericht)