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FILE FROM FYEO 241
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COPYRIGHT (c) 1990 TIGER PUBLICATIONS
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POST OFFICE BOX 8759 AMARILLO TX 79114
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SUBSCRIPTIONS $55 (US, Canada, APO, FPO)
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PER YEAR UNTIL 1 Oct 90 $60 Thereafter
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OVERSEAS ASK MILITARY-RT FOR RATES
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IRAQ'S MISSILES
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Iraq has bought or developed an impressive array of tactical
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and medium-range ballistic missiles. These include:
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* Al-Abid: Tested in Dec 1989 as a satellite launcher. Would
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have a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles) if used in a surface-to-
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surface mode. It is a three-stage missile weighing 48 tons. The
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first stage has a cluster of five (Scud?) engines with a combined
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thrust of 70 tons.
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* Tammuz: Possibly another version (or use) of the Al-Abid. Has
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a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles). Was tested in Dec 1989.
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Warhead could be 500-1,000 pounds.
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* Condor-II: Developed jointly with Egypt and Argentina. It
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would have had a range of 965km (600 miles) and carried a 1,000-
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pound warhead, but the project was derailed by US diplomatic
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pressure. Iraq, which viewed Condor as only one of several
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programs, appears to have allowed it to drop while using much of
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the German and Italian technology in the Fahd.
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* Al-Husayn: A modified version of the Soviet Scud rocket. The
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Iraqis took three Scuds, removed the fuel tanks from one and cut
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them in half, then used the sections to lengthen the fuel tanks of
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the other two Scuds (increasing fuel from 4 to 5 tons). This gave
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them the 620km (400 mile) range to reach Teheran, although the
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warhead was reduced to as little as 300 pounds. [When it first
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appeared, the Al-Husayn raised questions about the INF treaty
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(which left Soviet Scuds in Europe as legal short-range missiles).
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It was thought that the range increase had been achieved by less
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extensive modifications and that the Soviets could evade the
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treaty with similar modifications. The US is now satisfied that the
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modifications are impossible to hide.] Reports that this missile
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used strap-on boosters are now known to have been only
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speculation on the part of Western analysts. The Al-Husayn is
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horribly inaccurate, with a CEP of (i.e. a 50% chance of landing
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within) 2,000m of its target. It is strongly suspected that Iraq can
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now manufacture the entire Al-Husayn.
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* Al-Abbas: This missile, an upgraded version of Al-Husayn built
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in Iraq, has been flight tested. It has a range of 900km (560
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miles), more than enough to reach Israel. The improved range
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does not bring more Iranian cities within striking distance, but
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does allow the missile to be launched from most of Iraq, rather
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than the limited area north of Al Amarah where most Al-Husayns
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were launched. The small 250-pound warhead would be little more
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than a nuisance (beyond the city block it fell into) unless it was
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equipped with a chemical charge. It is reportedly much more
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accurate than the older Al-Husayn, with a CEP of only 300m.
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* Fahd: Originally begun as Project 395, Fahd is a solid-fuel
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family of missiles. One variant has a range of 250km, another of
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500km+. They will eventually replace Al-Husayn.
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* SS-300: A Brazilian missile with a range of only 190 miles but a
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huge 2,200-pound warhead, enough to do serious military
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damage. Brazil has tested the engines of this missile; Iraq has
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them on order.
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* Scud-B: A Soviet free-flight bombardment missile with a range
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of 175 miles and a 2,000-pound warhead. While the Iraqis have
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these, they are primarily used as a source of parts and
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technology for the improved Al-Husayn.
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* Frog-7: A Soviet artillery bombardment weapon with a range of
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only 45 miles and a payload of 1,000 pounds. Huge numbers of
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an improved version (range 90km), built locally as the Laith, were
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fired at Iranian forces and border towns during the war. Iraq is
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developing a chemical warhead for the Laith.
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* Ababil: A family of artillery rockets based on the Yugoslav
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M87 design. There are 50km and 100km versions.
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END OF FILE
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