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N. Korea sells long-range ballistic missile to Syria, Libya

Special to World Tribune.com
MIDDLE EAST NEWSLINE
Tuesday, May 30, 2000
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- North Korea has sold the new Scud D long-range ballistic
missile with a range of 700 kilometeres to Syria and Libya.

Libya is also interested in procuring the longer-range North Korean ballistic
missile with a range of 1300 kilometers which is the original model for
Iran's long-range Shihab-3 missile, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on
Monday.

Libya continues to build its arsenal of Scud missiles. On April 6, Swiss
authorities seized a cargo of Scud missiles parts bound for Libya. Swiss
airport police arrested an unnamed 44-year-old Taiwanese businessman
travelling through Hong Kong and Zurich to Tripoli after they found
mechanical parts in his suitcase, later identified as components for a
propulsion device for Scud missiles.

According to the report, North Korea also plans to sell the Scud D to Egypt.
Western intelligence sources told Ha'aretz that Egypt may also be producing
medium-range Scud C missiles.

Syria already possesses the Russian-made Scud B missile with a range of 300
kilometers. Based on Russian technology, North Korea then developed the Scud
C missile with a range of 500 kilometers. Scuds were used by Iraq in attacks
on Israel during the 1991 Gulf War.

Ha'aretz reported that Syria has begun assembling the parts of Scud D
missiles in a local factory established by the North Koreans. It is unclear
whether Syria has begun producing Scud D parts itself or uses only parts
imported from North Korea. It is also not known if the payload of the Scud D
missile differs from the Scud B or Scud C or if its guidance system is more
accurate.

But intelligence sources estimate that Damascus now has the capability to
produce some of its own missile parts for the estrimated arsenal of at least
300 missiles and 26 launchers, as well as dummy launchers. All the missiles
possess chemical warheads.

Iran continues to supply Damascus with rocket fuels for the Syrian missile
arsenal.

In a related development, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung said Monday he
would raise Japan's concern over the North Korean missile program during the
first summit meeting with North Korea scheduled to be held in Pyongyang on
June 12-14. Kim made the remarks following a meeting with Japanese Prime
Minister Yoshiro Mori on Monday.



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