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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: June 3, 2005 |
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These were the first such Syrian missile tests since 2001, The New York Times' website quoted the Israelis as saying, and were part of a Syrian missile development project using North Korean technology and designed, the Israelis contend, to deliver air-burst chemical weapons.
The missiles included one older Scud B, with a range of about 300 kilometers, and two Scud D's with a range of about 700 kilometers, The Times' sites said late Thursday, quoting Israeli officials.
Little was especially startling about the tests, Israeli officials said, except the embarrassment to Turkey -- a member of NATO -- and the timing, during the Lebanese elections, The Times said.
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Report: Syria test-fires three Scud missiles, Israelis say
- (Haaretz)
06.3.2005
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