Iran has begun conducting engine tests of a North Korean-made Taepodong 1 medium-range ballistic missile that it obtained more than two years ago, Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules reported last week (see GSN, Oct. 23).  The purpose of the tests is to help Iran build its own version of the missile or a variant, Western intelligence sources said (Middle East Newsline/Periscope Daily Defense News, Dec. 4).

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