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Syria: Damascus Ready to Produce New Scud-D Middle East Newsline has reported that Syria is ready to begin producing its Scud-D medium-range ballistic missiles, Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules reported last week (see GSN, April 8). Syria developed the new missile with North Korean assistance, but a U.S. intelligence source has said the Syrian version might be inferior (see related GSN story, today). “There are a lot of questions regarding the capability of the Syrian Scud-D,” said a U.S. intelligence source. “What we do know is that the Syrian Scud-C is significantly inferior to the North Korean model” (Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules, July 12). U.S. and Israeli sources have said that Syria has also begun production of an extended-range version of its Scud-C ballistic missile, Space & Missile reported last month. The upgraded Scud-C, formerly a short-range missile, now has a range of 700 kilometers due to increased fuel capacity. Syria might have the capacity to produce about 30 Scud-C missiles annually, according to Space & Missile (Space & Missile, June 27). For further information, see: Carnegie Endowment World Missile Chart
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