| Year/Date |
Importer |
Item(s) |
Remarks |
Late 1970s
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Iraq
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Modified Silkworm (HY-2) anti-ship missiles
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Range of 160km, and estimated export price of $300,000-$400,000 per missile.
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1990s
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Iraq
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Unknown number of Scud-B, Scud-C, and Nodong missiles
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Unconfirmed; in 1991 North Korea reportedly agrees to provide Iraq with Scud-B and Scud-C missiles in exchange for crude oil.
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1991
February
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Iraq (and Iran)
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100 Scud missiles
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Unlikely; two Iranian aircraft, loaded with 50 Scuds each, reportedly deliver cargo to Iran and Iraq. However, 50 Scud missiles cannot fit on these aircraft, and Iran was unlikely to have cooperated with Iraq at this time.
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2000
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Iraq, (Egypt, Libya, Syria)
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Nodong missiles and TELs
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Unconfirmed; North Korean firm Ch’ongchon’gang reportedly delivers 50 Nodong missiles and seven TELs to Syria. Missiles possibly procured on behalf of Iraq, Egypt, and Libya for $600 million.
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Complete citations and further details are available in the missile chronology within this country profile. This table includes all types of reported transactions: complete weapon systems, components and special materials, production technologies and information, training and human resources, etc.
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Updated March 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Agence France Press; Al-Ahram; Al-Ittihad; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat; Associated Press; Aviation Week and Space Technology; Joseph Bermudez, Jr.; CIA, “Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2000”; Chosun Ilbo; Chugan Chosun; Defense and Foreign Affairs’ Strategic Planning Policy; Defense Week; CIA Director John Deutch; Donga Ilbo; Ha’aretz; Hankyoreh Shinmun; International Defense Review; Iran Brief; Jane’s Defense Weekly; Jane’s Intelligence Review; Jane’s Missiles and Rockets; Jerusalem Post; Jiji News Agency; Joongang Ilbo; Korea Times; Korean Central Broadcasting; Kukmin Ilbo; Kyodo News Service; Kyunghyang Shinmun; Los Angeles Times; Middle East Newsline; Mideast Mirror; New York Times; Novosti Nedeli; Sankei Shinbun; Shindonga; Sunday Telegraph; Taehan Maeil; The Times; Times of India; Toronto Star; United Press International; US News and World Report; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post; Washington Times; World Tribune; Yonhap News Agency.
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