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March 10, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,1-604697,00.html

Iraq Tried to Order Drones and Spray Kits

(London Times) Jon Swain - Saddam Hussein has been trying to acquire a fleet of 300 drones equipped with spraying devices capable of delivering chemical and biological weapons. Iraqi documents show orders for kits to make the pilotless planes and for gyroscopes and guidance systems enabling them to be flown at targets from a distance. The material, which has been passed to the UN inspectors, also revealed Iraq had been trying to develop a rocket capable of travelling 750 miles - eight times the range permitted by the UN.

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