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August 22, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20080821.aspx

Syria Trains Its Missile Crews

[Strategy Page] Syria has been testing its ballistic missile inventory lately, with over a dozen missiles fired in the last few months. Syria has underground storage and launch facilities for its arsenal of over a thousand SCUD missiles. Armed with half ton high explosive and cluster bomb warheads, the missiles have ranges of 500-700 kilometers. Syria also has some 90 older Russian Frog-7 missiles (70 kilometer range, half ton warhead) and 210 more modern Russian SS-21 missiles (120 kilometer range, half ton warhead) operating with mobile launchers. There are also 60 mobile SCUD launchers. The Syrians have a large network of camouflaged launching sites for the mobile launchers. Iran and North Korea have helped Syria build underground SCUD manufacturing and maintenance facilities.

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