(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) - Richard Speier The al-Samoud could be incorporated into a two-stage missile with a 300-kilogram payload that could be delivered to a range in excess of 1,000 kilometers. The payload is not likely to be large enough for a nuclear device, but it is great enough for a chemical or biological warhead. If a 600-kilometer-range version of the missile were manufactured, it could strike targets at the same strategic depth as did Iraq's al-Hussein missiles during the Gulf War.
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