BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST

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Subject: BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







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DEC 90







COUNTRY:  IRAQ

SUBJECT:  AL HUSSAYN BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS







IRAQIS CONDUCTED A TEST FIRING OF 3 AL HUSSEIN 12M EXTENDED

SCUD BALLISTIC MISSILES, WITH MODIFIED WARHEADS. THE FIRINGS

WERE CONDUCTED FROM AL AMARAH (31-49N, 047-05E) TO AN IMPACT

AREA NEAR H-2 AIRFIELD (33-22N, 040-36E), A DISTANCE OF ABOUT

600 KM.







A. WE HAVE AS YET NO DETAIL ON THE MODIFIED WARHEADS BUT

SINCE THE SINGLE HIGH EXPLOSIVE HEAD AND THE DUAL CHEMICAL

WARFARE HEAD HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY TESTED WE WOULD SPECULATE

THAT SOME SORT OF MULTIPLE WARHEAD WAS INVOLVED.







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