Hezbollah Terrorists Seeking Missiles From Syria
July 29, 2004 :: BBC Worldwide Monitoring :: News
The Hezbollah terrorist group is reportedly seeking to acquire short range, chemical weapons armed ballistic missiles from Syria, according the head of the Israeli Defense Force intelligence branch, Major General Ze’evi Farkash. The Global Security Newswire cites a story from the Voice of Israel radio program.
Bloomberg reports that Hezbollah has already acquired missiles with a range of 215 kilometers. (Article, Link)
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North Korean Explosion Prevents Missile Shipment to Syria
May 18, 2004 :: East Asia Intel :: News
The April 22 railroad explosion near the North Korean northwestern province of Ryongchon seems to have exposed a link between North Korea-Syria in ballistic missile proliferation. The “train collision” is said to have destroyed missiles and other “large equipment” bound for Syria, as well as a dozen North Korean-trained Syrian technicians for Syria’s country’s Center for Scientific Research. The explosion is said to have measured 3.6 on the Richter scale.
Moreover, reports East Asia Intel, the missile components were heading from a region near the Chinese border to a North Korean port. Some dispute whether China or North Korea will hold the title for the biggest exporter of ballistic missiles to the middle east. But is it also possible that China is complicit in North Korean proliferation? ( (Article, Link)
» Middle East Newsline report on train explosion
» Imagery of explosion from globalsecurity.org
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China Aiding Syrian Missile Program
May 13, 2004 :: Middle East Newsline :: News
Rogue states are not the only, or even the chief sources of proliferation. In one way or another, much can be traced back to Russia and China. The Middle East Newsline today reports that, despite Bashar Assad’s disavowals of any pursuit of WMDs, Syria is in fact working ever more closely with China, receiving from the latter technological and diplomatic delegations to discuss how to boost Syria’s missile capabilities. Middle East Newsline cites one diplomatic source saying that “The Chinese effort is meant to provide Syria with technical assistance that it has not been able to receive from other countries…The focus is to extend the Scud from short-range to medium- and even intermediate-range.” (Link)
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Sudan Orders Syrian Missiles, WMDs Removed
May 3, 2004 :: Geostrategy-Direct :: News
Arab diplomatic and Sudanese government sources report that Sudanese President Omar Bashir has ordered the Scud C and Scud D ballistic missiles originally from Syria be removed from Sudan, as well as chemical weapons materials stored in Khartoum.
The Syrian missiles were apparently sent to Sudan in and since January 2004 over about 30 Syrian flights. The Sudanese source quoted by Geostrategy-direct suggested that the removal order was prompted by concerns that the missiles would be discovered by the United States and lead to worsening of sanctions: “‘We consider our relations with the United States more important than those with Syria,’ the Sudanese source said,” and also indicated that another “unidentified African country” may be the next destination for the missiles. (Article, Link)
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Tenet Testimony: North Korea Continues Ballistic Missile Advances
February 24, 2004 :: CIA :: News
Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence as to the nature and extent of terrorism and the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. In general, he noted that the “picture is changing before our eyes—-changing at a rate I have not seen since the end of the Cold War.” After noting the continued efforts of terrorists such as Al Qaeda to acquire ballistic missiles and WMDs, Tenet went on to roughly outline the major capabilities and proliferation activities of India, Pakistan, Syria, and Iran, but devoted particular attention to three “pivotal states” of concern: China, Russia, and North Korea. (More »»»)
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