NTI: Country Overviews: Iraq: Missile Capabilities

Missile Capabilities

Overview: Pre-Desert Storm Missiles and Programs (1972-1991)

System	Type	Range (km)	Payload (kg)	Length (mm)	Diameter (mm)
Scud/8K-14	BM	300	987	10,944	880
Al-Hussein (HE, BW, CW—Project 144)	BM	650	300	12,200	880
Al-Hussein "Short"	BM	700+	250	11,940	880
Al-Hussein (nuclear warhead)	BM	630	960-1,000	13,690	880
Al-Hussein (domestic production—Project 1728)	BM	650	300	12,200	880
Al Hijara	BM	680	230	11,950	880
Al Abbas	BM	950	430?	13,205	880
S-13/Al-Abbas mod/ Al-Harith	BM	1,200	1,000	9,350	1,250
Tamooz	BM	2,000	200	18,500	1st: 880 2nd: 500
Al-Abid	SLV (declared)	na	50-80	25,019
Al Khareef ("Experiment")	SLV/BM (declared)	1,200-2,000 (SSM mode)	100 (declared)	16,000	1,250
Badr-2000, mod 1	BM	620	320	~10,000	800
Badr-2000, mod 3	BM	750	530	~10,000	800
Fahad 300	SAM conversion	136	196	11,060	1st: 654 2nd: 500
Kasir/Qasir	SAM conversion	100	100	5,850	500
Al Barq	SAM conversion	200	100	5,940	1st: 600? 2nd: 375
Fao 150/200	AShM	150	250	7,360	740
P-15/SSN-2 “Styx”	AShM	45	450	6,250	750
R-40	ASM	30	38	6,000	300
R-3s/127 project	ASM	10	30	3,000	127
Nissan-28	ASM	90	150	6,038	430
81mm rocket	ASM (helicopter)	10	3.5	1,400	81
Luna-M/FROG-7 Luna-Special/Luna-S Laith	TR	12-70	450	9,390	540
Sakr-200/FK-120	TR
Astros-series	MLRS	30-70	70	3,900-5,600	127-300
Sakr-series	MLRS	18-30	~20	2,870	122
Ababil-50	MLRS	50			262
Sejeel-100	MLRS	100	70	6,000?	300
S-24/240mm project	ASM-BM	11	125	2,220	240
107mm rocket	MLRS	8	6.5	860	107


	Updated October 2003

	Overview: Pre-Desert Storm Missiles and Programs (1972-1991)
	Al-Abbas and the S-13
	Al-Hussein
	Al-Hussein, Nuclear Version
	Al-Hussein Production and Project 1728
	Al-Hussein "Short"
	Anti-Ship and Cruise Missiles
	Badr
	Scud/8K-14
	Surface-to-Air (SAM) Conversions
	Tactical Rockets
	Tamouz

	Iraq Maps
	The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
	Addressing the Spread of Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
	To Comply or Not to Comply: Outline of the UN Inspections Mechanism in Iraq
	WMD in the Middle East
	Dusty Agents and the Iraqi Chemical Weapons Arsenal
	U.S. and Hostile Powers: Iraq
	Limiting the Use of WMD between Regional Powers: Iran vs. Iraq—Options
	Treaties and Organizations
	Senate Intel Panel Releases Two Iraq Reports (2006)
	In Focus: IAEA and Iraq (2005)
	UNMOVIC 21st Quarterly Report (2005),
	Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq’s WMD (2004)
	Saddam's Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Iraq as a Case Study of a Middle Eastern Proliferant (2004)
	Duelfer Report (BW & CW sections) [70 Mb] (2004)
	18th quarterly report of UNMOVIC to the UN Sec General from 27 Aug 2004
	17th quarterly report of UNMOVIC to the UN Sec General from 28 May 2004
	Redirection of WMD Scientists in Iraq and Libya (2004)
	16th quarterly report of UNMOVIC to the UN Sec General from 27 Feb 2004
	WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications (2004)
	The War in Iraq: An Intelligence Failure? (2003)
	Disarming Iraq by Force: WMD Stakes and Scenarios (2003)
	Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (2003)
	International Atomic Energy Agency: Iraq Action Team (2003)
	Unresolved Disarmament Issues: Iraq's Proscribed Weapons Programmes (2003)
	Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Net Assessment (2002)
	Federation of American Scientists: Iraq Missile Guide (2000)
	The Future of Chemical and Biological Disarmament in Iraq: From UNSCOM to UNMOVIC (1999)
	UNSCOM's Comprehensive Review
	Strengthening the BWC: Lessons from the UNSCOM Experience (1997)
	Monitoring and Verification in a Noncooperative Environment: Lessons from the UN Experience in Iraq (1996)
	Bill of Indictment: German Court Case Involving Iraq's Weapon Procurement (1993)
	Iraq's Chemical and Biological Capability in the Kuwait Theater of Operations (1990)

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