Word: scud
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...surface missiles at Tehran. Iran claimed that at least 30 civilians were killed and 130 wounded. Though Iraq had sent bombers against Iran's capital before, until now it lacked missiles that could reach Tehran, 280 miles from its border. The longer-range weapons reportedly are Soviet-made Scud B missiles, which usually travel up to 174 miles; the Iraqis may have increased the reach of the missiles by reducing the explosive warhead or by adding boosters...
...pronounced tilt in Pyongyang's Sino-Soviet policies toward Moscow. Just two months ago the North Korean President made a hastily arranged visit to the Soviet capital, his second in 29 months, for talks with Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviets provide North Korea with MiG-23 fighter aircraft and Scud surface-to-surface missiles. In return, they have acquired calling rights at the North Korean ports of Nampo and Najin and clearance for military reconnaissance flights from Vladivostok to the Soviet air base at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. These arrangements are a major annoyance to Peking...
...Iraqi Strongman Saddam Hussein. Although Iran has a slight edge in the land war, Iraq in recent weeks has stepped up air attacks against targets deep inside Iran. In a retaliatory move hours before the Sirri attack, Iran for the first time in a year fired a Soviet-made Scud missile at Baghdad. Iraq said the weapon caused no damage...
...means an idle threat. In recent months, North Korea has massed the majority of its forces just across the demilitarized zone, poised for a quick strike. It built two new airfields from which its planes can reach Seoul in just eight minutes, and bought from the Soviet Union new SCUD B surface-to-surface missiles that can hit the South Korean capital. According to Chun, his country's enemies have already begun maneuvering to sabotage two big events on Seoul's calendar: the 1986 Asian Games, beginning in September, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Oppositionists reply that the government...
...least 20 people. Iraqi officials believe that of four major blasts in Baghdad over the past two weeks, two or three were triggered by terrorist bombs; the fourth was apparently caused by an Iranian surface-to-surface missile, as Tehran claimed. Western officials believe Libya has provided Iran with Scud missiles built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s...