Word: scud
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...raid sirens were sounding in Riyadh, as allied forces prepared for an Iraqi strike against Saudi Arabia's capital city. American journalists in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, were told to take shelter at about 7:20 p.m. EST in preparation for an attack by Iraqi Scud missiles...
There is no doubt that Iraq possesses missiles capable of delivering warheads, nuclear or otherwise. Customized Scud-B surface-to-surface missiles were fired during the Iran-Iraq war, among them 190 Al-Husayn missiles, with a range of 400 miles. Last December, Iraq test-fired two surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 1,240 miles. That same month, Iraq announced it had launched a 48-ton rocket capable of carrying satellites into space. If true, that means that Iraq is capable of putting ballistic missiles into space...