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Shahab-3 MRBMIran uses the original shorter-range version of the No Dong. Iran may be experimenting with imported Russian design systems to increase guidance and accuracy, possibly explaining several failed missile flight tests (see separate record). ISSUES AND NOTESNorth Korea has certainly received extensive technical support from Russian and Chinese scientists in developing the No Dong. The addition of Iranian and Pakistani efforts to this multi-national program have permitted the production of a wide variety of MRBMs based on the original No Dong design. Libya: Some reports have suggested that Libya may have also been involved with the development of the No Dong, with the intention of purchasing some missiles at a later date. Reports about the No Dong exports to Libya were shown to be false after Libya abandoned its WMD and missile programs in December 2003, and invited inspectors to verify the dismantlement of the programs, as noted in a study by Daniel Pinkston for the Strategic Studies Institute published in February 2008 -- which also estimated that at the time North Korea had about 200 No Dongs, said to be capable of striking Ja pan. Pakistan: No Dong sales to Pakistan in the late 1990s were made as part of a deal allowing Pyongyang access to technology and/or materials for a secret uranium-enrichment program. The international intelligence community is virtually unanimous in this conclusion. However, Islamabad insists its Gauri missile was developed indigenously. Iran: In early 1992, North Korea and Iran reportedly signed an agreement that included Iranian financial support to further development of the No Dong, as well as an option for Tehran to purchase No Dongs at a later date. One source says No Dongs were delivered to Tehran later in 1992. In M arch 1993, an Iranian military delegation visited Pyongyang, supposedly seeking 150 No Dong missiles. Download 0.76 Mb. Share with your friends:
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