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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?
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To: Scoobah who wrote (14528)7/30/2006 1:43:21 PM
From: ILCUL8R  Read Replies (2) of 32591
 
Here is what seems to be a thorough and well researched description of Syria's war making and defensive capabilities:

atimes.com

Here is part of this fairly long article:

Of particular interest is Syria's undoubted strength in missiles and in chemical warfare. This ranges from long-range Scuds to a coast-defense brigade deployed to protect Latakia and other naval bases with four battalions of Russian and Iranian anti-ship missiles, such as the SSC-1B Sepal and C802 systems. The latter recently proved its effectiveness by damaging an Israel warship off the coast of Lebanon.

However, the real Syrian military threat to Israel is provided by the large number of such weapons now available to the missile command based in Aleppo. It has been suggested by some observers that as many as 1,000 Russian or Iranian modified Scuds are deployed on some 60-70 transporter-erector-launchers (TELs), in numerous well-hidden launch silos or housed within a reported 15 massive tunnel complexes constructed in recent years with the help of Iranian and North Korean engineers.

The majority of these missiles are improved Scud-D or Iranian/North Korean versions with ranges of some 700 kilometers with a 500-kilogram warhead. To this can be added some 210 highly mobile Russian SS-21 Scarab short-range missiles. Syria may also have acquired Chinese technology in the form of the M-9 and M-11 missile systems. Syria has two large underground improved Scud-missile production facilities near Aleppo and Hamah built with Iranian, North Korean and Chinese assistance.

It is believed by some intelligence sources that between 150 and 200 of the longest-range missiles are equipped with CBW warheads. There is considerable evidence that Sarin nerve agents and HD (mustard gas) are produced at facilities just north of Damascus and near Hamah, while the deadly VX nerve agent is produced at a petrochemical complex just south of Homs. Anthrax has reportedly been produced by the Damascus-based Scientific Research Council.
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