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Importer |
Item(s) |
Remarks |
Early 1990s
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Libya
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Missile production technology
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North Korea reportedly assists Libya in establishing a Scud production facility near Tripoli.
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1990s
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Libya
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Unknown number of Scud-B and Scud-C missiles
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1999
June
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Libya (or Pakistan)
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Blueprints for the Scud-B and Scud-C; 148 crates of machinery for missile production, including: heavy duty steel presses, a plate bending machine, torroidal air bottles, and two sets of theodolites
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Intercepted; North Korea ship Ku Wŏl San detained by India and returns to North Korea without delivering cargo.
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1999
November
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Libya
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Scud and Nodong missile components
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Intercepted by British customs at Gatwick Airport; shipment was bound for Tripoli
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2000
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Libya
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50 Nodong missiles, seven TELs, and nine North Korean missile technicians
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Nodong and launcher delivery begins in July—part of $600 million deal signed in October 1999.
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2000
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Libya, (Egypt, Iraq, Syria)
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Nodong missiles and TELs
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Unconfirmed; North Korean firm Ch’ongchon’gang reportedly delivers 50 Nodong missiles and seven TELs to Syria. Missiles possibly procured on behalf of Iraq, Egypt and Libya for $600 million.
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Complete citations and further details are available in the missile chronology within this country profile. This table includes all types of reported transactions: complete weapon systems, components and special materials, production technologies and information, training and human resources, etc.
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Updated March 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Agence France Press; Al-Ahram; Al-Ittihad; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat; Associated Press; Aviation Week and Space Technology; Joseph Bermudez, Jr.; CIA, “Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2000”; Chosun Ilbo; Chugan Chosun; Defense and Foreign Affairs’ Strategic Planning Policy; Defense Week; CIA Director John Deutch; Donga Ilbo; Ha’aretz; Hankyoreh Shinmun; International Defense Review; Iran Brief; Jane’s Defense Weekly; Jane’s Intelligence Review; Jane’s Missiles and Rockets; Jerusalem Post; Jiji News Agency; Joongang Ilbo; Korea Times; Korean Central Broadcasting; Kukmin Ilbo; Kyodo News Service; Kyunghyang Shinmun; Los Angeles Times; Middle East Newsline; Mideast Mirror; New York Times; Novosti Nedeli; Sankei Shinbun; Shindonga; Sunday Telegraph; Taehan Maeil; The Times; Times of India; Toronto Star; United Press International; US News and World Report; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post; Washington Times; World Tribune; Yonhap News Agency.
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