The UAE's Phantom Missile Arsenal
Arms Control Wonk
English - June 23, 2017 17:40 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsNews Education missiles nonproliferation treaties armscontrol disarmament nuclearweapons nukes treaty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The UAE is a missile power. Who knew?
In today's episode, Jeffrey and Aaron discuss the UAE's 1989 purchase of the Scud B (or Hwasong 5) from North Korea, a second purchase of the Scud C in 1999, and the country's well maintained missile base.
Links of Note:
NIE 5-91C discussing missile proliferation.