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Thanks--hadn't seen that one.

Here's a link I was trying to remember before that's worth reading:

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A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK

Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.

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CONTENTS

Copyright © Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., 1999.

Foreword

by Timothy V. McCarthy

Introduction

Early Developments, 1960-1979

PRC Assistance

Establishment of a Ballistic Missile Program

FROG-5 (Luna-2) and FROG-7B (Luna-M)

HQ-2/SA-2 Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM)

DF-61

Other Missile Systems

First Ballistic Missiles, 1979-1989

R-17E (a.k.a., Scud B)

Hwasong 5 Prototype (a.k.a., Scud Mod. A)

Hwasong 5 (a.k.a., Scud Mod. B, Scud B)

Foreign Assistance and Cooperation

Other Missile-Related Developments

Longer Range Designs, 1989-Present

Reorganization of the Missile Program

Hwasong 6 (a.k.a. Scud Mod. C, Scud C, Scud PIP)

Foreign Developments

No-dong (a.k.a., No-dong 1, Rodong 1, Scud Mod. D, Scud D)

Pakistan’s Ghauri (Hatf V) and Ghauri 2

Iran’s Shebab 3

Egypt, Libya, and Syria

Taep’o-dong 1 (a.k.a., No-dong 2, Rodong 2, Scud Mod. E, Scud X),

Taep’o-dong 1 SLV, Taep’o-dong 2 (a.k.a., No-dong 3)

Other Missile Systems

Conclusion (and Notes)

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From the section in that link titled "Egypt, Libya, and Syria":

Egypt, Libya, and Syria

Throughout the 1990s, there have been reports that Egypt, Libya, and Syria have been interested in obtaining or producing the No-dong. To date, there are no known sales of complete missile systems to any of the three countries.

Egypt’s involvement in the No-dong program is believed to be limited to the acquisition of No-dong-related technology or components. It continues to cooperate with the DPRK in a broad range of ballistic missile development activities. For example, in July 1999, the DPRK shipped Egypt specialty steel—with missile applications—through a PRC company in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, missile technicians continue to travel between the two countries.(140)

Although Syria appears to be satisfied with its current Hwasong 6 capabilities, it is believed that Damascus would also like to obtain a small number of No-dong missiles. The 1996 visit to the DPRK by a delegation of Syrian missile technicians, while primarily concerned with the Hwasong 6 program, may also have been related to Syrian interest in the No-dong.(141)

Libya has probably received No-dong components and technology. There have also been reports indicating the development of a joint DPRK-Libyan missile test facility in Libya. This, however, remains to be verified.(142)

Notes:

(140) Author interview data; and Gertz, “North Korea Continues to Develop Missiles.”

(141) “Better firepower for Syria's Assad,” p. 20.

(142) Author interview data; Bill Gertz, “China Assists Iran, Libya on Missiles,” Washington Times, June 16, 1998, p. A1; Gertz, “N. Korea as Nuclear Exporter?” p. A1; Gertz, “Libya May Buy N. Korean Missiles,” p. A4; Elmar Guseynov, “Scuds Known and Loved in the Gulf,” Izvestiya, November 13, 1993, p. 3, in FBIS-SOV-93-218 (November 15, 1993), p. 27; and Murat Yetkin, “Possible Missile Threat From Middle East Neighbors Detailed,” Turkish Daily News, July 30,1993, pp. 1, 11, in JPRS-TND-93-026 (August 10, 1993).