[clamboat]

I thought Blix said Iraq has no scuds.What a stupid Idiot

That's the second time someone has said this on this thread. Does anyone have a source for this statement? Why would Blix say anything about SCUDS - they are not banned weapons, are they? They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit...

[Dog Gone]

They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit...

Even the earliest versions of the Scud travelled further than that, which is why the limit on Iraqi rockets was set at that level.

[RightWhale]

Scud range for even the first version SS-1 was 100 to 180 miles.

[atomic conspiracy]

"Why would Blix say anything about SCUDS - they are not banned weapons, are they? They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit..."

Absolute BS. See FAS Guide: Iraqi missiles

Perhaps you don't remember that Riyahd and Tel Aviv were hit with Scuds during the 1991 war. Both of these places are considerably more than 95 miles from what was then Iraqi-held territory.

[this_ol_patriot]

SS-21 150km, same as AL Samoud
SCUD-B 300km
SCUD-C 550km
SCUD-D 750km

[Kadric]

Here's info on the scud variants that Iraq had in '91. The limit imposed at the end of the Gulf war was 150KM.

The Iraqis had four versions: Scud itself (180-km range), longer-range Scud (half warhead weight, extra range attained by burning all propellant immediately rather than steadily through the flight of the missile), Al Hussein (650-km, attained by reducing warhead weight to 250 kg and increasing the fuel load by 15 percent), and Al Abbas (800-km, achieved by reducing warhead weight to 125 kg, with 30 percent more fuel). Al Abbas could be fired only from static launchers; all of the others could be fired from mobile or static sites. Only the original Scud and the minimally modified version were particularly succesful."

[steveegg]

You coul try finding out the ranges of the various versions of the SCUDS. FAS has the SCUD-A (which Iraq never have) at 130 km, while the SCUD-B (which Iraq does have) at 300 km. Further variants of the SCUD have even greater ranges, though since Iraq felt compelled to extend their ranges, they apparently didn't receive the -C or -D models.

[Cachelot]

They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit..

No. Try closer to 190 miles (300 km).

[JimRed]

Why would Blix say anything about SCUDS - they are not banned weapons, are they? They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit...

I seem to remember a bunch of them hitting Israel last time; that's WAY over 95 miles. I guess you forgot your < /sarcasm >.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

They certainly travel less than the 95 mile limit...

It's a good deal further than 95 miles to Isreal from Iraq. How did those SCUDS reach Israel last go around if they can travel no more than 95 miles?