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  • Hezbollah’s Growing Ballistic Missile Stockpile Turns From Terror Threat to Military Threat

    05/18/2010 6:33:59 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 7 replies · 520+ views
    Defense Tech ^ | 5/18/2010 | Greg Grant
    While there has been much discussion in recent weeks over whether or not Hezbollah actually received Scud short range ballistic missiles from Syria, its Hezbollah’s growing stocks of Syrian made M-600 battlefield short range missiles that may prove more threatening. The M-600 is an improvement on the Iranian Fatah-110 missile, carrying a thousand pound warhead to ranges in excess of 300 kilometers. What makes these missiles a military, versus terror, threat is that they are fitted with GPS-aided inertial navigation. While the Scud is liquid fueled, which means it’s vulnerable to air strikes while fueling before launch, the M-600 is...