By it's own classification, it was definately on the list of WMD that Sadam kept insisting from 1991 to the invasion in 2003 that his country did not possess.
http://www.parliament.uk/post/pn072.pdf
and for benefit of FACTOIDS out there - Technical Details
Range (km) 285-330 CEP (m) 450 iam. (m) 0.885
Height (m) 11.184 L. W. (kg) 5,860 Stage Mass (kg) ~4,873
D. W. (kg) ~1,100-1,110 Thrust (Kg f) Effective: 13,160
Actual: 13,300-13,380 Burn time (sec.) 62-64
Isp. (sec.) Effective: 62 - SL due to vanes steering drag loss of 4-5 sec. Actual: 230 Vac.: 271 Thrust Chamb. 1 Stages 1
Fuel TM-185 20% Gasoline 80% Kerosene Oxidizer AK-27I
27% N2O4 73% HNO3 Iodium Inhibitor Propellant Mass (kg) 3,771-3,760 Warhead (kg) 987-1,000 Type Tactical
So, I guess my REAL question should be -
Do we believe a bbc report - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4985170.stm
OR
What REALLY came through the air that day - a bird, a plane, Superman or a mythical WMD?
2007-03-20
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