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FOR DECADES, THE DAMASCUS
GOVERNMENT HAD THE BIGGEST
CHEMICAL LABORATORIES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST.
‹ Victims of
a World War I
mustard gas attack.
This toxin can
cause a multitude
of symptoms and
injuries, including
death, depending
on the level and
areas of exposure.

‹ A father
cradles his
infant twins,
who were killed
in a Syrian
chemical attack
in April 2017.
(Photo: AP/Alaa
al-Youssef)

sites: The Scud-C missile has an estimated circular error probable (CEP) of about a
mile. That made it improbable that it would be able to strike specifi c military targets.
More likely, said Hough, the Scud-C could deliver a chemical warhead to create mass
casualties and havoc.
While most systems behind contemporary Scud missiles of the kind deployed in
the Middle East date from the World War II, it remains a reasonably potent close-
range weapon, especially if tipped with a weapon of mass destruction. Advances
made by both Iran (with South African rocket scientists’ help), as well as North
Korea, have added markedly to this clumsy weapon’s efficacy.

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