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Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 May 2001. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Friday, 11 May 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ballistic missile capability of Syria.
Answer

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the ballistic missile capability of Syria. [160986] Mr. Wilson: Syria has a combined inventory of several hundred short-range ballistic missiles, with a range of up to 500km. We assess that Syria is also working towards a missile with a range of 700km.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
368 c455W; 160986
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Syria Guided weapons
Link
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