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Al Hussein 
 UNSCOM Photo 

Inspectors supervise the destruction of one of Iraq's Al-Hussein ballistic missiles, a range modified version of the Soviet-produced R-11 (Scud-B) missile. The 650-kilometer range Al-Hussein, first flight-tested in February 1987, was used extensively by Iraqi forces in the 
waning months of the Iran-Iraq war.  During the infamous "War of Cities" (1988),  Iraq launched 189 missiles at Teheran. During the Gulf War, some 80 Al-Husseins were fired against Saudi Arabia and Israel.  In total, UNSCOM supervised destruction of 48 Scuds 
or its Al-Hussein derivative; Iraq's claim that it "unilaterally destroyed" the remainder of its Scud/Al-Hussein missile force has been the source of  numerous verification problems over the last six years. 


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