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| Germany Says Russians Steal Technology for Iranian, Syrian Missiles |
| 2005-11-07 |
| The German government has reportedly issued a warning that Iranian and Syrian weapons makers are using cutting-edge German technology poached by Russian criminals. Berlin has circulated an alert about the scam to several German firms, Focus magazine reports in its Nov. 7 edition. âLeading-edge (German) technology sold in a completely legal fashion to Russian enterprises and research institutes has been transmitted immediately to Iranian and Syrian workshops manufacturing missiles,â the magazine said, quoting from a warning letter to ânumerous German enterprises.â Iran used German measuring instruments and propulsion and control systems in its Shahab-3 missile, which with its 3,500-kilometer (2,175-miles) range could strike European targets with nuclear warheads, the magazine reported. Meanwhile, Syria exploited German technology to modernize its obsolete Scud missiles, which pose a threat to Israel. The government warning named 15 firms or institutes in Moscow, St Petersburg and Samara, including Moscowâs State Technical University, that it says are linked to the racket. Exportation of weapons and associated parts are subject to stringent laws in Germany, with all sales subject to government approval. In April, three executives of a firm in Thuringia, eastern Germany, were arrested for supplying Iran with missile-launching technology, Der Spiegel magazine reported. The German federal prosecutor said the firm in 2000 and 2001 delivered documents allowing âenemy countriesâ to develop missile-launching systems. |
| Posted by:Anginegum Gluck7993 |
| #4 Congratulations. Berlin will be in range. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-11-07 22:50 |
| #3 of course, the sick irony of German tech enabling Arab and Iranian missiles to attack the Joooos doesn't come up in polite circles |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-07 22:29 |
| #2 Suspect that was a freudian slip Elmenter, lol. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-07 22:27 |
| #1 Article: The German federal prosecutor said the firm in 2000 and 2001 delivered documents allowing âenemy countriesâ to develop missile-launching systems. Germany has "enemy" countries? |
| Posted by: Elmenter Snineque1852 2005-11-07 22:22 |