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Saudi Arabia became the first Middle East nation to publicly exhibit its nuclear-capable missiles. The long-range, liquid propellant DF-3 ballistic missile (NATO designated CSS-2), purchased from China 27 years ago, was displayed for the first time at a Saudi military parade Tuesday, April 29, in the eastern military town of Hafar Al-Batin, at the junction of the Saudi-Kuwaiti-Iraqi borders. . . . . . The West has no information about when the new Chinese missiles were delivered to Saudi Arabia. The presence of the top Pakistani soldier at the parade of military and nuclear hardware was meant as corroboration of...

© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Britain fears that Saudi Arabia's arsenal of Chinese missiles could pose a threat to London by the middle of the decade, according to a report by the British Ministry of Defense. It was the first time in years that a Western government report has listed Saudi Arabia as a missile threat and acknowledged its arsenal of CSS-2 missiles. The Saudi missile arsenal was cited in a 1997 CIA report, but not as a threat. Since then the U.S. intelligence agency has not listed Riyadh as a missile state. Britain has listed several Middle East countries as emerging missile...