- PYONGYANG, North Korea (UPI)
-- North Korea has begun marketing its Taepo Dong-2 long-range missile
to Middle East clients, the Middle East Newsline reported Friday.
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- The most likely client to purchase the Taepong-2 is Iran,
intelligence sources report.
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- Teheran has been negotiating with Pyongyang for the Taepo
Dong-2 as Iran's first intercontinental ballistic missile as well as a
space launcher.
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- "Iran wants an ICBM and China and North Korea are
already helping in the development of engines," a senior intelligence
source said. "North Korea could eventually reach a deal to sell the
Taepo Dong-2 to Iran."
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- Last year North Korea discussed the Taepo Dong-2 with
Libya and Syria, the source said. But they said neither country pursued
the issue.
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- This missile is believed to be a two- or three-stage
missile with a range estimated at approximately
- 2,200 miles.
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