D. Development of Medium-Range Missile Capabilities
(U) In addition to the assessment that both the al Samoud and Ababil-100 missiles had ranges which exceeded the UN permitted limit of 150-km, the IC assessed in the 2002 NIE that Iraq was developing medium-range missile capabilities.
( ) DELETED intelligence provided to the Committee DELETED that Iraq was nearing completion of an engine test stand that could support testing of larger liquid engines than the al Samoud. SENTENCE DELETED
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( ) Finally, DELETED intelligence DELETED indicated that Iraq had been trying to purchase North Korea's Nodong MRBM. The report said that an Iraqi delegation had visited North Korea in DELETED 2001 where they discussed and reached agreement to purchase the Nodong missile. SENTENCE DELETED . There is no way to determine the reliability of the DELETED however, separate DELETED provided to the Committee showed that an Iraqi delegation, DELETED did visit North Korea in DELETED 2001, lending credibility to the DELETED. In addition, a May 2002 CIA HUMINT report of a foreign government service DELETED also indicated that while meeting at a North Korean DELETED to discuss missile cooperation, a Syrian missile development team met three unidentified Iraqi military officers there. SENTENCE DELETED
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