§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's assessment as to the number of countries in the middle east that are capable of delivering(a) chemical and (b) nuclear warheads on ballistic missile vehicles; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 15 January 1990]: The following middle east countries are believed to possess or to be developing ballistic missiles which would be technically capable of delivering either a chemical or nuclear warhead.
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Libya
- Saudi Arabia
527 - Syria
- Yemen Arab Republic
- Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's latest assessment as to the number of countries that have deployed ballistic missiles; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 15 January 1990]: The following countries are known or believed to have deployed ballistic missiles:
In addition, North Korea, which is not recognised as a state by Her Majesty's Government, is believed to have deployed ballistic missiles.
- Afghanistan
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- China
- Czcechoslovakia
- Egypt
- France
- German Democratic Republic
- Germany, Federal Republic of
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Korea, Republic of
- Libya
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Soviet Union
- Syria
- United States of America
- Yemen Arab Republic