HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 cc420-1W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those states identified by Her Majesty's Government as(a) already possessing ballistic missiles and (b) having the potential to build ballistic missiles.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

[holding answer 20 May 1991]: The following countries are known or believed to possess ballistic missiles:

  • Afghanistan
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Libya
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • USSR
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Yemen

In addition, North Korea, which is not recognised as a state by Her Majesty's Government, is believed to have deployed ballistic missiles.

In addition, the following countries have in the past shown an interest in developing ballistic missiles.

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • South Africa

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