Saudis parade nuclear missiles for the first time in defiance of US-Iranian nuclear accord

Saudis parade nuclear missiles for the first time in defiance of US-Iranian nuclear accord.DEBKAfile Special Report April 29, 2014, 10:49 PM (IDT)

DF-3 nuclear missiles at Saudi military paradeDF-3 nuclear missiles at Saudi military paradeSaudi 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 DF-3 has a range of 2,650 km and carries a payload of 2,150 kg. It is equipped with a single nuclear warhead with a 1-3 MT yield.Watched by a wide array of Saudi defense and military dignitaries, headed by Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz, the parade marked the end of the large-scale “Abdullah’s Sword” military war game.Conspicuous on the saluting stand was the Pakistani Chief of Staff Gen. Raheel Sharif alongside eminent visitors, including King Hamad of Bahrain and Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.debkafile’s military and intelligence sources report the event was deliberately loaded with highly-significant messages, the foremost of which was that the Middle East is in the throes of a nuclear arms race in the wake of the Iranian program.

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I do not know if this means the Saudi’s have missles with nuclear warheads or missles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Either way is not good.

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