Russians Steal German Technology For Iranian, Syrian Missiles
Russians Steal German Technology For Iranian, Syrian Missiles
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BERLIN - The German government has reportedly issued a warning that Iranian and Syrian weapons makers are using cutting-edge German technology poached by Russian criminals.
Berlin has circulated an alert about the scam to several German firms, Focus magazine reports in its Monday edition.
“Leading-edge (German) technology sold in a completely legal fashion to Russian enterprises and research institutes has been transmitted immediately to Iranian and Syrian workshops manufacturing missiles,†the magazine said, quoting from a warning letter to “numerous German enterprisesâ€.
Iran used German measuring instruments and propulsion and control systems in its Shahab-3 missile, which with its 3,500-kilometre (2,175-miles) range could strike European targets with nuclear warheads, the magazine reported.
Meanwhile, Syria exploited German technology to modernise its obsolete Scud missiles, which pose a threat to Israel.
The government warning named 15 firms or institutes in Moscow, St Petersburg and Samara, including Moscow’s State Technical University, linked to the racket.
