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.
Russians Steal German Technology For Iranian, Syrian Missiles
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