The Scud missile is a direct product of captured wartime German missile technology. Soviet experiments with the Nazi-developed V-2 missile led to a ten-year development effort that culminated in ...

The R-11M was eventually nicknamed “Scud” by NATO, and as subsequent versions emerged became known as Scud-A. The Scud-A’s short range made it a tactical nuclear delivery system.

U.S. withholding its Syrian envoy over latest Scud missile shipment. JERUSALEM April 13, 2010— -- A Scud missile crisis is causing diplomatic tensions in the Middle East, already wracked by ...

From the 1960s to the 1980s, Scud missiles were shipped in large numbers to the Soviet Union’s international partners and recipients of military assistance: Around 1,000 missiles were sold to ...

You may remember Scud missiles from the first Iraq war in the early 1990s when Saddam Hussein's military fired them at coalition targets. This Soviet-made weapon is the same sort of vehicle ...

Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud missile fired into its territory by Houthi rebels in Yemen, while a Saudi official acknowledged sending forces into northern Yemen to stop border attacks.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ever dreamed of owning a Scud missile? Save your pennies, because one of the last privately owned Scuds in the United States will be auctioned to the public next month.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Long-range Scud missiles, which Israel has accused Syria of sending to Hezbollah in Lebanon, seem unlikely weapons of choice for a nimble guerrilla outfit, although they might ...

In an escalation of its civil war, Syria is firing more Scud missiles in a desperate attempt to quash rebel gains, the NATO chief said Friday. The government has launched more missiles in recent ...

In theory, Iraq is supposed to have destroyed its Scud missiles, since their range exceeds that permitted by United Nations' resolutions. In practice, the government may have held on to some ...

That's the verdict of the White House spokesman Jay Carney to reports that Syrian government forces have fired more than a dozen Scud-type missiles from the Damascus area into northern Syria.