User:Hcberkowitz/Sandbox-Swiss support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war
Motivations for Policy[edit]
The Swiss socialist party named 48 Swiss companies that participated in the militarization program of Iraq through producing and exporting military material under the banner of dual-use technology. The company Shmiedemeccanica sold Iraq 50 Roland armored personnel carriers and over 100 training aircraft and aided in Iraq’s non-conventional weapons program. [1]
Export Controls[edit]
As I understand it, in 1988 the intelligence community realised that Oerlikon--not a British company--was exporting arms via Singapore to Iran but it did not specifically mention BMARC. His misfortune was that his very successful company, Astra, made two unfortunate purchases--BMARC and the other company that supplied the Iraqi gun, PRB. Those purchases led him to disasters with which he was not equipped to deal. [2]
Actions as intermediate in shipping to final destination[edit]
Country of incorporation of shell corporations used to hide shipments[edit]
Military training and advice[edit]
Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I)[edit]
Land warfare[edit]
Tanks and other armored fighting vehicles[edit]
The company Shmiedemeccanica sold Iraq 50 Roland armored personnel carriers. [1] Includes both new equipment, and repair and ammunition to old equipment
Infantry equipment[edit]
Includes rifles, handheld rocket launchers like the RPG, useful against both tanks and buildings. Trying to decide if shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles should go here or to Air Defense.
Artillery[edit]
Includes multiple rocket launchers, medium and heavy mortars, and other weapons mounted on, or towed by, vehicles
Precision guided munitions for land warfare[edit]
Primarily anti-tank guided missiles
Land mines[edit]
Main discussion of mines here; naval mines cross-reference to this.
Logistics[edit]
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Air warfare[edit]
The company Shmiedemeccanica sold Iraq over 100 training aircraft. [1]
Aircraft[edit]
Weapons[edit]
Air defense[edit]
Radar and control[edit]
Antiaircraft artillery[edit]
Surface-to-air missiles[edit]
Manufacturing technology and critical materials[edit]
Missile technology[edit]
Includes special items like Bull's "Supergun"
WMD not otherwise specified[edit]
The company Shmiedemeccanica aided in Iraq’s non-conventional weapons program. [1]