Al-Husayn (missile)

al-Husayn
al-Husayn missiles displayed in their erector-launchers. Baghdad arms exhibition, April–May 1989
Type	Single-stage SRBM
Service history
In service	1987–1991
Production history
Manufacturer	Iraq (1987–1991)
Specifications
Mass	14,110 lb (6,400 kg)
Length	41.5 ft (12.46 m)
Diameter	3 ft (0.9 m)
Warhead	1,102 lb (500 kg) of payload High explosive Chemical, biological and nuclear capabilities
Propellant	liquid propelled
Operational range	400 miles (≈644 km)
Flight altitude	94 miles (≈151 km)
Maximum speed	0.9 miles/s (1.5 km/s)
Guidance system	Inertial
Launch platform	3 Mobile launchers: MAZ-Soviet modified Al-Whaleed-local production Al-Nida-local production Concrete silo

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Personal Early life Saddamism Ba'athist Iraq Family Uday Qusay Raghad Rana Sajida Talfah Affiliations Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Iraq-based Ba'ath Party Revolutionary Command Council Political offices President of Iraq (1979–2003) Prime Minister of Iraq (1979–1991, 1994–2003) Vice President of Iraq (1968–1979) Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (1979–2003) Regional Secretary of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (1964–1966, 1979–2006) Secretary General of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (1992–2006) Rise to power 1959 Mosul uprising Ramadan Revolution 17 July Revolution First Iraqi–Kurdish War Yom Kippur War Second Iraqi–Kurdish War 1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict 1975 Algiers Agreement 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge Presidency Iran–Iraq War Iraqi invasion of Iran Dujail massacre Anfal campaign Halabja massacre Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Gulf War missile attacks on Israel missile attacks on U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia 1991 Iraqi uprisings 1999 Shia uprising 2003 invasion of Iraq Battle of Baghdad Firdos Square statue destruction Human rights record Al-Qaeda link allegations Timeline Nuclear weapon program Operation Opera Desposition Capture Interrogation Trial Execution Reactions Elections and referendums 1995 Iraqi presidential referendum 2002 Iraqi presidential referendum Books Blood Quran Zabibah and the King The Fortified Castle Men and the City Begone, Demons
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al-Husayn (Arabic: الحسین, romanized: al-Ḥusayn) was a short-range ballistic missile developed in Ba'athist Iraq. An upgraded version of Scud missile, the al-Husayn was widely used by the Iraqi Army during the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) and the Persian Gulf War (1990–1991).