A New Missile Crisis

For now, the ships are under surveillance by navy subs and reconnaissance planes. Intelligence officials say the Koreans are using decoy vessels to confuse the U.S. trackers and sneak the Scuds into Syria. The officials fear the shipment includes material for two secret underground plants Damascus is building to make its own Scuds.

title: “A New Missile Crisis” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-10” author: “Phillip Stern”

For now, the ships are under surveillance by navy subs and reconnaissance planes. Intelligence officials say the Koreans are using decoy vessels to confuse the U.S. trackers and sneak the Scuds into Syria. The officials fear the shipment includes material for two secret underground plants Damascus is building to make its own Scuds.