User:Hcberkowitz/Sandbox-Swiss support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war

Motivations for Policy

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.

Export Controls

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.

Land warfare

Tanks and other armored fighting vehicles

The company Shmiedemeccanica sold Iraq 50 Roland armored personnel carriers. Includes both new equipment, and repair and ammunition to old equipment

Infantry equipment

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

Includes multiple rocket launchers, medium and heavy mortars, and other weapons mounted on, or towed by, vehicles

Precision guided munitions for land warfare

Primarily anti-tank guided missiles

Land mines

Main discussion of mines here; naval mines cross-reference to this.

Air warfare

The company Shmiedemeccanica sold Iraq over 100 training aircraft.

Missile technology

Includes special items like Bull's "Supergun"

WMD not otherwise specified

The company Shmiedemeccanica aided in Iraq’s non-conventional weapons program.