Nigeria: N. Korea to Share Missile Tech

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-nigeria-north-korea,0,3476246.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Nigeria: N. Korea to Share Missile Tech

By GLENN McKENZIE Associated Press Writer January 28, 2004 LAGOS, Nigeria --

North Korea has agreed to share missile technology with Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and a regional military giant, the Nigerian government said Wednesday.

Officials gave no details of Tuesday's deal, including whether Nigeria would receive assembled missiles or just technology to make them. It also was unknown whether the technology was for Scud or ballistic missiles.

Pyongyang typically exports "simple" Scud technology, a Washington analyst said.

Nigeria said any missile help would be used for "peacekeeping" and to protect its territory. <snip>