From 1980 to 1987 Spain sold €458 million in weapons to Iran and €172 million in weapons to Iraq.
Weapons sold to Iran edit
Weapons sold to Iraq edit
In 1980 Adolfo Suárez visited Iraq. He talked bout possible weapons sales [1]. In 1979 Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado went to Baghdad to discuss a possible joint venture for the production of light weapons and tanks [2].
BO-105 Helicopters, explosives and ammunition.
Allegations about chemical warheads edit
A research party discovered that an unexploded chemical Iraqui warhead in Iran was manufactured in Spain
Reactions edit
Sources for the article edit
- El Mundo (Spain) book. El Camino de la Libertad. La democracia año a año. 1986 ISBN 9788492540099. Page 27-32. </ref>.
- Vicenç Fisas. Las armas de la Democracia. Exportaciones españolas de armamento 1980-1988. Editorial Crítica, 1989. ISBN 8474233992</ref>.
References edit
- ^ La Vanguardia, february 7th 1980
- ^ [1]