Grecian, who has been described as the man who blew the whistle on Saddam Hussein's "supergun", was convicted on similar charges in the United Kingdom in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
While Saddam pursued his program to produce missiles and weapons of mass destruction as well as a "supergun" that could hit Tel Aviv, and threatened to "make the fire eat up half of Israel" if Israel attacked his country, visiting senators and US diplomats continued to assure him that the United States wanted good relations with him. From Wordnik.com. [The Prospect of War] Reference
This is also an effective weapon, remember the Iraqi supergun?. From Wordnik.com. [Hydrogen Gas Cannons Could Launch Payloads to Orbit (w/video) | Universe Today] Reference
LONDON - British intelligence knew Iraq was developing a supergun years before parts were stopped on their way to. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Hot new .22: Read about Remington's new supergun, the Model 504 -- the best bolt-action sporter in years -- online at fieldandstream. com. From Wordnik.com. [Three Common Sight-In Mistakes Rifle Shooters Make] Reference
The reliable, affordable 10/22 regularly morphs into a supergun, but millions of them are still being used to shoot squirrels and tin cans. From Wordnik.com. [The 50 Best Guns of All Time] Reference
Sadaam had already attacked Israel, I am sure you can remember the scuds and had made no secret of his ambitions to annihilate them, had tried to make a supergun and whether we found them or not, I have no doubt he was trying hard to get his weapons of MD ---- in these circumstances is it surprising that Israel might have wanted him unseated?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
There was still a third potential to the supergun. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Is anyone planning on bringing a cabinet/supergun for ST this year?. From Wordnik.com. [Shoryuken] Reference
I can bring my A+B board if we need one, but I don't have a supergun. From Wordnik.com. [Shoryuken] Reference
Shades of the supergun affair that blew up under Thatcher, which you may be aware of James. From Wordnik.com. [nourishing obscurity] Reference
I know NKI was telling me ST will definitely be around, but is anyone bringing a cab or supergun?. From Wordnik.com. [Shoryuken] Reference
You'd be forgiven for thinking The Mechanic was a film in which many firearms and a handful of knives team up to make a giant supergun. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
It's also well-known, though not officially acknowledged, that the supergun for the Iraqi government, is commonly understood to have been assassinated by the Mossad in Brussels, Belgium, in 1990. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
But by the time military budget decisions had to be made to fund the weapon, all of the governments military establishments had become committed to the guided missile and rocket launched space vehicle rather than a supergun. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Elizabeth's 'supergun,' although relatively small, could hit a target a mile away. ... that navy had worked out that a lot of small guns, all the same, all firing at once, were more effective than a few big guns. moving through St. Tammany Parish. From Wordnik.com. [Pursuing Holiness] Reference
'The V-3 (Vergeltungswaffe 3), also known as the Hochdruckpumpe ( "High Pressure Pump", HDP for short; this was a code name used to hide the real purpose of the project) and Fleissiges Lieschen ( "Busy Lizzie"), was a German World War II supergun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary charges are detonated to add velocity to a projectile. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
It cannot with hindsight be hard to know we should not have taken on this task, but hindsight is a wonderful thing to have. saddam was threatening Israel with WMD and he had hoped the failed supergun in the pursuit of his ambition to be Emperor of all the Arabs, if he had attacked Israel the whole ME would have erupted when Israel struck back, but with this hindsight I do not believe he would have dared as he must have known in the immortal words "Baghdad would have ceased to exist" - I am sure he had been warned by the USA of exactly that., but he never backed down and he definitely appeared to be a threat. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I’m fortunate to reach the low rise on the ground just as his supergun falls silent. From Wordnik.com. [Thirst No. 3] Reference
I’m a sitting duck as long as I’m stuck in the house and he has plenty of ammunition for his supergun. From Wordnik.com. [Thirst No. 3] Reference
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