Who Armed Iraq?
Finding a definitive list of which companies armed Iraq is pretty tricky. US media list French and German companies in excrutiating detail while omitting US companies, probably due to cross-ownership and advertorial concerns. A similar blanket denial policy exists throughout many European countries. So I was gratified to find this seemingly comprehensive list. No dollar values though, sadly.
The Corporations That Supplied Iraq’s Weapons Program:
Key
A = nuclear weapon program
B = biological weapon program
C = chemical weapon program
R = rocket program
K = conventional weapons, military logistics, supplies at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, and building of military plantsUSA
1. Honeywell (R, K)
2. Spectra Physics (K)
3. Semetex (R)
4. TI Coating (A, K)
5. Unisys (A, K)
6. Sperry Corp. (R, K)
7. Tektronix (R, A)
8. Rockwell (K)
9. Leybold Vacuum Systems (A)
10. Finnigan-MAT-US (A)
11. Hewlett-Packard (A, R, K)
12. Dupont (A)
13. Eastman Kodak (R)
14. American Type Culture Collection (B)
15. Alcolac International (C)
16. Consarc (A)
17. Carl Zeiss � U.S (K)
18. Cerberus (LTD) (A)
19. Electronic Associates (R)
20. International Computer Systems (A, R, K)
21. Bechtel (K)
22. EZ Logic Data Systems, Inc. (R)
23. Canberra Industries Inc. (A)
24. Axel Electronics Inc. (A)“In addition to these 24 companies home-based in the USA are 50 subsidiaries of foreign enterprises which conducted their arms business with Iraq from within the US. Also designated as suppliers for Iraq’s arms programs (A, B, C & R) are the US Ministries of Defense, Energy, Trade and Agriculture as well as the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.”
China
1. China Wanbao Engineering Company (A, C, K)
2. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (K)
3. China State Missile Company (R)France
1. Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (A)
2. Sciaky (A)
3. Thomson CSF (A, K)
4. Aerospatiale and Matra Espace (R)
5. Cerbag (A)
6. Protec SA (C)
7. Thales Group (A)
8. Societe General pour les Techniques Nouvelles (A)Great Britain
1. Euromac Ltd-Uk (A)
2. C. Plath-Nuclear (A)
3. Endshire Export Marketing (A)
4. International Computer Systems (A, R, K)
5. MEED International (A, C)
6. Walter Somers Ltd. (R)
7. International Computer Limited (A, K)
8. Matrix Churchill Corp. (A)
9. Ali Ashour Daghir (A)
10. International Military Services (R) (part of the UK Ministry of Defence)
11. Sheffield Forgemasters (R)
12. Technology Development Group (R)
13. International Signal and Control (R)
14. Terex Corporation (R)
15. Inwako (A)
16. TMG Engineering (K)
17. XYY Options, Inc (A)USSR/Russia
1. Soviet State Missile Co. (R)
2. Niikhism (R)
3. Mars Rotor (R)
4. Livinvest (R)
5. Russia Aviatin Trading House (K)
6. Amsar Trading (K)Japan
1. Fanuc (A)
2. Hammamatsu Photonics KK (A)
3. NEC (A)
4. Osaka (A)
5. Waida (A)The Netherlands
1.Melchemie B.V. (C)
2. KBS Holland B.V. (C)
3. Delft Instruments N.V. (K)Belgium
1. Boehler Edelstahl (A)
2. NU Kraft Mercantile Corporation (C)
3. OIP Instrubel (K)
4. Phillips Petroleum (C)
5. Poudries Reunies Belge SA (R)
6. Sebatra (A)
7. Space Research Corp. (R)Spain
1. Donabat (R)
2. Treblam (C)
3. Zayer (A)Sweden
1. ABB (A)
2. Saab-Scania (R)Source: Die Tageszeitung, No. 6934, 19 Dec 2002, page 3.
German companies are conspicuous by their absence. If anyone has info on those, please add!