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"Scud" A US Propaganda Term. |
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by Marcel Girodian
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26 Mar 2003
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"Scud" a US propaganda term. |
 From CBC News:
Why is it called a 'Scud'?
According to the Oxford dictionary, 'scud' has been used to describe a darting motion for more than 400 years. It's defined as running, moving or flying lightly and quickly. Oxford says 'scud' may be related to the word 'scut,' which means to race like a hare.
According to the deputy commander of Defence Contract Management in Ottawa, 'Scud' is the moniker NATO assigned to the missile during the Cold War. Darrell Webb says 'Scud' was chosen because it was a derogatory sounding name that could be used in propaganda. To its Soviet designers, the 'Scud A' was known simply as R-11. |
