在这次海湾战争中,伊拉克向以色列和沙特阿拉伯境内多次实施导弹袭击。他们使用的是由苏联飞毛腿B战术地对地弹道导弹改进的侯赛因(射程650km)和阿巴斯(射程900km)导弹。据统计,战争期间,伊拉克向以色列境内至少发射36枚飞毛腿导弹,其中70％被爱国者地空导弹拦截。伊拉克向沙特境内至少发射33枚飞毛腿导弹,其中90％遭到拦截,未遭拦截的飞毛腿导弹的破坏程度也不象战前宣传的那么可怕。飞毛腿导弹惨遭失败的主要原因如 During the Gulf War, Iraq repeatedly conducted missile attacks on Israel and Saudi Arabia. They used Hussein (650 km range) and Abbas (900 km range) missiles modified by the Soviet Scud B to ground ballistic missiles. According to statistics, during the war, Iraq fired at least 36 Scud missiles in Israel, of which 70% were intercepted by Patriot surface-to-air missiles. Iraq fired at least 33 Scud missiles in Saudi Arabia, of which 90% were intercepted. The unmanaged Scud missiles were also not as devastating as pre-war propaganda. Scud missiles were the main reasons for failure