> fresh it was applied much later. going off the lot number on the box, that missile was produced in 1999. > english international export markings, regardless of origin, are typically marked in english, because that's the most common language. very few people around the world speak russian, but you go to any port in the world and there's bound to be someone who speaks english. this is very common and for something like hazmat, will also happen. other russian exports to syria have been marked similarly.
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