单项选择题

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. According to Iraqis, the Al Samoud is ______.

A.a solid-fuel propellant ballistic missile
B.a test of Baghdad’s commitment to disarm
C.a weapon poised for a possible invasion
D.a potentially valuable defensive weapon