参考答案：错

解析：
Although Iraq ultimately failed to develop and produce long-range ballistic missiles and its permitted short-range missile projects were fraught with problems, its missile program is seen by US decision makers as the main prohibited-weapon effort that Iraq continued right up until the war.

[分析]： 因果关系判断。
原文中谈到伊拉克导弹问题时，认为“…its missile program is seen by US decision makers as the main prohibited-weapon effort that Iraq continued right up until the war．”即“美国决策者认为伊拉克导弹项目是其禁武努力的主要目标，但伊拉克却将该项目一直进行到战争开始。”这与题干中的因果关系不相符，因此该题的说法是错误的。
[解题关键] 正确找寻并理解关键句子是解题的关键。