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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Iran exposes underground missile silos

Iran tested long-range (2000km) missiles on Monday, and for the first time exposed the fact that it has underground silos in which some of its missiles are based.
Iran unveiled underground ballistic missile silos for the first time on Monday in a warning to the world of its ability to protect its missiles and secretly store them in hidden locations throughout the country.

State TV broadcast footage of several military officers touring an underground silo that was holding a Shahab 3 ballistic missile. The Shahab 3 has a range of some 2,000 kilometers, putting Israel within its reach but is powered by liquid fuel which means that it needs to be fueled close to launch.

The unveiling of underground missile silos was confirmation of Israeli and American warnings in recent years that Iran was dispersing its missiles in silos, likely scattered throughout the country. In the footage, a missile is shown being launched from inside one of the silos which has large metal doors that open on the surface with the press of a button.

Tal Inbar, head of the Space Research Center at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, said that the decision to release the video was likely an Iranian attempt to boost its deterrence vis-à-vis Israel and the West.

“The silos look fairly sophisticated and by unveiling them, the Iranians are trying to show the world that their missiles are protected even if the country is attacked,” Inbar said. He added that other countries with missile silos used them strictly for missiles equipped with nuclear warheads and not for conventional ballistic missiles.

The missiles silos could also be used to launch Iran’s long-range solid-fuel missile called Sajjil, which is expected to be test fired by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the 10 days of war games that began on Monday under the name of “Great Prophet 6.”
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2 Comments:

At 9:20 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

A normal behaviour for a country that has nothing but 'peacefull' intentions towards it's neighbours.Perhaps Obama can ask for an exchange of technology?lol

 
At 4:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Obama's America needs no new missile technology--we're going to forge ahead with friendly "green" windmills and high speed rail. Soon enough we won't need a foreign policy either...

 

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