Pentagon report: Iran may be able to flight test ICBM by 2015
Once they finish going after 'little Satan' they plan to go after 'big Satan.' That's just one of many implications of a new Pentagon report on Iran's missile capabilities. The June 29 report, which was signed by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, states that Tehran "has boosted the lethality and effectiveness of existing systems by improving accuracy and developing new submunition payloads" that extend the destructive power over a broader area than a solid warhead.Read the whole thing. What could go wrong?
According to Bloomberg, the report found that the improvements are in tandem with routine ballistic- missile training that "continues throughout the country" and the addition of "new ships and submarines."
Bloomberg said the report also addresses the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and the assistance it offers to Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas and Iraqi Shiite groups. It also repeated the US assessment that Iran with "sufficient foreign assistance may be technically capable of flight-testing" an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015.
"There was a theme that Iran is improving the accuracy and lethality of its missiles," Bloomberg quoted Congressional Research Service Iran analyst Kenneth Katzman as saying.
"US government reports have previously always downplayed the accuracy and effectiveness of Iran’s missile forces," he added.
Labels: intercontinental ballistic missiles, Iranian missiles, Leon Panetta
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:26 AM
1 Comments:
To be honest, Iranian missiles are based on North Korean missiles and they can't fire on the US yet either. Now in terms of them threatening parts of South Eastern and Central Europe, who cares? The Europeans don't. And I'm sure the Turkish radar will keep them safe and can't possibly experience some technical problems at critical moments.
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