Iran missiles sharpen aim with U.S. technology: Chinese give 'ecstatic' Tehran GPS system

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, August 20, 2004

[JohnHuang2]

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps last week demonstrated the integration of a system that turns the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile from a flying metal tube into a deadly weapon against Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States, reports Geostrategy-Direct, the global intelligence news service.

The Shihab-3's problem has not been its range, but its accuracy. With a range of 1,400 kilometers, it can reach anywhere in Iraq, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

But the missile, based on the North Korean No Dong, was not accurate.

The Iranians appeared to have changed all that. Tehran has procured and integrated a Chinese missile navigation system into the Shihab-3 apparently based on the Global Positioning System, or GPS.

In one test, the Iranians skipped a generation in technology and posed a threat to U.S. interests throughout the Middle East.

As WorldNetDaily reported, in 1995, the Clinton administration approved the sale of GPS technology directly to a company owned by the Chinese Air Force.

"The Iranians wanted to overcome the lack of accuracy in their missiles so they didn't have to target cities," a U.S. intelligence source said.

"Although the Iranians talked tough, targeting cities posed a political problem for them. Now the Iranians can strike Israeli military and U.S. military targets in Iraq if Teheran's nuclear weapons program is struck. Naturally, the Iranians are ecstatic."

The Shihab-3 could incorporate a nuclear weapon and Teheran has been working hard to develop its first indigenous atomic bomb. Iran has been getting plenty of assistance from China, North Korea, Pakistan and Russia.

North Korea has been the greatest of help, and many in the U.S. intelligence community have concluded that Iran and North Korea have informally linked both their long-range missile as well as nuclear weapons programs.

The next step will probably be a launch of the new Shihab-3 missile. This could occur in a few weeks if the Iranian leadership feels it would help deter Israel and the United States. Stay tuned.

[GeronL]

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[JohnHuang2]

Me overslept...G'nite, amigo, sleep well

[endthematrix]

An Iranian Shihab-3 Missile - Able to reach many cities in Europe and all of Israel with a Nuclear Warhead.

[AmericaUnited]

the Clinton administration approved the sale of GPS technology directly to a company owned by the Chinese Air Force

Another example of treason from the SCUMBAG!

[dennisw]

In one test, the Iranians skipped a generation in technology and posed a threat to U.S. interests throughout the Middle East.

As WorldNetDaily reported, in 1995, the Clinton administration approved the sale of GPS technology directly to a company owned by the Chinese Air Force.

As an added bonus Bill Clinton (anti-Christ lite) gets to screw Israel too.

[Unknowing]

When a missile launches, GPS will be temporarily cut.

[endthematrix]

I'm convinced that much of the targeting technology comes from Russia. I remember all those gyroscopes fished out of the Tigris. Where did all those East Bloc scientists go after the Cold War? Rouge...to the highest bidder. The Iranian ruling class has plenty of confiscated public wealth to spend.

[Jim Robinson]

"As WorldNetDaily reported, in 1995, the Clinton administration approved the sale of GPS technology directly to a company owned by the Chinese Air Force."

Thank you Bill Clinton!!

[endthematrix]

Um...then again ALL dealing with "private companies" in the state of China is duplicitous.

[endthematrix]

How are you going to cut another nations GPS?

[cabojoe]

It's the United States' GPS.

[pageonetoo]

I've got a bridge to sell you.

Loral gave the Chinese this technology, and Clinton received money from China...

hmmmmmm.

....In 2002, Loral Space reached a settlement with the State Department over charges of passing advanced military technology to the Chinese Army. Loral agreed to pay $20 million in fines, but did not admit nor deny wrongdoing....

...Yet, despite hard times for its investors, Loral's CEO Bernard Schwartz has managed to cough up over $4 million in political donations for the Democrats and non-profit 527 organizations opposed to President Bush. -Kerry's Chinagate - Loral Money Going to DNC

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167147/posts

[familyop]

"Iran has been getting plenty of assistance from China, North Korea, Pakistan and Russia."

Yep. It's time for new and better ABM ideas and spending. How about one that burns out or confuses electronics in incoming offensive enemy missiles from distances, to supplement the current missile killers? ...something like that work on evasive incoming? ...or even something that could feed alternate coordinates (like back to home) to a GPS system? ...or maybe something fast with a chain gun that could lock on with a wide path of fire from behind an incoming?

[EQAndyBuzz]

"The next step will probably be a launch of the new Shihab-3 missile. This could occur in a few weeks if the Iranian leadership feels it would help deter Israel and the United States. Stay tuned."

WOuldn't it be great if Israel shot it down?

[endthematrix]

You dismiss cutting GPS temporally as easily as shutting off the TV without ANY thought. Did you know that tracer fire works BOTH ways?

[familyop]

"WOuldn't it be great if Israel shot it down?"

The same thought occured to me, and that would be great. But do we want to expose our technology to them in a test, thereby killing their pride and prompting them to go back to development? Or would we rather conceal our abilities as much as possible and more likely blow the crap out of their whole military without getting hit back when the real opportunity comes?

[familyop]

Maybe we should inflate their pride as much as possible, instead, to bring that opportunity sooner and surprise them even more.

I hope that they underestimate Israel and the USA as much possible, and as soon as possible.

[Reo]

And yet we still have fools who think the Star Wars anti-missile umbrella is a waste of money. The only umbrella they support and understand is the type carried by Neville Chamberlain.

[endthematrix]

"Wouldn't it be great if Israel shot it down? "

With a laser, even.