Posted on 02/06/2010 12:21:45 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported.
The plants will produce a ground-to-air missile dubbed the Qaem (Rising) and a surface-to-surface missile dubbed Toofan 5 (Storm), state television reported.
The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low and medium altitudes, it added.
Iran unveiled the new plants as part of its celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution later this month.
On Wednesday, Iran launched a capsule carrying turtles, rats and worms aboard its Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket in its first experiment in sending living creatures into space.
Iran's missile and space programmes have sparked mounting alarm in the West amid fears that a command of advanced ballistics technologies combined with the nuclear know-how acquired from its declared civilian programme may enable it to produce an atomic weapon.
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Off the wall BUT— everytime I hear or read this “Iran launched a capsule carrying turtles, rats and worms”
The first thing that pops into my head is...Turtles all the way down...
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On every news show I watched this week (except for Glen Beck) the talking heads got a real laugh out of Iran sending a mouse, two turtles and a worm into space. They completely sidestepped the meaning of this launch and the consequences that will follow. We laugh at Iran at our own peril...
Iran is building missile sites to launch against Saudi Arabia, they are fully aware by now who has bankrolled Obama into the Whitehouse, in their mindset it would be a bigger propaganda victory to kill the masters over Obama.
Iran faces an extreme obstacle to hurt mainland USA, but it can reach out and strike Saudi Arabia.
Any attacks upon Israel will be secondary if at all, they have been blustering about attacking Israel as a diversion.
Can you point to any links or news articles that back up your assertion? Just asking...
I’m kibitzing here.
We know Iran is building and testing missiles, and their rivalry with the Saudis for regional hegemony is well known. But Israel isn’t just a diversionary tactic. Even the mullahs can multi-task.
Something wicked this way comes.
Easy for you to say.
Hi there.................................Dear John
Saudi Arabia? No, Iran intends to intimidate the crap out of the House of Saud.
They’ve done plenty already to this point. Khobar Towers was an Iranian operation.
They will not lose sight of their main targets: Big and Little Satan.
Hope Iranian Workman's Compensation Insurance Fund is sound.
The Mullahs of Iran may or may not be crazy, but they are deadly serious.
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