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Iran mass producing new anti-ship missiles
GoDubai.com ^
Posted on 03/07/2011 7:21:09 PM PST by Perdogg
Iran is mass producing a new ballistic missile which can travel at more than three times the speed of sound and hit targets on the high seas, top commanders said on Monday.
Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, who heads the elite military force, the Revolutionary Guards, said the missile — named “Persian Gulf” — had a range of 300 kilometres (185 miles).
“Iran is mass producing a smart ballistic missile for sea targets with a speed three times more than the speed of sound,” state news agency IRNA quoted Jafari as saying about the new missile.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 0bamasfault; obamasfault
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:21:11 PM PST
by
Perdogg
To: Perdogg
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:47:42 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
To: Perdogg
Mass producing or mass buying?
I doubt Iran has the sophistication to actually produce these. It would seem more realistic that Russia or China is producing them.
It is possible that Iran might be buying the parts from China or Russia and assembling the torpedoes in Iran.
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:49:51 PM PST
by
Jonty30
To: Perdogg
I heard it travels three times the speed of light!
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:51:58 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(IMPRISON JOE PRO BONO!)
To: Jonty30
The North Koreas are helping them.
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:52:27 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(What Would Aqua Buddha do?)
To: Lazamataz
They’re so fast they get there before they’re launched.
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:54:17 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(...in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & & every thing dear to the American character... W. Travis)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:56:34 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(...in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & & every thing dear to the American character... W. Travis)
To: Jonty30
NEVER doubt the ability of our enemies when it comes to producing weapons. We have made that mistake too many times at too many lives.
To: Perdogg
Ahh.
Still, those torpedoes wouldn’t really have much value because, if the United States did attack, it would be by the air, not the sea.
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posted on
03/07/2011 7:59:34 PM PST
by
Jonty30
To: Jonty30
, it would be by the air, not the sea. Umm, those planes would most likely be coming from the US Navy carriers. Last time I checked those were ships.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:01:52 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Lurker
We have land bases in many places all around Iran's perimeter.
And aircraft that can fly in from even greater distances.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:05:38 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(...in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & & every thing dear to the American character... W. Travis)
To: Lurker
Sure.
500 miles out at sea, which would allow the US to bomb any ships leaving Iran or sink any subs that try to leave.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:05:48 PM PST
by
Jonty30
To: Jonty30
I doubt Iran has the sophistication to actually produce these. It would seem more realistic that Russia or China is producing them. The Clinton Legacy continues to contribute to our demise.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:07:21 PM PST
by
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
(The truth can indeed be a finger-down-the-throat for those unprepared to hear it.)
To: EternalVigilance
Folks underestimate the Iranian threat at our peril. And if you think the Pak's or the Afghans are going to let their territory be used to launch attacks on another muslim country, you're wrong.
L
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:10:59 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Lurker
I’m not saying underestimate them. I’m saying don’t overestimate them.
Reality-based foreign policy. What a concept.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:14:27 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(...in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & & every thing dear to the American character... W. Travis)
To: EternalVigilance
Reality-based foreign policy. We haven't had that since the Jefferson Administration.
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:18:44 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Lurker
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posted on
03/07/2011 8:22:06 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(It ain't how much lead you've got. It's whether you can put lead on the target.)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Oh, there’s a whole profession on FR denying that the crazies may be up to anything.
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posted on
03/07/2011 9:06:19 PM PST
by
Hardraade
(I want gigaton warheads now!!)
To: Perdogg
Isn’t that a coincidence! They are making anti-ship missiles and we have anti-Iran missiles. !
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posted on
03/07/2011 10:47:33 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(Why are public employee unions attacking taxpayers?)
To: EternalVigilance
We have land bases in many places all around Iran’s perimeter.
That’s not going to prevent one or more of our warships from being lost. And that could include an Aircraft Carrier.
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posted on
02/04/2012 2:20:12 PM PST
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
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