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Why is Iran Developing ICBMs?
Iran Bulletin ^ | 3 Dec 13 | TerrorTrends

Posted on 12/03/2013 6:52:44 AM PST by LSUfan

Why is Iran working on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles?

There is no possible peaceful purpose for ballistic missiles. Iran may claim that their nuclear program is peaceful, but they cannot possibly make that claim when it comes to ballistic missiles. The only reason to have ballistic missiles is to target enemies with high explosives and WMD.

Iran’s Shehab-3 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles have sufficient range to hit Israel, Saudi Arabia and US bases in Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait and Turkey.

Why are the Iranians working with the North Koreans on multi-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)?

Who might the Iranians be targeting with such missiles?

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To: mountainlion

To redistribute their nuclear power. They’re not gonna keep it all for themselves.


41 posted on 12/03/2013 9:16:28 AM PST by paint_your_wagon
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To: LSUfan

‘Climate change’ experiments? /s


42 posted on 12/03/2013 9:48:28 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
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To: mountainlion
ICBMs are for the peaceful nuclear power for Iran.

Exactly. You take several ICBMs, attach them to a wheel that is connected to a generator, and fire them off. It's like a giant fireworks pinwheel, except it's generating electricity. Child's play!

43 posted on 12/03/2013 1:34:37 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: LSUfan

Which of the listed countries were moved to different continents? I’m going to have to cut a paste the cool globe I have for the newly realigned continents.


44 posted on 12/03/2013 2:10:24 PM PST by newbie 10-21-00
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To: LSUfan
These are peaceful ICBMs. For when you have to blow up a city on another continent peacefully.
45 posted on 12/03/2013 2:13:52 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Disambiguator

I highly suggest that the Iranians do this, with the warheads armed.


46 posted on 12/03/2013 2:29:56 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Evil must be punished.)
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To: LSUfan

Jewish voters don’t seem to mind. Continue to throw big bucks his way as well.


47 posted on 12/03/2013 3:02:24 PM PST by MattinNJ (It's over Johnny. The America you knew is gone. Denial serves no purpose.)
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To: LSUfan

I figure they are building ICBMs so that they have a means to share their newly generated “energy” resources with Israel!


48 posted on 12/03/2013 3:08:20 PM PST by ExTxMarine (PRAYER: It's the only HOPE for real CHANGE in America!)
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To: LSUfan
Last of the article:Can you spell Taqiyya?
49 posted on 12/03/2013 3:25:47 PM PST by upchuck (I can't stand people that don't know the difference between 'than' and 'then.' Their so stupid...)
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To: LSUfan

“...Why is Iran working on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles?...”

Oh... That’s an easy one!!!

Because of their deep, abiding love and respect for humanity and cultures other than their own, of course!!!

ya silly!


50 posted on 12/03/2013 3:34:47 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: LSUfan; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Gosh, it’s a mystery. Thanks LSUfan.


51 posted on 12/03/2013 4:05:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: LSUfan

Local Amazon.com delivery.


52 posted on 12/03/2013 4:13:04 PM PST by dinodino
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To: LSUfan

Why did Hitler devlop the "New York" bomber?

53 posted on 12/03/2013 4:30:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("Of the 4 wars in my lifetime none came about because the US was too strong." Reagan)
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To: stevie_d_64
You could be right IF we had a President OTHER than Obama. Obama’s capable of do a ‘benghazi’... refusing to allow our team to retaliate.

Obama's been purging members of the military... most are rational decisions. But the ones in missile command are suspicious.

54 posted on 12/03/2013 4:48:46 PM PST by GOPJ ("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
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To: LSUfan
"Why is Iran Developing ICBMs?"

Maybe because allowing Iran to do so will keep freight fuel and consumer oil prices lower for the time being.

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55 posted on 12/03/2013 5:57:59 PM PST by familyop
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To: GOPJ

Well, I do not think any of them were rational, since they were fired...

I know one of them (flag officers) personally, he was a capable commander back when we served together, and good things happen to capable officers, that achieved that paygrade...

There have been over 200 senior officers in all branches of the military fired since about 2010...


56 posted on 12/03/2013 7:25:33 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: stevie_d_64
...I believe it would take a successful launch and detonation of a nuclear weapon on Europe or even the USA to warrant a complete and utter annilation of what will be called the “former” country of Iran...

While it's true that the mullahs have been playing us with "good cop, bad cop" tactics, there are nevertheless millions of Iranians who are not down with the 8th-century b.s. and who are relatively Europeanized and civilized and have been so since the time of the Shah. They are not Quds Brigade thugs.

The solution would have to take out the mullahs and their supporters selectively -- "decapitating" the black-rag superstructure -- while taking care not to touch the Iranian populace. Wrinkle: Any major, indiscriminate attack on Iran would radicalize even the "civilized" Persians and possibly cause them to rally to the scumbag regime.

The Western-oriented people who served the imperial Iranian military establishment 35 years ago are probably all gone now, but their scions may still serve in the ranks. I just don't know how opinion profiles inside the Iranian military, but the mullahs have done us the favor of continuing to draw off the wild-eyed types to the IRGC and the Quds Brigade, meaning that the regulars may be a lot less raggie-sympathetic than many people think. I just don't know. But why stir them up? Just kill the mullahs and be done. Leave the general population alone while killing the Basij and IRGC red-hots.

57 posted on 12/03/2013 11:31:25 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: stevie_d_64
Are you sure of "fired"? ..... not just relieved or retired?

Although it's impossible to deny, based on what serving people are filtering back to us these days, that Obama is favoring the promotion and placement in key command slots of his favorite "outgroups".

The Armed Forces need some serious de-Ratifying and de-gayifying, if I may coin a word. Do ask, do tell, do punch out and send home. That, and an ass-kissers' roundup.

58 posted on 12/03/2013 11:47:18 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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Couldn't have anything to do with North America, could it?

59 posted on 12/04/2013 5:08:35 AM PST by SJackson (the Democrats take back control, we donÂ’t make (this) kind of naked power grab, J Biden)
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To: lentulusgracchus

I do not believe there is any way around not getting the hands bloddy with collateral damage to non-radical elements in that country...


60 posted on 12/04/2013 6:08:52 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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