Posted on 05/12/2017 10:00:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Iran is continuing to work on ballistic missiles that would be capable of carrying nuclear weapons over thousands of miles, according to US Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats.
Coats described the growing threat of Iran's missile program in a written testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday.
'Iran's ballistic missiles are inherently capable of delivering WMD [weapons of mass destruction], and Tehran already has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East,' he wrote.
'We judge that Tehran would choose ballistic missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons, if it builds them.'
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Earlier this week, Iranian leaders announced that two 'home-made' satellites will be launched in the next few months, sparking fears that the machines will act as a disguise for continued work on missile technology.
... Progress on Iran's space program could shorten a pathway to an ICBM because space launch vehicles use similar technologies,' Coats wrote.
In January 2016, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was implemented between the US, the EU and other world leaders to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program would be exclusively peaceful.
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Testing missiles is not technically a breach of JCPOA, but certainly goes against the spirit of the agreement in a sense. The language in one portion of the resolution is ambiguous, stating that Iran is 'called upon' not to create or test these types of missiles, but it does not explicitly state that it is forbidden to do so.
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Of course they are. We didn’t give them pallets of cash for nothing!
Iran was counting on der Hildebeast getting elected. They knew they could pursue their quest for a nuclear delivery system with no consequences. While the spotlight has been on Iran, North Korea has been building nukes as fast as they can.
What did the Manhattan Project cost in 2017 dollars?
What the real power of gaining nuclear weapons is that it is ironclad insurance against getting invaded.
pluz, Iran poses zero threat to America
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