"Die, infidels!"
Posted on 08/26/2009 6:37:37 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
•Iran is vigorously pursuing several missile and space programs at an almost feverish pace with impressive achievements. The Iranians have upgraded their ballistic missiles to become satellite launchers. To orbit a satellite is a highly sophisticated endeavor. It requires proficiency in stage separation and advanced guidance and control systems to insert the satellite into a stable, desired trajectory. They took the Shahab, extended it a bit, added a new lightweight second stage, and now they have the Safir space launch vehicle. The very capability to build a two-stage satellite launcher, rather than the usual three-stage rockets for space-lift vehicles, is quit remarkable by itself - an impressive engineering achievement.
•In spite of the Missile Technology Control Regime and in the face of sanctions, Iran has succeeded in acquiring the needed infrastructure and to raise a cadre of proficient scientists and engineers backed by academic research institutes. Iranian missile technology now seems to be more advanced than that of North Korea.
•The solid-propellant Sejil missile signifies a technological and strategic breakthrough. This missile already poses a threat to a number of European Union countries. Based on its demonstrated achievements in solid propulsion and staging, Iran will face no significant hurdle in upscaling the Sejil into a compact, survivable intermediate-range ballistic missile. A range of 3,600 km. will be sufficient to put most of the EU under threat.
•Contrary to a recent report by U.S. and Russian scientists published by the EastWest Institute in Washington, D.C., the solid-propellant technology demonstrated by the Sejil gives the Iranian a key for longer-range missiles that could be deployed in a survivable manner from Western Iran.
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It sad. Its leaving Europe wide open.
What is interesting the Iranians are surpassing and much advanced than the North Koreans in missile development
Yes. And over in Europe they are in the claws of leftists who will do everything in their power to advance Islam. I don’t know what it is going to take to wake them up over there. If you tell them the truth you are a xenophobe and a racist.
They advance Islam with absolutely no concerns for their families future generations.
And help Islamic countries out with nuclear energy.
"Die, infidels!"
His program does not need that to destroy the US but it helps make it much easier if his program fails. Either way, he takes out America. Once done, the west falls.
Good for the Iranians. And good for the European and American liberals. Funny how truly feeling threatened has a way of clearing one’s head of foolish egalitarian and Utopian fantasies, enabling one to see reality more clearly.
Just like the west (or rather, America) fell at Pearl Harbor. Or didn't.
We still have some bright lights with good education here; though the Iranians (even those who've signed aboard their Arab rulers' program) are anything BUT unintelligent ragheads. You don't keep a civilization going for 5000+ years by being stupid.
I keep praying it won't come to a warring confrontation. There is way too much that is good and beautiful in Iran for it to be blown away by war.
But that is how Satan works...
I pray for Iran and I pray for America. And the deliverance for each that I pray for is not very much different from the other.
I think you give them too much credit. Technology readily be traded. Its like China... everyone rants about china, but every week they are here stealing technology. Then they replicate others. Without the black market technology they would be alot less than they are today. The Iranians? Show me their advancements prior to oil. Oil came along, credit came along, Russia and Pakistan came along. Sure they got a little education in the west to aid their endeavors, but I feel much of it came from Russia.
The problem is the technological advancements are singularly for one thing... death to the little satan and then the big satan and the west.
Ping
I agree
And everyone else, too!
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