Tehran plans nuclear weapon test by March

United Press International ^ | 1.20.2006 | DoctorZin

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Tehran plans nuclear weapon test by March

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Tehran is planning a nuclear weapons test before the Iranian New Year on March 20, 2006 says a group opposed to the regime in Tehran.

The Foundation for Democracy citing sources in the U.S and Iran offered no further information.

The FDI quotes sources in Iran that the high command of the Revolutionary Guards Air Force have issued new orders to Shahab-3 missile units, ordering them to move mobile missile launchers every 24 hours in view of a potential pre-emptive strike by the U.S. or Israel. The order was issued Tuesday, Jan. 16.

The group says the launchers move only at night, and have been instructed to change their positions "in a radius of 30 to 35 kilometers." Prior to the new orders the Shahab-3 units changed position on a weekly basis. Advance Shahab-3 units have been positioned in Kermanshah and Hamadan province, within striking distance of Israel. Reserve mobile launchers have been moved to Esfahan and Fars province.

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[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Holy Shi'ite!

[steve86]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561373/posts

[yldstrk]

They are playing with fire.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

move mobile missile launchers

With ground forces inside Iran, or RFID signatures wont this not matter where they move them? I don't think that a carpet bomb style raid would be planned on anything other than reactor sites, etc. No?

[DoctorZIn]

I heard this same report several days ago from other sources...

[Semper Paratus]

March 21, Naw Ruz, Persian New Year.

[RegulatorCountry]

March is shaping up to be a very interesting month, for a variety of reasons.

[Termite_Commander]

[is_is]

how odd....March is the date Isreal said was the point of no return.....

[The Great RJ]

While I won't necessarily bet on a March 2006 test, I'm certain the Iranian's are a lot closer to having a bomb than the 2-4 year estimates that have been bantered about the media.

[NonValueAdded]

Holy stealth, Batman, accidents do happen when you move those things so often :)

[conservativecorner]

But they can't have a bomb until 2009 becuase I just read this the other day so no cause for alarm. [END SARCASM!]

[massgopguy]

March is when the Iranians switch fron dollars to Euros.

[vrwc0915]

You were right on the ides of march

[Sax]

Nuke weapons only sane use is as a deterrent. Of course we appear to have the 'sane' part of the equation in question here.

They're going to tempt Israel into considering their own "test."

[Allegra]

HELL! I'm right NEXT DOOR!

[Rutles4Ever]

I know this is coming from an opposition group, but a nuclear test is immediately verifiable and not an event that can be hoaxed. I don't think this group would risk its credibility on something so easily contradictible.

That said, once a test takes place, a nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran becomes almost inevitable.

[reagan_fanatic]

I'm certain the Iranian's are a lot closer to having a bomb than the 2-4 year estimates that have been bantered about the media.

As I am too. The mullahs wouldn't be thumping their chests so loudly if they were strictly in the research phase.

2006 will be an interesting year indeed.