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To: LucyT

Thanks, Lucy! And then I see all the other info! Incredible!


1,184 posted on 03/20/2006 11:51:36 AM PST by presently no screen name
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IRAN ASSEMBLES IRBMs THAT INCLUDE SHIHAB

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2006/march/03_21_1.html

LONDON [MENL] -- Iran has assembled intermediate-range ballistic missiles composed of indigenous and North Korean platforms that could strike almost anywhere in Western Europe.

Western intelligence sources said Iran has succeeded in coupling two IRBMs to reach a range of up to 4,500 kilometers. They said the platform, which could be fitted with a nuclear warhead, was comprised of the Iranian-origin Shihab-3 and the North Korean BM-25 missiles.

"The Iranians have achieved a major breakthrough in missile development with North Korean help that would allow Teheran to fire a nuclear missile toward Europe," an intelligence source said. "It's likely that Iran has already obtained at least one nuclear warhead. The threat of one mushroom cloud is enough to deter Europe."

On Jan. 17, Iran tested a missile prototype with a range of 4,000 kilometers, the sources said. They said the test was that of a Shihab-4, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.


1,185 posted on 03/20/2006 12:12:28 PM PST by Mossad1967
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