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US lawmaker: missile threat from Iran exaggerated
Boston Herald ^ | March 23, 2009

Posted on 03/23/2009 12:31:34 PM PDT by lizol

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To: lizol

And her credentials as a Defense expert are? How about her knowledge of weapons systems? Does the fact that these SDI programs are not done in her district have anything to do with her opinions?


21 posted on 03/23/2009 1:45:07 PM PDT by mortal19440
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To: lizol

Iranian Shahab-3 missile (note the Shahab-3D version has modifications to put it in range of Israel):

http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/militarysumfolder/shahab-3.html

Iranian Shahab-4 (Taep’o-dong-1) missile (be sure to check out map on page):

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-4.htm

Iranian Shahab-5/IRSL-X-3, KOSAR/IRIS missile:

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-5.htm

Iranian Shahab-6/IRSL-X-4 missile:

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-6.htm

Other information:

The estimated minimum weight of a third world nuclear weapon is 1,000 pounds. This can even be carried by the shorter range Shahab-3 missile.


22 posted on 03/23/2009 1:48:47 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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I am just so sick of seeing "Democratic." It's 'Democrat'! Grr.

/pet peeve rant

23 posted on 03/23/2009 2:51:03 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: Owl_Eagle
The circuitry, solidification, miniaturization, I don't think they're capable of it.

What a silly notion.

A lot of Iranian engineers are American minted and what you suggest they cannot do is fairly trivial in this day and age.

24 posted on 03/23/2009 2:54:08 PM PDT by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: lizol; FARS; potlatch; devolve; BOBTHENAILER; Ernest_at_the_Beach
She said that advocates of the European plans "have been running around with their hair on fire."

Ellen, Mahmoud and Khamenei believe your uncovered hair can drive men mad.

We are not convinced when you assure us Natanz is a baby milk factory.

Centrifuged formula? Explain.

25 posted on 03/23/2009 4:49:09 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: lizol

He is of course correct. The Iranian threat is from surrogate terrorists.

If you can’t bring yourself to believe in war, the surrogates will kill you in short order.

Now is the time to be very fearful of a wacko attack.


26 posted on 03/23/2009 4:55:40 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . John Galt hell !...... where is Francisco dÂ’Anconia)
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We’re gonna have to do a lot of work to erase the damage the obamination is bringing us.


27 posted on 03/23/2009 6:27:11 PM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (my tagline is over-stimulated)
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what you suggest they cannot do is fairly trivial in this day and age.

Tell that to Kim Jong Il, Mumar Khadafi, and Bashir Assad.

Even the Pakis are yet to actually test one of their "warheads". There's a reason for that.

28 posted on 03/23/2009 8:52:19 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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