Posted on 03/23/2009 12:31:34 PM PDT by 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?
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.
/pet peeve rant
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.
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.
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.
We’re gonna have to do a lot of work to erase the damage the obamination is bringing us.
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.
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