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U.S. tracked launch of new missile Iran claims can evade radar
World Tribune.com ^
| 12/22/2009
| WorldTribune,com
Posted on 12/23/2009 7:54:12 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Iran claims its new solid-fuel ballistic missile can evade radar detection.
The Defense Ministry said the Sejil-2 was coated with an unidentified material that could foil detection by long-range radar. A senior official said the coating was one of several elements added to the intermediate-range ballistic missile to prevent radar detection. U.S. government sources have dismissed the Iranian claim. The sources said the U.S. intelligence community tracked the flight of Sejil-2 from launch without disruption.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; bhoiran; iran; iraniannukes; milplex; missile; sejil2
To: sonofstrangelove
missiles are inherently nonstealthy due to their shape...what kinda rocket scientists do they have there? oy vey...
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posted on
12/23/2009 7:55:54 PM PST
by
stefanbatory
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To: sonofstrangelove
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posted on
12/23/2009 7:57:53 PM PST
by
sickoflibs
( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
To: sonofstrangelove
Yeah what about its heat signature ?
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:01:44 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom sarc ;))
To: al baby
The heat signature can be detected by DSP satellites
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:02:49 PM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
( "This world's divided into two kinds of people: the hunter and the hunted. Luckily I'm the hunter.)
To: sonofstrangelove
Special coating, you say...?
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:04:00 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: sonofstrangelove
Dear Mr. Amadumajob. Please ignore all of these reports. They are all lies. We did not see your missiles. They were completely invisible at all times. Trust me.
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:04:18 PM PST
by
ALinArleta
(One shot! One kill!)
To: sonofstrangelove
Note to Iran: A jihadi with a nuclear warhead stuffed in his lower quarters may be radar-stealthy, but he’s not really a proper ballistic missile.
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:05:24 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: r9etb
The DSP constellation may have offered an excellent vantage point for an early warning system against state-centric threats such as missiles, but military analysts warn its ability to collect intelligence on non-state actors is severely limited
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:07:21 PM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
( "This world's divided into two kinds of people: the hunter and the hunted. Luckily I'm the hunter.)
To: Cindy
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:11:34 PM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
( "This world's divided into two kinds of people: the hunter and the hunted. Luckily I'm the hunter.)
To: sonofstrangelove
Undetectable by RADAR.
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:21:14 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: sonofstrangelove
No, no, not "RADAR"...
"GAYDAR". The missiles are invisible to GAYDAR.
Why the Iranians would want their missiles undetectable by GAYDAR will be left as an exercise to the reader...
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:25:24 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: sonofstrangelove
It CAN evade radar... they just didn’t want to.
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posted on
12/23/2009 8:29:53 PM PST
by
This_far
(Mandatory insurance! I thought it was about health care?)
To: sonofstrangelove
The Iranians weren’t clear - their recently launched missile can avoid Jewish radar but not American Infidel radar. That model will be tested next.
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posted on
12/23/2009 9:03:59 PM PST
by
HardStarboard
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)
To: freedumb2003
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posted on
12/23/2009 9:56:38 PM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
( "This world's divided into two kinds of people: the hunter and the hunted. Luckily I'm the hunter.)
To: sonofstrangelove
They said the same thing about one of their subs, I believe.
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