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Pompeo: Iran’s space launch tests are cover for nuclear missile development
Great Power War ^ | 1/12/19 | USA Features

Posted on 01/12/2019 1:32:43 PM PST by SleeperCatcher

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Iran’s testing of space-launch vehicles is really cover for the further development of nuclear-capable ICBMs.

Speaking in Abu Dhabi in advance of private meetings with Gulf States to discuss Iran’s ongoing support for terrorist groups, Pompeo said U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Iran’s satellite launches are part of Tehran’s quest to continue advancing its ballistic missile technology.

Such ICBM testing violates United Nations rules prohibiting such activity, Pompeo told reporters, in describing Tehran’s actions as provocative in nature. The secretary also said the Trump administration planned to rally countries in the region to help hold Iran to account for its suspected nuclear weapons-related work.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: djibouti; eritrea; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; icbm; iran; lebanon; mikepompeo; nuclearweapons; pompeo; sudan; yemen

1 posted on 01/12/2019 1:32:43 PM PST by SleeperCatcher
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To: SleeperCatcher

Ummmmm, yeah.


2 posted on 01/12/2019 1:45:01 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: SleeperCatcher

None of our business.


3 posted on 01/12/2019 1:45:09 PM PST by grania ("We're all just pawns in their game")
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To: SleeperCatcher

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Iran’s testing of space-launch vehicles is really cover for the further development of nuclear-capable ICBMs.
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Sounds racist or something.


4 posted on 01/12/2019 1:48:29 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: SleeperCatcher
Some old news that some of you will find interesting.

US confirms Iran launch of first home-built satellite
afp ^ | 2-03-09 | staff
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2177582/posts

Iran Satellite Launch Heightens Missile Development Concerns
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2009
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52939

Iran hails successful launch of satellite rocket
Posted on Wed 03 Feb 2010 02:51:50 AM MST
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443266/posts

Iran fires satellite carrier into space
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443258/posts

Iran Launches Third Satellite
(2012)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2841888/posts

Lawmaker: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Practicing for An EMP Attack on the United States
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2806848/posts

Iran endorses nuclear EMP attack on United States
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3269775/posts

Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S. (12/09/10)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2640111/posts

‘Die Welt’: Iran building rocket bases in Venezuela (17 May 2011)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2721122/posts

Russia engages in 'gangland' diplomacy as it sends warship to the Caribbean (Exercise with Venezuelan military, 2008)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088262/posts
(from 2006)

Russia to build 2 Kalashnikov factories in Venezuela by 2010
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070806/70445720.html

Iran readies launch of new satellite
(Iran's second satellite launch, 11/09/2009
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382720/posts

Russia, N.Korea, China give Iran missile aid -CIA
09/08/01
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/519198/posts

Iran military engineers on hand for N. Korea missile launch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664760/posts
(7/12/06)

10 Iranian Missile Engineers Visited N. Korea:Sankei reports(check on NK’s Chinese equipments)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658850/posts
(07/01/06)

S. Korea, U.S. verifying reports on test of new N.K. missile in Iran: source
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834307/posts
(4,000 kilometer range—will reach the Vatican—May 16th, 2007)

S. Korean Lawmaker, "Russia might have given N. Korea know-how of miniature nukes"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717327/posts

5 posted on 01/12/2019 3:28:27 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: SleeperCatcher

404 error returned from the Defense site for the Donna Miles article? There’s another copy here with a good link.

Iran Satellite Launch Heightens Missile Development Concerns
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2009
https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2009/space-090203-afps01.htm


6 posted on 01/12/2019 3:32:53 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: SleeperCatcher

7 posted on 01/12/2019 4:43:49 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

I think the plan by saying the obvious to the dimwit reporters is a lot like trumps wall plan. At the end of the day if dems and thier media whores refuse to give money for the wall trump declares an emergency and says that he warned them and now had no other alternative. When iran keeps it up at some point there will be an allied first strike. He is merely preparing the media for it. Had no choice tried to warn you of the dangers....


8 posted on 01/12/2019 4:52:16 PM PST by Fla.Deporable
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