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To: Alex Marko

Clones of these to appear at a War Zone near you soon.


2 posted on 03/17/2005 12:16:59 PM PST by drt1
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To: drt1

It will take a while for the Chinese to copy them.

The worrisome thing is that China can use it as an always ready nuclear force; their current ICBMs are liquid fueled, and cannot be held in a fueled state for long without needing defuelling and maintenance; so they have to be fueled well before any possible launch time. The Kent missiles (NATO name for the AS-15) are always ready.

As for Iran... Well, congrats, Europe - they can hit Rome now, for sure. Surprise! It's no longer speculation - the AS-15 is a known tested quantity. (Unlike the somewhat unproven Shahab-6, which can theoretically hit London, Oslo, Paris, Berlin and lots of other fun places.)


5 posted on 03/17/2005 12:28:14 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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