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Some sources claim that the Russians are helping a solid-fuel design team at
the Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group in Tehran develop a 4,500 kilometer
missile, capable of reaching London and Paris, and a 10,000 kilometer range
missile that could strike cities in the eastern United States. These reports
of a new missile program called the Shahab-6 are poorly documented and
highly speculative. In May 2004, the Middle East Newsline reported Western
intelligence claims that Tehran had been negotiating with Pyongyang for the
purchase of the TD-2. This would be used as an intercontinental ballistic
missile as well as a space launcher.
Iran has also acquired cruise missile technology from China. China is
helping Iran build copies of the Chinese CS-801/CS-802 and the Chinese FL-2
or F-7 anti-ship cruise missiles. Iran can also modify HY-2 Silkworm
missiles and SA-2 surface-to-surface missiles to deliver weapons of mass
destruction.
In 1999, the CIA reported that Iran is capable of testing an
intercontinental ballistic missile in the next 15 years, possibly a TD-type
missile.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by Muaddib
some of these same people that were so eager to bash and blame the U.S., are willing to accept this from France.
Yep. Just proves the point .. some folks are anti-anything-america-does
and pro-anything-leftist-countries-do. It doesn't matter what the 'thing'
is ... if America does it, it's wrong, but if left-wing Europe does it, it's
good.
Glad you caught that Muaddib.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
why did Chirac issue such
a bold statement of self defense?
Originally posted by Simon666
Let's just ignore that Chirac is part of "right-wing Europe".
Originally posted by Muaddib
So now Chirac is part of "right-wing Europe"?....
WikiPedia: UMP
UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire and Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle, respectively) is a French center-right, conservative political party
WikiPedia: Jacques Chirac
Political party UMP (not officially a member)