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Iran Continues Missile Development
21 hours ago ago from The Impudent Observer
The firing of still another advanced Iranian missile has angered nations in Europe and the United States. Iran's Defense Ministry noted its Sajjil-2 missile may have a capability of going anywhere from 1200 to 2,000 miles and could hit areas in Europe as well as in Israel. The missile is supposedly more accurate than predecessor weapons. Iranian General Vahidi told his nation's television audience, given its high speed, it is impossible to ...
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4 hours ago ago from Pj News| Latest Daily News About World News, Business, Tech and Entertainment
• Sajjil-2 said to be immune to anti-missile systems • Pressure to impose further sanctions on Tehran grows The US and its allies today branded as provocative Iran's test-firing of an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, one claimed to be capable of hitting parts of Europe. The Iranian defence minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, said the Sajjil-2 missile, shown on television being launched from a desert location, would act ...
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8 hours ago ago from Defense Tech
Our boy John Noonan has a good post over at the Weekly Standard that dissects the threat from the reported Iranian missile test yesterday . First, the Sajjil-2 is a solid fuel rocket. That’s the type of power source that we use in our own Minuteman III rockets, as solid fuel is stable in flight and requires no preparation time ahead of a launch. Liquid fuel, which powers the Iranian Shahab-3 fleet, is highly corrosive and sloshes around ...
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23 hours ago ago from Planet-Iran.com
This photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency claims to show the launch of the Sajjil-2 missile by Iranian armed forces. (Associated Press ) By Chip Cummins December 17, 2009 Source: The Wall Street Journal Iranian state media reported Wednesday that Tehran successfully test-fired an enhanced version of a solid-fuel medium-range missile, as U.S. and Western powers prepare to push for new economic ...
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23 hours ago ago from AKHBAR AL-FITAN : SHI\'ITES ARE DAJJAL ARMY
WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal prosecutor in Delaware says an Iranian man has been sentenced to five years in prison after secretly pleading guilty in a plot to ship sensitive U.S. military technology to Iran. Assistant U.S. Attorney David L. Hall says Amir Hossein Ardebili was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington. Hall says Ardebili was arrested in the Republic of Georgia in October 2007 and extradited in ...
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The Pentagon Prepares for a Missile Attack from 'Iran'
15 hours ago ago from TIME.com - U.S.
SEARCH TIME.COM Full Archive Covers Videos The Pentagon Prepares for a Missile Attack from 'Iran' By Mark Thompson / Washington Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran. Reuters / Corbis Share Fake "North Korean" missiles have been hurtling ...
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22 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World
The United States on Wednesday escalated a crackdown on illicit banking relations with Iran , winning a half-billion-dollar fine against the biggest Swiss bank as other European financial institutions remain under investigation. This Story The agreement by Credit Suisse Group to pay $536 million to settle a Justice Department investigation comes on the heels of forfeitures of $350 million by Lloyds TSB Bank earlier this ...
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22 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World
TEHRAN -- Iran on Wednesday test-fired an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, which is capable of hitting Israel and parts of Europe, in a new show of strength aimed at preventing any military strike against it amid the nuclear standoff with the West. This Story The test stoked tensions between Iran and the West, which is pressing Tehran to rein in its nuclear program. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ...
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