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To: icwhatudo

LOL, man, now it looks like it was all one missile, two at most, that means they don’t have many and didn’t want to waste the few that they had. Great work you guys, heck, I’ll bet our defense department didn’t even pick up on that, this is real news !!


24 posted on 07/09/2008 7:03:18 PM PDT by Scythian
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To: Scythian
Here is what the US Military reports:

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From Reuters:

U.S. says Iran test-fired two missile rounds

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Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:11pm BST

By Randall Mikkelsen and David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired two rounds of missiles, including a single medium-range Shahab-3 missile capable of hitting Israel, but does not appear to have tested new or enhanced technology, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Officials from the Defense Department and U.S. intelligence agencies said the two tests involved between seven and 10 missiles altogether and took place within hours of each other on Wednesday.

Tehran said it tested its second round of missiles on Thursday, but U.S. officials said both rounds were fired on Wednesday. They were both completed by the time U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to reporters at the Pentagon early on Wednesday afternoon, according to defence officials.

"There were two firings, the second of which involved a single missile," said one defence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the topic involves classified information.

News of the missile tests roiled the world oil market. Rumours of a third test helped drive crude oil prices up by $6 a barrel on Thursday afternoon.

But U.S. officials said there was no sign that a third test had taken place. "There were two firings. That's it. That's all there's been," the defence official said.

Officials said the firings appeared to be conducted in conjunction with Iranian military exercises and may also have included short-range weapons designed for use against ships in the Gulf.

"It does appear that they had a small military exercise last evening, very small," an intelligence official said. 

246 posted on 07/10/2008 5:29:54 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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