Posted on 11/28/2010 3:13:00 PM PST by magellan
Secret American intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran has obtained a cache of advanced missiles, based on a Russian design, that are much more powerful than anything Washington has publicly conceded that Tehran has in its arsenal, diplomatic cables show.
Iran obtained 19 of the missiles from North Korea, according to a cable dated Feb. 24 of this year.
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Obama abandoned the Czech/Polish missile defense site with full knowledge of this capability, as it had been rumored as far back as 2006. The cable from this year is only a confirmation.
More on the Soviet/Russian R-27 Zyb here.
More on the North Korean BM25 Musudan here.
The sunni better get busy.
These sound like far better missiles than the relative duds that the Norkies have been shooting thus far. Why would the Norkies save their best for Iran rather than themselves? What if Iran double crosses them?
WTF are we letting NORK ship this stuff all over the world. Don’t we have the ability to have some of these ships sink and planes crash?
No wonder the NORK’s think they can sink ships and bombard S. Korea with no pay back.
Iran has obtained a cache of advanced missiles, based on a Russian design, that are much more powerful than anything Washington has publicly conceded that Tehran has in its arsenal, diplomatic cables show.Thanks magellan.
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