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Iran to fire missiles if attacked
2006-01-29
Iran would launch medium-range missiles if attacked, a military leader said, accusing Britain and the United States of arming rebels as international pressure mounts on Tehran over its nuclear plans. Yahya Rahim Safavi, commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guard, told state television on Saturday: "If we come under a military attack, we will respond with our very effective missile defence."
It wasn't very effective when they were trading SCUDs with Sammy.
Western states suspect Iran of secretly aiming to build a nuclear bomb.
Which would make it effective...
Tehran insists its nuclear facilities are intended to produce only electricity.
And its missiles are intended only for civil air transport...
The United States and Israel have said they would prefer to solve the stand-off through diplomacy but have not ruled out a military strike. Military experts reckon the Revolutionary Guard's Shahab-3 missiles have a range of some 2000 km, meaning Israel, US bases in the Gulf and foreign troops in Iraq lie within their range.
I'd guess many of them would be Tomahawked before they could be launched. The turbans don't have any idea of what they're playing with.
Posted by:Fred

#10  I heard this was a modification of the Iraqi developed "Inshallah one guidance system" know as the Iranian "Inshallah four "a" guidance system."
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2006-01-29 18:10  

#9  HC 9827, you captured perfectly my respect for Iranian missile capability. "Inshallah guidance system" - LOL.
Posted by: HV   2006-01-29 18:05  

#8  Did someone say "preemptive"? Sounds like we should be doing serious premptive action.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-01-29 12:38  

#7  >i>The United States and Israel have said they would prefer to solve the stand-off through diplomacy but have not ruled out a military strike. Military experts reckon the Revolutionary Guard's Shahab-3 missiles have a range of some 2000 km, meaning Israel, US bases in the Gulf and foreign troops in Iraq lie within their range..

I dunno, with Iran's newly-developped "Inshalla" guidance system, could land anywhere.
Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827   2006-01-29 11:37  

#6  True indeed. The commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guard is an idiot. So much the better for us.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-01-29 10:23  

#5  "The turbans don't have any idea of what they're playing with."

So true, Fred.
Posted by: HV   2006-01-29 09:46  

#4  The Iranians are the biggest bunch of nervous nellies I've ever seen. Maybe they ought to stick to slingshots, bows, and arrows.
Posted by: Perfessor   2006-01-29 09:42  

#3  They'll shoot them into the Arab areas of Iran and blame us for it. Two birds with one stone for them.
Posted by: Jake-the-Peg   2006-01-29 08:27  

#2  It also assumes that those missiles can make it past the Standard Mark III on the Aegis ships, the Patriot PAC IIIs, and the Arrows in Israel.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2006-01-29 06:35  

#1  What scary payload are they claiming on those IRBMs?
Posted by: 3dc   2006-01-29 02:04  

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