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| Saudi Arabia Reveals Country's Ballistic Missiles |
| 2014-05-02 |
| [Ynet] The Kingdom unveils missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads purchased from China; but while Israel used to be Saudi's main target, Riyadh and Jerusalem now have a common enemy - Iran. Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... showcased its new ballistic missiles in the country's military parade on Thursday. The Chinese-made Dongfeng-3 missiles have a range of up to 3,300 kilometers and are armed with nuclear warheads. In the past, sources voiced concern that the Saudi missile's main target is Israel, but due to the growing strategic rivalry between the Riyadh and Tehran, Iran has become the primary enemy. "Israel is no longer the topic of choice, we are looking at a dramatic step meant first and foremost to deter Iran," said Tal Inbar, the head of center for space studies at the Fisher Institute in Herzliya -- which has been tracking the missile arsenals of Middle Eastern governments. "The Saudis want to clarify to the US -- with which they've disagreed over talks with Iran -- that, if necessary, they have the ability to unilaterally deal with Tehran," he said. The Dongfeng-3 missiles, outdated by Chinese standards, were recently revealed at a military parade in their launchers. While the missiles were sold to Saudi Arabia with conventional warheads, they are capable of carrying nuclear payloads, if the Islamic kingdom purchases such weapons in the future. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #12 Thanks for the correction. Magic Kingdom is not one of my old targets, so I am not entirely up to date on their TO&E. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-02 22:22 |
| #11 I think Old Spook is referring to the failures of Hillary and Obama have emboldened anyone with the means of snapping the USA in the snout. This is the first time, since their 1988 purchase, the Saudi's have acted upon a desire to demonstrate, in a very public way, their positive relationship with the ChiComs. |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-05-02 21:19 |
| #10 Oldspook: they've had those missiles for a long while. Ordered in 1987, and delivered in 1988. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-02 20:47 |
| #9 Pappy, The Saudis certainly have no nuclear warheads just lying around. On the other hand, I have no doubt that there are some warheads in a WSA in Pakistan that have their shipping paperwork all filled out. If the Iranians announced a successful test on Monday, the Saudi missiles would have warheads on them by Thursday night. And hoo boy, would Friday prayers be interesting. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2014-05-02 20:09 |
| #8 Way to go Hillary and Obama - your foreign policy failures have pushed the Saudis into acquiring long ranged missiles, and likely the nuclear warheads to go on them. Not a fucking peep from the US press on this massive failure, and its impact on the stability of the region. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-02 19:47 |
| #7 If the prevailing winds in that part of the world blow from west to east then at least we can look forward to Russia and China getting the brunt of the fallout. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-02 15:04 |
| #6 Allan will be pleased. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-02 12:43 |
| #5 I have heard from several people that are considered experts in their field that they believe the first nuclear exchange will happen in the Middle East. And it will be between Arab/Islamic powers. I have seen little to dissuade me from that train of thought. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-02 12:35 |
| #4 Can't they buy the nuke warheads from the Pakis? The Saudis probably already have a few in stock. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-02 12:06 |
| #3 Furthermore, how do you get the Iranians to agree to shut down their nuke program when the Soddies are threatening them? Thank you, Bush. Thank you, Obama, for dithering all these years while Iran destabilized and upset the strategic balance in the Middle East with their nuke program. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-02 11:30 |
| #2 Can't they buy the nuke warheads from the Pakis? Would they even have to buy it? Don't the Pakis owe them? Haven't they already threatened to do so? Or, what if they already have? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-02 11:27 |
| #1 Speaking of Putin's fear of NUCLEAR ISLAM, to include GLOBAL NUCLEAR JIHAD ... ... Meanwhile, NOT to be outdone by the KSA = Muslim Sunnis ... * NORTH KOREA = repor is working = testing engines for a possible LR ICBM capable of reaching CONUS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-05-02 01:19 |