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2006-05-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But only the United States and Russia are known to have mastered all aspects of production.

And that New Zealand bloke who built one in his shed.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-24 00:09|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-24 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 I have a Tom Cruise missile they could have...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-05-24 00:09|| 2006-05-24 00:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Heh, I thought of that guy immediately as well Phil.

And if that link doesn't get RB on the official CIA Open Source watch list nothing will. ;)

Posted by AzCat 2006-05-24 00:28|| 2006-05-24 00:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Some suggested names for the the IS cruise missiles:

Gadolv Yeled and Katan Yeled.... only seems appropriate.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-24 07:47|| 2006-05-24 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I am impressed, Besoeker -- you are a man of surprising talents. Only it would be Yeled Gadol or Yeled Katan... the adjective goes after the noun. For the non-linguists, yeled means boy in Hebrew; gadol is big, katan is little.

Shalom! y'all ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-05-24 08:15|| 2006-05-24 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, but wouldn't "Mollahs smasher" or something be an even better name for export models?

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-24 08:18|| 2006-05-24 08:18|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd designate them "shutthehellup"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-24 08:53|| 2006-05-24 08:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Or "Mahdi This!"

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-05-24 08:58|| 2006-05-24 08:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, to avoid diplomatic SNAFUs, we could deliver them for Israel. We could send them to Iran... with "Do not return to sender".

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-24 09:35|| 2006-05-24 09:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Shouldn't we write something like 'Duck' or 'Incoming' on them ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-05-24 10:55|| 2006-05-24 10:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Ahhh, so that's what Turkey's top secret space program is for--launching Iranian cruise missiles. How do we know only the US and Russia have mastered production? Same way we knew Iran was years away from even enriching uranium?

Posted by Danielle 2006-05-24 12:29|| 2006-05-24 12:29|| Front Page Top

#12 I vote for Timur Lang.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-24 12:35|| 2006-05-24 12:35|| Front Page Top

#13 only the United States and Russia are known to have mastered all aspects of production.

So don't come to us when MM start going boom.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-24 12:36|| 2006-05-24 12:36|| Front Page Top

#14 Israel Seeks Cruise Missiles...Yeled Gadol or Yeled Katan...

how 'bout the Twelfth Imami?

the irony loving Mullahs might appreciate it.

Posted by the Twelfth Imami 2006-05-24 12:47|| 2006-05-24 12:47|| Front Page Top

#15 #9 Darth - Now, that's downright inhospitable. We should never refuse to take back a present if the recipient is displeased.

How about labeling them, "Return if dissatisified - if you can"? ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-24 14:09|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-05-24 14:09|| Front Page Top

#16 Perhaps we could misplace a few of our own... inventory errors do happen... or we could just accidentaly leave a copy of the plans at an Israeli embasy.

Posted by bool 2006-05-24 15:24|| 2006-05-24 15:24|| Front Page Top

#17 Actually, cruise missiles are not that hard to build : the Nazis had them in WWII, and did a lot of damage to Great Britain with them. What is difficult is getting the carbon-fibre bodies, the terrain-following guidance and mapping, and the ability to do pop-up launching. However, the Israelis have the experience with their anti-ship missiles, the Popeye missile program, and some others that are not generally talked about. If they really want them, they can build them -- hugely expensive missile series since they would not be able to do a 1000 missile run like we do in the US.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-05-24 18:35|| 2006-05-24 18:35|| Front Page Top

#18 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb" gives details of the V-1's construction. Any shop that can bend sheet metal into brake boxes, do basic radiator repair, and handles diesel engines can build a V-1.
Plus to greatly increase the range is not that difficult since much of the range restriction was due to actuator surface controls and the design of same, because of the weight and wind resistance involved.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-05-24 18:44|| 2006-05-24 18:44|| Front Page Top

#19 sign them: "Haram THIS, goatf*ckers!"

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-05-24 18:50|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-05-24 18:50|| Front Page Top

#20 "...the United States has rebuffed past Israeli requests to buy them..."
Oh no, friend, we will not accept payment. Just take what you need.

Posted by Darrell 2006-05-24 21:06|| 2006-05-24 21:06|| Front Page Top

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