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2009-07-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran eyes purchase of Russian submarines with missile systems

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-07-11 14:34|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Well, if you are going to buy soviet submarines, make sure they throw in the rescue gear cause you will undoubtedly need it.

Posted by Penguin 2009-07-11 16:44|| 2009-07-11 16:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Why does Algeria need submarines? I can understand the Mad Mullahs wanting subs, but why Algeria?

Posted by Steve White 2009-07-11 17:13|| 2009-07-11 17:13|| Front Page Top

#3 get the Security-barred screen door

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-11 17:16|| 2009-07-11 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Lada-class, diesel submarine?

You have got to be kidding me.

Posted by O 2009-07-11 17:36|| 2009-07-11 17:36|| Front Page Top

#5 The Iranian buyers care about bribes, not efficiency and the Russkies are can-do on the ole graft!

Posted by A_Rovian_Desciple 2009-07-11 18:33|| 2009-07-11 18:33|| Front Page Top

#6 There is a dangerous naval build up happening in the world right now, but unlike the pre-WWI naval build up, this one is mostly of submarines. This is inherently dangerous to peace, and hopefully the USN will develop a plausible deniability program of encouraging unrecoverable accidents in enemy submarines before long.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-11 21:56|| 2009-07-11 21:56|| Front Page Top

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