Iran claims to have test-fired advanced missile with range that puts Israel in striki

**min0 lee** · 05-20-2009, 07:12 AM

Iran claims to have test-fired advanced missile with range that puts Israel in striking distance

TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East.
The announcement will not reassure the U.S. government, coming just two days after President Barack Obama declared a readiness to seek deeper international sanctions against Iran if it shunned U.S. attempts to open negotiations on its nuclear program. Obama said he expected a positive response to his outreach for opening a dialogue with Iran by the end of the year.

"Defense Minister (Mostafa Mohammad Najjar) has informed me that the Sajjil-2 missile, which has very advanced technology, was launched from Semnan and it landed precisely on the target," state radio quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. He spoke during a visit to the city of Semnan, 125 miles east of the capital Tehran, where Iran's space program is centered.
Ahmadinejad is running for re-election in a June 12 vote and has been criticized by his opponents and others for antagonizing the U.S. and mismanaging the country's faltering economy.

Most Western analysts believe Iran does not yet have the technology to produce nuclear weapons, including warheads for long-range missiles. A group of U.S. and Russian scientists said in a report issued Tuesday that Iran could produce a simple nuclear device in one to three years and a nuclear warhead in another five years after that.

The study published by the nonpartisan EastWest Institute also said Iran is making advances in rocket technology and could develop a ballistic missile capable of firing a 2,200-pound nuclear warhead up to 1,200 miles "in perhaps six to eight years."

Iran says its missile program is merely for defense and its space program is for scientific and surveillance purposes. It maintains that its nuclear program is for civilian energy uses only.
The solid-fuel Sajjil-2 surface-to-surface missile is a new version of the Sajjil missile, which Iran said it had successfully tested late last year with a similar range.

Iran's nuclear and missile programs have alarmed Israel, and the country's new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pressed Obama to step up pressure on Tehran when the two met in Washington on Monday. Ahmadinejad has repeatedly called for Israel's elimination, and the Jewish state has not ruled out a military strike to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.

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**ZECH** · 05-20-2009, 07:56 AM

Bomb em and get it over with.

**min0 lee** · 05-20-2009, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by dg806

Bomb em and get it over with.

**min0 lee** · 05-20-2009, 08:54 AM

Just no more troops, I beg for that.

**Dale Mabry** · 05-20-2009, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by dg806

Bomb em and get it over with.

While I agree with you, we are too busy looking for imaginary WMDs in Iraq to go pursue real threats in Iran and North Korea.

**Big Smoothy** · 05-20-2009, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by dg806

Bomb em and get it over with.

Do you mean, Israel?

**nkira** · 05-20-2009, 11:19 PM

I was just reading the same news.......

**IronAddict** · 05-21-2009, 08:52 AM

All hubris, kinda like what Saddam used to do to keep his enemies at bay.

**lnvanry** · 05-21-2009, 02:34 PM

Let Israel, KSA, and Iraq deal with it...we can sell them the hardware to help our industry out.

**bio-chem** · 05-21-2009, 02:45 PM

lets make it a clean sweep. as soon as we are done with iraq and afghanistan lets just have our two armies meet in Tehran

**min0 lee** · 05-21-2009, 02:51 PM

I like Ivanry's idea better.

The boys could use a break.

**ROID** · 05-21-2009, 04:15 PM

If they launched a rocket we would know, at least the military would know maybe not the news media

**Big Smoothy** · 05-21-2009, 07:46 PM

The whole story is a NON-STORY.

Israel invades its neighbors and encroaches. Israel has a very bad track record.

Iran has not invaded a nation in over 200 years.

Ahmadinajad is weird, but he has not power, and he's not the leader of Iran.

Iran will continue to fight against Israel by financial supporting and training Shiite groups in Lebanon, and a handful of people in Gaza.

IMO, Iran is not dumb enough to launch missiles at Israel.

However, with Netanyu and the Likud in power, I see Israel likely doing a surgical strike against Iran within the next 2 years.

What will happen to the price of oil? The price will hit the stratesphere.

And it will hit the US economy hard.

**lnvanry** · 05-21-2009, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Big Smoothy

The whole story is a NON-STORY.

Israel invades its neighbors and encroaches. Israel has a very bad track record.

Iran has not invaded a nation in over 200 years.

Ahmadinajad is weird, but he has not power, and he's not the leader of Iran.

Iran will continue to fight against Israel by financial supporting and training Shiite groups in Lebanon, and a handful of people in Gaza.

IMO, Iran is not dumb enough to launch missiles at Israel.

However, with Netanyu and the Likud in power, I see Israel likely doing a surgical strike against Iran within the next 2 years.

What will happen to the price of oil? The price will hit the stratesphere.

And it will hit the US economy hard.

Very questionable statement...Iran doesn't use conventional methods of incursion b/c they were (and still are to some extent) grossly outmatched. Their use of proxy warfare has been effective in Leb, Israel, and to some extent Syria.

If CIA opens multiple ops designed to assassinate and attack in country and X, and then our president states we haven't invaded....? Like Cuba....it just doesn't hold much water.

**lnvanry** · 05-21-2009, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Big Smoothy

The whole story is a NON-STORY.

Israel invades its neighbors and encroaches. Israel has a very bad track record.

Iran has not invaded a nation in over 200 years.

Ahmadinajad is weird, but he has not power, and he's not the leader of Iran.

Iran will continue to fight against Israel by financial supporting and training Shiite groups in Lebanon, and a handful of people in Gaza.

IMO, Iran is not dumb enough to launch missiles at Israel.

However, with Netanyu and the Likud in power, I see Israel likely doing a surgical strike against Iran within the next 2 years.

What will happen to the price of oil? The price will hit the stratesphere.

And it will hit the US economy hard.

Which is why Likud won't have the blessing from the DoD...and which is why this won't happen to begin with IMHO....If the Bush admin didn't let it happen, I wouldn't expect the current admin to allow it either, especially with the US economy reaching shambles.

**Big Smoothy** · 05-21-2009, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by lnvanry

Very questionable statement...Iran doesn't use conventional methods of incursion b/c they were (and still are to some extent) grossly outmatched. Their use of proxy warfare has been effective in Leb, Israel, and to some extent Syria.

I agree on the proxies.

If CIA opens multiple ops designed to assassinate and attack in country and X, and then our president states we haven't invaded....? Like Cuba....it just doesn't hold much water.

I again agree. Operation Northwoods (denied), and Operation Ajax, among others.

**Big Smoothy** · 05-21-2009, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by lnvanry

Which is why Likud won't have the blessing from the DoD...and which is why this won't happen to begin with IMHO....If the Bush admin didn't let it happen, I wouldn't expect the current admin to allow it either, especially with the US economy reaching shambles.

Again, I feel the same way, Ivanry.

My only guess (and it's a guess) is that Israel may try to attack alone, but without logistics and some intell support I don't see Israel being successful. There have been statement by Israeli officials that Israel may go it alone.

An issue worth watching.

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