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December 2, 2004
Iran making missiles that could hit Europe - say exiles
Topics: Middle East News and Perspectives
As a follow-up to our previous post comes this Reuters article:
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iran is working on long-range
missiles capable of hitting European capitals, as well as
nuclear and chemical warheads, an exile group said on Thursday.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which has
in the past given accurate information on some of Iran's nuclear
facilities, said Tehran was working on missiles with a range of
2,500 to 3,000 km (1,600 to 1,900 miles), capable of hitting
cities such as Berlin.
Iran denies any intention of making long-range ballistic
missiles and says its existing medium-range missilies are purely
for deterrence.
The NCRI told reporters Iran was carrying out research, testing and making the Ghadr 101 and Ghadr 110 missiles, comparable to advanced Scud E missiles, at the Hemmat Missile Industries Complex. Read More...
Posted by Hyscience at December 2, 2004 10:46 AM
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