Russia Selling Iran Missiles to Protect Bushehr Nuclear Reactor — Source

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Russia, pledging to complete the Bushehr reactor, has offered to sell a range of surface-to-air missile systems to protect Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Middle East Newsline reports.

Russian diplomatic and industry sources said Moscow has been negotiating to sell Iran a range of anti-aircraft systems to protect Bushehr from Israeli or U.S. air strikes. The sources said contracts could be signed when Bushehr was ready to begin operations in a move expected to take place in late 2007.

“Russia has already installed and manned SAM systems around Bushehr,” a diplomatic source said. “The current talks regard an air defense umbrella that would protect all strategic sites in Iran.”

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[Deja Q]

1. Uh-oh

[indepat]

2. Some religious-types left one of their tracts at the door: all suffering

will soon be over.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Mr. Putin..... PUT BACK THIS WALL!! n/t

[HuffleClaw]

4. good for them

nice to see someone taking concrete steps to counteract BushCo.'s madness.