Iran Successfully Fires Multiple-warhead Missile

[ECH1969]

Iran successfully test-fired a missile that can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads, the military said Friday.

Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range, saying it depends on the weight of its warheads. But state-run television described the weapon as "ballistic," suggesting it's of comparable range to Iran's existing ballistic rocket, which can travel 2,000 kilometres and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East.

"Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defence forces was realized with the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced," Salami said on state-run television.

It showed a clip of the launch of what it called the Fajr-3, with "fajr" meaning "victory" in Farsi. "It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target," Salami said. He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/03/31/1513962-ap.html
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Iran has a message for *.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Oh, this can't stand! Only the USA is allowed to have shit like that

God said so!

[stop the bleeding]

2. Very interesting

:nuke:

[enid602]

3. Iran

At first glance, one would think the article was talking about nuclear warheads.

[ECH1969]

5. You can put any warhead you want in MIRVs

nuclear, chemical, biological, or conventional.

[enid602]

9. nuclear

But I think the main purpose of such writing is to let the reader believe Iran is aggressively pursuing nuclear weapons; I'm not convinced.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. Oh no! We must invade Iran!

Tomorrow! Oh my!










geez

[anitar1]

6. Sure sounds like a message to the PNACer's. n/t

[bigtree]

7. The missiles are for defense of Iran's borders, according to our govt.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-02-02-negroponte_x.htm

[BrotherBuzz]

12. Methinks these would be advantageous for the Straight of Hormuz

It's a poker game and Iran has no intention of folding.

[Boojatta]

8. The next step is for Iran to develop a missile DEFENSE system.

Then Iran can give a copy to the US (at cost, not free of charge).

[Neil Lisst]

10. start the countdown until Israel destroys the Iran military

[Boojatta]

11. What percentage of Iran's missile engineers are guilty of apostasy?

Perhaps, like college athletes, they almost always get a pass?

[LSK]

13. so who remembers the pentagon leaking false WMD stories

To foreign news agencies in 2002 and 2003???

:popcorn:

[One_Life_To_Give]

14. Reference Anti_missile systems, Isreali Arrow?

The specific reference that it can avoid anti-missle missiles. Sounds like this remark is particularly aimed at Isreal. Stating that the Israeli anti-missile system (Arrow?) won't be able to shoot it down?