Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a statement Wednesday claiming to have successfully launched an underground ballistic missile for the first time during live-fire exercises this week. The missile was in an underground silo, and the Guards claim this is the first successful such launch anywhere in the world.
It’s not clear in what way this is the first time, as underground missiles have been a thing for decades. That these are a thing in Iran’s already substantial missile arsenal now could change things quite a bit.
Iran can now keep a portion of its missile system deployed underground, where they aren’t visible to be targeted in the event the US or Israel attacks, and gives them some semi-secure retaliatory capabilities.
US officials have argued that Iran isn’t allowed to have ballistic missiles under UN rules. Those rules technically only restrict nuclear-capable missiles, which Iran argues is irrelevant because Iran doesn’t have nuclear arms to start with.
when US destroys is vast arsenal of chemical weapons, bioweapons and nuclear weapons then these fascist barbarians may request Iran to reduce their investment in defensive armaments—until then Iran must target the numerous US military installations in the ME and prepare to mine the hormuz straight—-sending the US economy from it current 4th world status to a 5th world status—amerikans will be satisfied w Big Macs that r 50% sawdust—previously they were content to eat clay
You speak the truth.
Iran should test some ICBMs with nukes on them.
We already know where those underground camouflaged silos are. It might take all of 45 seconds to take them out. Also this third world country with only 4 paltry power grids that can be taken out in 30 seconds is a threat only to themselves. They are only asking for another level of sanctions to be imposed which only hurts the good people of Iran. Their Navy which consists of a couple of dozen speed boats would be swatted down like flies.
Irans navy is poor by west standards but still poses a threat in the Hormuz where they have batteries of anti ship missiles. They have a couple of Russian built Kilo class submarines, fairly old but still capable
Russia gave them some their outdated defensive weaponry but we have no intention of attacking first and they are not about to try anything either.
dream on bbyaboo…
We have more spies in Iran than they have Mullahs. We have them under 24 hour surveillance. We know every nook and cranny where they think they are concealing their despicable weapons development programs which no one there has the intelligence to implement. They outfitted a few of their freighters with a turret gun to make it look like a warship but they would have trouble defeating a norseman’s viking ship from 800 AD. Most Iranians are scared to death of the sea. Their revolutionary guard have the naval skills on a par with the Apaches in the old west.
Proud to say that NZ has not succumbed to US bullying and still recognises the elected Madura government. NZ also donated one and half million dollars in aid for the Venezuelan people.
They will recognize the replacement we institute in there more.