Iran’s Ballistic Missile Capability
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Israel is preparing its Iron Dome missile defense against Iran. The U.S. has agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic to build missile defense shields in those countries to protect the region against Iran. Despite what naysayers and downplayers say to the contrary, these countries are doing the right thing. Iran may have the ability to hit Europe with a ballistic missile in three years. (Source)
Israel’s Uzi Rubin said that if Iran puts all its power behind increasing its ballistic missile range to 2,438 miles, the rogue state will be able to hit London.
What about the U.S.? According to a report issued by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Iran would have the capability to reach us by 2015.
Rubin said this about Iran’s capability: “The predictions…are coming true, perhaps sooner than anyone thought. I think there was an underestimation of Iranian capability.”
Opinion differ, naturally. Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the ballistic missile defense capabilities of North Korea and Iran don’t jibe with predictions.
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