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Iran, "We can kick your ass!"
 TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian military official said Tuesday the country can now defend itself against any invasion originating from outside the region a clear reference to the United States as it tested a second new radar-avoiding missile. That and $5 can get you a box of chocolates. The new surface-to-sea missile is equipped with remote-control and searching systems, state-run television reported. I doubt it does frequency hopping so can most likely be jammed. It said the new missile, called Kowsar after the name of a river in paradise, was a medium-range weapon that Iran had the capability to mass-produce. It also asserted that the Kowsar's guidance system could not be scrambled Shortly after the test, the chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, warned that Iran was now able to "confront any extra-regional invasion," referring to the United States without mentioning it by name. "The missile command of the Guards' naval force ... via positioning various types of surface-to-sea missiles, is able, while defending the coastlines and islands, to confront any extra-territorial invasion," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Safavi as saying. Just as the airborne laser comes online too. Safavi also called for foreign forces to leave the region. The U.S. 5th Fleet is based in Bahrain, from where it patrols the Gulf. "Iran wants durable peace in the Persian Gulf and it can't be achieved without foreign forces and those which invaded Iraq leaving (the region)," IRNA quoted Safavi as saying. On Friday, the country tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radars and hit several targets simultaneously The Revolutionary Guards, the elite branch of Iran's military, have been holding their maneuvers code-named the "Great Prophet" since Friday, touting what they call domestically built technological advances in their armed forces. You are gonna need 'em. But some military analysts in Moscow said it appears the high-speed torpedoes likely were Russian-built weapons that may have been acquired from China or the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan. Others have questioned just how radar-evading the missiles are. Iran's radars are not as advanced as those of Israel, for example meaning that perhaps the new weapons can avoid Iran's radar but not more advanced types. They avoid radar by burrowing. Ya, that's it! The United States said Monday after the second torpedo test that while Iran may have made "some strides" in its military, it likely is exaggerating its capabilities. "We know that the Iranians are always trying to improve their weapons system by both foreign and indigenous measures," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said in Washington. "It's possible that they are increasing their capability and making strides in radar-absorbing materials and technology." But "the Iranians have also been known to boast and exaggerate their statements about greater technical and tactical capabilities," he said. Gee ... ya think? It has not been possible to verify Iran's claims for the new armaments. But the country has made clear it aims to send a message of strength to the United States amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. More stupidity at link. Posted by: DarthVader 2006-04-04 |
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