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Russian Defense Minister: Iran Doesn't Have Secret Ballistic Missiles
Although Iran said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired a top secret missile, the third in a week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov does not believe Iran has such weapons. I would like to assure everybody: Iran does not have intercontinental ballistic missiles, it has medium-range missiles. There are an ever-increasing number of states in the world who possess medium-range missiles and only two countries in the world Russia and the U.S. do not and cannot possess them, Ivanov said. Ivanov also expressed the hope that the Iranian nuclear dossier would be settled through diplomatic efforts. The report by Iranian state television called the last missile an ultra-horizon weapon and said it could be fired from all military helicopters and jet fighters. Last week, Iran said it tested the Fajr-3 missile, which it said could evade radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads. Iran also has announced tests of two new torpedoes. Some military analysts in Moscow said the high-speed torpedoes were probably Russian-built and might have been acquired from China or Kyrgyzstan. Posted by: Captain America 2006-04-07 |
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