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| Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites | ||
| 2009-11-22 | ||
| TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily. The five-day drill will involve Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard and the regular army and will cover 230,000 square miles - or about 600,000 square kilometers - of central, western and southern Iran, said air force Gen. Ahmad Mighani. The defense drill will involve an attack by airplanes representing a hypothetical enemy. "Reconnaissance enemy planes will violate our air space and try to disrupt electronic and radar systems, identify sensitive facilities, take photos and ... attack air defense sites," Mighani said, according to a state TV report. "And our air defense system will confront the intruding planes."
The representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Guard, warned Saturday that Iranian missiles will target Tel Aviv should an Israeli missile land in Iran. "If the enemy want to test its bad luck and fire a missile into Iran, before the dust settles, Iran's ballistic missiles will target the heart of Tel Aviv," Mojtaba Zolnour told the official IRNA news agency. Iran restructured its military this year in an effort to improve its air defenses. The changes were seen as part of a broader focus on bolstering the military by Tehran, which has been concerned about the U.S. military's presence in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Israeli threats to target its nuclear facilities.
Mighani now oversees radar, military intelligence gathering equipment and anti-aircraft missile units. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 WAFF > MEMRI.org = IRAN'S ANSWER TO THE WEST: "WE WILL NOT WAIT FOREVER...WE'VE BEGUN ENRICHMENT OF 20% URANIUM [IIUC MOTTAKI > Iran considers enrichment of uranium for MILITARY PURPOSES as separate from any international deal to enrich uranium for energy abroad]??? YOU CAN HEAR THE WORLD SAYING "YUH OH", CAN'T YE!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-22 19:33 |
| #7 OTOH, IIRC PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > [Taliban Big Boss]MULLAH OMAR: WE WILL DESTROY THE USA. Methinks IRAN will formally declare its Nucbombs somewhere between "2012" Movie but before "DAY AFTER TOMORROW"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-22 18:28 |
| #6 maybe we could confuse their games by adding an element of 'live fire' just hoping |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-11-22 14:12 |
| #5 I was wondering - if you were going to show up unannounced and offer to play OPFOR in someone else's wargame, is it better to do it in the middle of the action or to wait until everyone has gone home for the weekend? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-11-22 13:35 |
| #4 Ummm, nasty thought, we know he has balls he has a daughter, or is she his? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-11-22 12:23 |
| #3 "if Michelle will loan OBumble her balls Fixed that for ya', CF. No charge. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-11-22 10:21 |
| #2 Hehehe.... this might be an excellent time for Israel (and the US - if Michelle will loan OBumble his balls back for a few hours) to perform an actual attack on the facilities. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-11-22 10:11 |
| #1 radar signatures captured and verified for later use |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-22 10:06 |