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| Iran preparing to conduct new space launch this weekend |
| 2016-03-12 |
| [FOXNEWS] Iran is preparing to launch a new long-range rocket into outer space as soon as this weekend, U.S. officials told Fox News. The missile is known as a Simorgh and officials are watching the missile on the launch pad as it is being fueled at Officials told Fox they have not seen this specific type of rocket launched in the past. Any test of a new ballistic missile would be an apparent violation of a UN resolution forbidding Iran from working on its rocket program. A Simorgh rocket is designed to carry a satellite into space. Officials are concerned that any space launch uses the same technology needed to launch a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM. This week, Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles on one day for the first time since 2012, according to defense officials. UN Security Council Resolution 2231 says Iran is "not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology." Thursday, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander said that Iran's ballistic missile program will continue to move forward, despite threats of international sanctions. The U.S. State Department says the launches this week were not in violation of the nuclear deal, but "inconsistent" with UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which was tied to the nuclear deal when it went into effect. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I imagine they'll pretend whatever they have to in order to tell the rest of us their deal still works. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-03-12 12:36 |