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Iran unveils new ballistic missile in secret ‘underground city’ facility
2019-02-09
[IsraelTimes] IRGC chief say hidden factory proves Western powers can’t stop Tehran’s program; move is latest show of military might marking 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
I was under the impression we can suss out such things using satellite imaging technology or looking at fresh dirt deposits or something, like the Israelis did to find Hezb’allah’s tunnels. And then there are the bunker busters — Israel purchased a stockpile of those from President Obama, as I recall...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), their official news agency Sepah News reported.

The move was the latest show of military might by the country as it celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

The surface-to-surface missile ‐ called Dezful ‐ is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model that had a range of 700 kilometers (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.

The new weapon was revealed after Iran on Saturday said it had successfully tested a new cruise missile named Hoveizeh with a range of 1,350 kilometer.

The unveiling ceremony Thursday was carried out by Revolutionary Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari and Hajizadeh at an "underground ballistic missile production facility," the report said.

The semi-official Fars news agency, close to the Guard, described the location as an "underground city."

The facility’s location was not specified and pictures published by Sepah News showed only the two commanders in a room examining the missile.

"Displaying this missile production facility deep underground is an answer to Westerners ... who think they can stop us from reaching our goals through sanctions and threats," Jafari was reported as saying.

"Europeans talk of limiting our defensive capability while they have the audacity (to allow) their offensive power be used to attack innocent people all over the world," he added.

Hajizadeh said the new missile had a "destructive power" twice that of the Zolfaghar version, which Iran used for the first time in October to strike a jihadist base in Syria.
It seems that building underground is a Middle Eastern tradition with ancient roots. From another Times of Israel article:
The fertile Judean Lowlands of Israel is home to at least 475 underground complexes and with an estimated number of 973 entrances that lead to a spectacular subterranean network of tunnels, man-made caves and rooms, one can say that it is a genuine Underland. In common with all other areas of the Levant, the Judean Shephelah (meaning “low”, and usually translated as “lowlands”), has been occupied by man since the earliest prehistoric times.
And Turkey has a huge underground complex in the Cappadocia region that dates back for millennia.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  General Rule: if you are reading about your Secret Whatever on the front pages of the newspaper, it's not as secret as you thought.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-02-09 10:58  

#1  Secret Underground City = Future Smoking Tomb
Posted by: Creling Pelosi3622   2019-02-09 10:47  

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